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What was manifest destiny and how did the concept influence the US?
God-Given right for the US to expand west to the Pacific. Used as justification to expand west, fight in the Mexican-American War, and kick out Native Americans
What is important to know about John Brown's beliefs?
He was an abolitionist
Define Secede
To withdraw / to remove from
How did the California Gold Rush lead to tensions increasing between the North and South?
The 1849 California Gold Rush led to many people moving to California and applying for statehood which stirred controversy between the North and South eventually led to the Compromise of 1850
What was the original goal set by the Union when the war began?
Preserve the union
Describe the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Required Northerners to return runaway slaves.
Why was Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, important?
Harriet's novel demonstrated the evils of slavery, which made Northerner's more passionate against slavery, while angering Southerners, as they believe the novel exaggerated how bad slavery was.
Define Popular Sovereignty
People rule / People vote
Describe Bleeding Kansas.
After the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 stated that peoples' votes in the territory would determine whether or not the states would be free or slave states, abolitionists and pro-slavery people clashed and over 200 people were killed.
Explain who had the advantage between the North and South heading into the war.
The North had the advantage, as they had many more troops, states, resources, supplies, and transportation.
How did Southerners react to the Election of 1860?
They were upset and feared Abraham Lincoln would try to ban slavery in the South, so many states seceded from the Union
What was the Declaration of Sentiments?
Document made by Elizabeth Cady Stanton that outlined goals for Seneca Falls Convention
Significance: Used format and approach of Declaration of Independence to frame arguments supporting women rights.
Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 fail?
Because the people in the territories could not agree with the voting results, and there was violence between abolitionists and people pro-slavery
Why did Abraham Lincoln not send troops and weapons to Fort Sumter before the Confederates attacked?
He wanted to avoid war at all costs
Explain the key economic difference between the North and South
North relied on manufacturing and factories; South relied on farming.
What was the issue the US Supreme Court had to answer in the Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) Supreme Court Case?
Whether or not Dred Scott had the right to remain as a freedmen because he had escaped the South
How did the Mexican-American War impact the US?
1. Expanded US territory
2. Created more tension between North and South over question of slavery in new territory
What was the Underground Railroad?
secret escape routes used by slaves to escape to the North
List 8 Causes to the Civil War
1) Missouri Compromise 2) Compromise of 1850 3) Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 4) Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 5) Uncle Tom's Cabin 6) Dred Scott v. Sanford 7) John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia 8) Balance of slave states and free states 9) Election of 1860 10) Southern States Seceding 11) Fort Sumter 12) Economic Differences 12) Underground Railroad 13) Reform Movements 14) Slavery
What was the Emancipation of Proclamation and how did it change the goal of the Civil War?
Freed slaves in Confederate states and changed the goal from preserving the union to abolishing slavery
What was the decision made in the Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) Supreme Court Case?
That Dred Scott was property, not a citizen. Therefore, he had not right to a fair trial. Also, that it was unconstitutional for states to ban slavery.
What was the long-term impact of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?
That Lincoln became recognized by the whole nation, and eventually was elected as President in 1860.
What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?
To balance the number of free states and slave states to prevent a civil war
What is habeas corpus and why did Lincoln suspend the writ of habeas corpus?
Cannot be detained without reason being justified
Lincoln suspended it during the Civil War to prevent internal division in the North.
Why did Abolitionists praise John Brown after his trial? Why were Southerners angry about Abolitionists praising John Brown?
Because he expressed much dignity, didn't point fingers, and stuck true to his values of being against the evilness of slavery
Because they viewed Brown as a traitor against the nation.