Causes of the Civil War
This event triggered the secession of South Carolina.
What is the Election of 1860 (Abraham Lincoln)?
This woman helped over 300 slaves successfully run away from slavery in the south.
Who is Harriett Tubman?
The Purpose of the Missouri Compromise.
Determine free or slave state.
States north of the line would be free states.
The Republican Party was formed by people who, despite their differences, agreed in their opposition to _______________.
What is Slavery?
This was the first capital of the Confederacy.
What is Montgomery, AL?
This was the first state to secede or leave the Union.
What is South Carolina?
This man attempted to incite a slave rebellion in Harper's Ferry, Virginia.
Who is John Brown?
Definition: Allowing the settlers of a new territory to vote to decide the question of slavery.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
In this state, Popular Sovereignty led to disastrous consequences basically starting a mini civil war.
What is Kansas?
Harriet Tubman used this system of trails and hideouts to help slaves escape the south.
What is the Underground Railroad?
This event/uprising was intended to spark a general slave rebellion.
What is John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry?
This man proposed the Compromise of 1850 and was nicknamed the "Great Compromiser".
Who is Henry Clay?
“Personal Liberty Laws” were passed in order to get around the
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
The Kansas-Nebraska act basically repealed (got rid of) this previous law.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This was the Republican Presidential Candidate in 1860.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
List 2 of the 3 major causes of the Civil War
Slavery
Tariffs
Balancing Representation in Congress
This man was the first and only president of the Confederacy.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
This is the reason Dredd Scott said that he should be a free man.
What is he spent time in a free state?
According to Popular Sovereignty, ______________ would decide whether or not slavery would be allowed in new states.
What is the people or residents of the state?
These were states that remained loyal to the Union but still had slaves.
What are Border States?
This is where the conflict that started the Civil War happened.
Where is Fort Sumter, South Carolina?
an Illinois senator who got the Compromise of 1850 passed by splitting it into smaller bills.
Who is Stephen Douglas?
The Wilmot Proviso proposed that slavery be banned in this territory.
What is all territory gained from Mexico.
List 2 reasons the south felt tariffs were unfair
Most Tariffs were paid by Southerners
The Gov't used the money on things in the north
Protected Northern Industry but did not protect southern Agriculture.
List 2 results of the Compromise of 1850
California entered as free state
Fugitive slave law
ended slave trade in D.C.