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What was the main goal of the Republican Party?
To stop the expansion of slavery
Who won the election of 1856?
James Buchanan was elected President
Why did Dred Scott claim he was no longer enslaved?
He had lived in places were slavery was illegal
What brought Abraham Lincoln back into politics?
His opposition to Kansas-Nebraska Act
What position did Douglas take on slavery?
He thought voters should decide
Which groups supported the newly formed Republican Party?
Northern Democrats and Free-Soil Party
Why did southern states secede after Lincoln's election?
They believed that Lincoln's was opposed to slavery.
Why did the South and North choose separate candidates from each region?
The North and South felt they couldn't trust a candidate from the other region.
Why did the South decide to open fire on Fort Sumter?
Confederate leaders decided to capture the fort while it was isolated
What event marked the beginning of the war between the North and South?
The attack on Fort Sumter
What were two effects of Lincoln's warning to the South?
-the seceding states took over US property -South Carolina cut off food supplies to Fort Sumter -Lincoln sent food to the fort -Confederate fired on Fort Sumter
Why was Lincoln reluctant to give up Fort Sumter?
Lincoln feared giving it up would show weakness and encourage further secession
Who was Roger B. Taney?
Chief Justice who wrote a controversial Supreme Court decision in 1857
Who was Dred Scott?
An enslaved person who sued for his freedom
Who did the southerners agree with more after the Lincoln-Douglas debate?
Douglas
How did Northerners react to John Brown's raid?
The North praised the man and thought of him as a hero
