Political Divisions

Name the two parties that collapsed over the issue of slavery.

Which party was created out of members from northern Democrats, abolitionists, and other parties that collapsed?

Name the three political parties and each party's stance on slavery.

Who were the two people who ran for U.S. Senator from Illinois?

Who were the three people who ran for president in 1856, which party did they represent, and who won the election?

Who was Dred Scott and what led him to sue for his freedom in the U.S. Supreme Court?

What was Abraham Lincoln's views on slavery that he provided to voters during the first Lincoln-Douglas Debate?

What was Senator Stephen Douglas's view on slavery that he told to voters during the first Lincoln-Douglas Debate?

Who won the Lincoln-Douglas Debate?

What was the Dred Scott Decision and what did the Supreme Court say about the case?