Learning Target- The students will demonstrate what the Political, Economic, and Social causes of the Civil War.

U.S.History                                                              Name_______
Mr.Hajek                                                                   Date_______
Period____

Reaction:American Literature. page 454

Identifies:

1. Henry Clay: 
2. Fugitive Slave Act:
3. Uncle Tom's Cabin:
4. Roger Taney:(What did he say with Dred Scott decision)
5. Lincoln-Douglas Debates:(Why was this significant)
6. Freeport Doctrine:
7. The Raid at Harpers Ferry: (what happened)
8. Election of 1860: (Who ran and who won)
9. Secession:
10. Jefferson Davis:

Short Answer Questions:

1.      Of the five main parts of the compromise proposed by Henry Clay, what actually became law in the Compromise of 1850?  ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.      Why did Lecompton and Topeka both become seats of the government in Kansas in 1855?  ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.      What three issues were before the Supreme Court as it reviewed Dred Scott’s case?  ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.      How did Stephen Douglass respond when Lincoln pointed out that a contradiction existed between Democrats’ belief in popular sovereignty and the Dred Scott decision? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5.      How did a four-man contest work in Lincoln’s favor during the 1860 presidential race?  ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________