| Term | Definition |
|---|
| They didn't think Whigs nor Democrats would take a strong stand agaisnt slavery | Why did some people want a new political party? *** |
| Republican to debate over slavery | What was the name of the new political party and what was its purpose? *** |
| He spent only a year in schoool and taught himself how to read. He studied law and launched a career in politics. People knew him as someone who enjoyed picnics, wrestling contests, and all their favorite pastimes. His honestly, wit, and plain-spoken manner made him a good speaker | Describe Abraham Lincoln? *** |
| They debated 7 times. Slavery was the important issue | How many times did Lincoln and Douglas debate one another and what was the very important issue? *** |
| Douglas wanted to settle the slavery question by popular sovereignty. He personally disliked slavery but stated that he did not care wether people in the territores voted "down or up" Lincoln believed slavery was moral, social, and political wrong. He was totally agaisnt it | What did Lincoln and Douglas believe about the slavery issue? *** |
| Douglas | Who won the Senate seat – Lincoln or Douglas? *** |
| He was an abolitionist who planned to raid a federal arsenal | Who is John Brown and what did he do? |
| gun warehouse | What is an arsenal? |
| actions against one's country | What is treason? |
| willing to give up life for your belif | What is a martyr? |
| He was more of a Villian. He became a hero to many northerners | Was John Brown a hero or a villain? How did northerners and southerners view John Brown? |
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