The worlds of the North and the south

Question 1

Lincoln Douglas debates

Answer 1

A series of political debates in 1858 between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas who were the candidates in the Illinois race for U.S Senator, in which slavery was the main issue

Question 2

Union

Answer 2

The U.S as a nation united under a single government, During the civil war “The Union” came to mean the government and armies of the north

Question 3

Dred Scott decision

Answer 3

A supreme court decision in 1852 that held that African Americans could never be citizens and the Missouri compromise was unconstitutional

Question 4

Confederation

Answer 4

A loose alliance of states that retain their independence, (The South)

Question 5

Gag rule

Answer 5

To outlaw speaking about something entirely

Question 6

Fugitive slave act

Answer 6

A law allowing escaped slaves to be captured and returned to the south

Question 7

Reverend Jermain Loguen

Answer 7

I do not fear this law, I do not respect it and I will not obey it

Question 8

Emancipation Proclamation

Answer 8

January 1863 president Lincoln says slaves are free, some didn’t know for a very long time

Question 9

Gettysburg address

Answer 9

A speech from Abraham Lincoln at the site of the battle of Gettysburg in memory of soldiers who died