| A | B |
| Pierce 1 | 1852; Dough face; oft. called worst pres b/c CW |
| Pierce 2 | Gadsden Purchase; Affirmed but didn't swear office; |
| Pierce 3 | KS-NE act 1854; build transcontinental railroad |
| Stephen Douglas 1 | wanted to help state -> proposes act |
| Stephen Douglas 2 | wants to build railroad from Chicago to West; had to throw in popular sovereignty |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin 1 | published in 1852; story of slave; changed opinion of slavery |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin 2 | Lincoln "So you're the little lady that started the war" |
| Buchanan 1 | 1856 only bachelor president; speculation he may have been bi |
| Buchanan 2 | Bleeding Kansas 1855; pro and anti-slavery |
| Buchanan 3 | ea. group made own construction; Lawrence got sacked - killed 5 people |
| Buchanan 4 | John Brown led sacking of Pottawatomie Creek |
| Sumner Brooks Affair 1 | 1856 Charles Sumner talks smack about Andrew Butler; dastardly man |
| Sumner Brooks Affair 2 | beats his ass; takes 3 years to recover |
| Dred Scott Case 1 | 1857; owned by guy in army; moved to WI and IL |
| Dred Scott Case 2 | sued for freedom |
| Verdict of Dred Scott Case | Af Ams are inferior; b/c slave is not citizen, has no right to sue; slave is not free in free territory |
| Verdict 2 | US law says people can go wherever they want and take their stuff |
| Verdict 3 | Wipes out compromise of 1820 and 1850 |