history 15.3

In a series of debates, this Senator debated slavery in the West with Lincoln.

Douglas

Northerners opposed this Slave Act because it took away a slave's right to trial by jury.

Fugitive

Why do you think James Buchanan won the election of 1856?

He didn't support the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

What was the major issue of the newly formed Republican Party?

Slavery was the major issue for Republicans.

What was the major issue of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

The major issue of the Lincoln-Douglas debates was that since Lincoln didn't support slavery, it may end.

The act of formally withdrawing from the Union.

secession

What problems might result from the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott case?

A problem may be that pro-slavery groups may not get along with abolitionists anymore.

Won the Presidential election of 1856

Buchanan

Who was Roger B. Taney, and why was he important?

He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as well as the author of the Dred Scott decision.

This court dealt the abolitionists a setback in 1857.

Justice

Republican nominee for U.S. Senate from Illinois in 1858

Lincoln

Despite his loss in the election, how did Lincoln become the leader of the Republican Party?

Lincoln became the leader of the Republican Party with his powerful arguments against slavery.

This political party was formed in 1854; against spread of slavery in the West.

Republican

Former slave who sparked controversy by suing for his freedom

Scott

How did the Dred Scott decision affect the Missouri Compromise and the expansion of slavery?

The Dred Scott decision didn't provide Missouri with legal authority; so, in other words, they couldn't prevent individuals from owning slaves. This caused the Missouri Compromise to fail.

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act affect political parties?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act reminded more people about the issue of slavery and caused the formation of the Republican Party.

His Proviso would have outlawed slavery in the Mexican Cession.

Wilmot