| Term | Definition |
|---|
| They thought it would take a strong stand against slavery. | Why did some people want a new political party? |
| The name of the new political party was "Republican Party," It's main goal was to take slavery out of the Western territories. | What was the name of the new political party and what was its purpose? |
| Abraham Lincoln was a Republican. He was a tall lawyer. | Describe Abraham Lincoln? |
| Lincoln and Douglas deabated 7 times. | How many times did Lincoln and Douglas debate one another and what was the very important issue? |
| Douglas disliked slavery, but because of popular sovereignty he didn't care whether people voted "down or up" for it. Lincoln was totally opposed to slavery in the territories. Still, he was not an abolitionist. | What did Lincoln and Douglas believe about the slavery issue? |
| Douglas had won the senate seat. | Who won the Senate seat – Lincoln or Douglas? |
| John Brown was a radical abolitionist. | Who is John Brown and what did he do? |
| An arsenal is a gun warehouse. | What is an arsenal? |
| A treason is an action against one's country. | What is treason? |
| A mertyr is a person willing to give up his life for his beliefs. | What is a martyr? |
| John Brown was a hero. The northerners response to his death was outrageous. The south was happy that he died, and the now know that the north wanted to destroy slavery in the south and the south. | Was John Brown a hero or a villain? How did northerners and southerners view John Brown? |
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