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History of the Americas
Explore questions in the History of the Americas category that you can ask Sparky!
- What new national political party opposing slavery was formed in the 1850s?
- What was the doctrine that settlers should decide the slavery issue themselves?
- Who wrote an influential novel depicting the life of slaves?
- What action was advocated by the fire eaters?
- according to the supreme coirt decession in Plessey. vs. Ferguson, laws could seperate whites and blacks in seperate facilities were what?
- Who did Lincoln want as commander-in-chief of the union armies?
- Who lost a Senate election in Illinois after debating with Stephen Douglas?
- What law was passed in 1854 to allow settlers in western land to decide for or against slavery for themselves?
- What is a statement of what a political party stands for on various issues?
- Who ruled that the Missouri compromise was invalid?
- What vocal abolitionist condemned slavery through the publication of a newspaper called the Liberator?
- under radical reconstruction taxes and voting rules became
- southern leaders spoke of a new south that would no longer depend on
- jim crow laws required Segreation in all of the following areas exept for
- the assasination of abraham lincoln dashed hopes for a _________ plan for reconstruction
- During reconstruction the south began to develop its ______ in order to become more self- sufficient
- this barred states from denying African Americnas the right to vote
- Republicans were hurt by widespread corruption in the administration of
- laws used by southern states to control African Americans
- __________ lost power in Congress because both Northerners and Southeners belived it was