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Henderson Middle School SOCIAL STUDIES

Unit 8.1 – Growing Tensions pages 457 to 461

1. How do the North and South start to develop differently:

2. List some reasons why those in the North opposed slavery in the South:

3. THE WILMOT PROVISO

4. FREE SOIL PARTY

5. What is the controversy surrounding California joining the Union as a state?

6. HENRY CLAY

7. List the two major parts of the COMPROMISE OF 1850:

8. STEPHEN A DOUGLAS

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1. HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

2. What is the plot of UNCLE TOM’S CABIN

3. FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT

4. POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

5. KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT

6. Why did Kansas become the center of attention in the slavery issue?

7. Why was it named “Bleeding Kansas”?

8. JOHN BROWN

9. How does the slavery issue become violent in Congress?

Unit 8.2 – The Crisis Deepens pages 462 to 465

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1. REPUBLICAN PARTY

2. JOHN C FREMONT

3. JAMES BUCHANAN

4. Who wins the presidential election of 1856?

5. DRED SCOTT v. SANDFORD

6. ROGER B TANEY

7. How did the nation respond to the Dred Scott Case?

8. ABRAHAM LINCOLN

9. Describe the LINCOLN – DOUGLAS DEBATES:

Unit 8.3 – Slavery & Politics pages 466 to 470

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10. What was the major difference between Lincoln and Douglas:

11. What office were Lincoln and Douglas running for in 1858?

12.Who won the election?

Unit 8.3 – Slavery & Politics pages 466 to 470

13. What happens at HARPERS FERRY, VIRGINIA in October of 1859?

14. What happens to John Brown?

15. How does the nation respond to the incident at Harpers Ferry?

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1. PLATFORM

2. List the four major candidates for president in the election of 1860:

3. What were the major reasons Lincoln won the election?

Unit 8.4 –Lincoln and Secession pages 471 to 475

4. SECEDE

5. Which state is the first to secede from the Union?

6. CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA

7. JEFFERSON DAVIS

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8. How does the Union respond to the secession of the southern states?

9. CRITTENDEN PLAN

10. What does Lincoln tell the South in his inaugural address?

Unit 8.4 –Lincoln and Secession pages 471 to 475

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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1860