Short Answer Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
Which party’s slogan was “free soil, free speech, free labor and free men”?
A
Free soil party
2
Q
Which federal Arsenal was attacked in 1859 in hopes of sparking a slave revolt
A
Harpers ferry
3
Q
Which party was created in 1860 by conservative northerners and southerners who wanted to preserve the union
A
Constitutional union party
4
Q
Where was the first shot of the war fired
A
Fort Sumter
5
Q
Name of the former slave who the Supreme Court denied had citizen rights
A
Dred Scott
6
Q
Southern spokesman for slavery in territories
A
John C Calhoun
7
Q
Whose compromise measure failed in a last ditch effort to save the union
A
John j crittendens
