Civil War Causes
What was one major reason for the Civil War?
You decide...
Slavery
Rights being taken away
The election of Lincoln
What was John Brown responsible for that led to the Civil War?
The Raid on Harpers Ferry.
Define Secede
To withdraw / to remove from
The former slave who sued for freedom in the Supreme Court after moving to the north.
Dred Scott
What happened as a result of the Louisiana Purchase?
The US doubled in size
Describe the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Required Northerners to return runaway slaves.
What role did the Southern States play in the start of the Civil War?
Southern states believed that the federal government overreached on issues that states should determine (I.E. slavery) and seceded from the Union
Define Popular Sovereignty
People rule / People vote on whether or not slavery would be allowed in a territory.
The Republican nominee for president for the 1860 election? This person won the election.
Abraham Lincoln
What was the Underground Railroad?
A series of safe routes, houses, and individuals who helped enslaved people try to escape.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed settlers in the new areas to determne what?
Whether it would be a slave or free state - based on popular sovereignty
Describe the 3/5ths compromise
3/5ths of the slave population was counted for purposes of taxes and members of the House of Representatives for each state
Define Abolitionist
Individuals who are opposed to slavery and want it to end
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
How did the northern states and southern states differ on how they viewed the issue of slavery?
North= was against slavery - Moral Issue
South= was for slavery - Economic Issue
What was the result of the Compromise of 1850?
California was entered as a free state and the rest of the Mexican Cession was divided into Mexico and Utah where Popular Sovereignty was used.
Why was the invention of the cotton gin considered a cause of the Civil War?
It allowed seeds to be removed 50 times faster from cotton which led to the expansion of slavery
Define Treason
A crime against your government
Who was John Brown?
A leading abolitionist during the period leading up to the Civil War. He was eventually arrested, tried, and executed for his actions during the Harper's Ferry Raid.
How was Uncle Tom's Cabin a cause of the Civil War?
Painted the practice of slavery in a horrible light. Increased the tension between abolitionists and pro slavery.
Why is Bleeding Kansas considered a cause of the Civil War?
It was a preview of the much larger Civil War, first form of political violence over the issue of Slavery.
What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?
To balance the number of free states and slave states to prevent a civil war.
Define Sectionalism
loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than the country as a whole
Who created the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stephen A. Douglas
Which act made Maine a free state?
Missouri Compromise