Problem
A. Why the Compromise of 1850 was considered a solution to the sectional controversy that grew following the Wilmot Proviso in 1846?
B. Based on the text of the Lincoln-Douglas debates, what was the position of the Republican Party in 1848?
C. What are the main points of the Dred-Scott decision?
D. What were the major divisions in American society in the 1850's and 1860's? Terms to include: American Party, Bleeding Kansas, Fire-eaters, Free-soil party, Harper's Ferry, popular sovereignty, Underground Railroad, and Freeport Doctrine.