Long-term Causes
The Act that essentially destroyed the Missouri Compromise.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
This man was a famous Abolitionist who tried to start a slave revolt.
Who is John Brown?
In this battle, there were 50,000 casualties and was when the South realized they would lose the war.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
This person was a former slave who decided to start a slave rebellion to end slavery.
Who is Nat Turner?
John Brown planned to attack this place to get weapons for his rebellion.
What is Harper's Ferry?
The main economic difference between the North and the South.
What is Industry vs Agriculture?
This crisis caused one of the first physical conflicts of the Civil War.
What is the Fort Sumter Crisis?
This battle was the bloodiest battle in American military history.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
The reason why Nat Turner decided to lead a slave rebellion. (Other than because of the evil of slavery)
What is he believed he was chosen by God?
This act required citizens in the North to return runaway slaves to the South.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
The biggest constitutional debate caused tensions to increase across the country (besides slavery).
What is States Rights vs Federal Rights?
This state was the first to secede from the Union.
What is South Carolina?
This Proclamation was given by Abraham Lincoln during the Battle of Gettysburg and "freed" the slaves.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This is the number believed to have died during Nat Turner's rebellion.
What is 55 to 65 people?
This is how submarines were powered during the Civil War.
What is with pedal power?
The complex trail system to help runaway slaves escape to the North or Canada.
What is the Underground Railroad?
The Supreme Court case where a Missouri slave sued for his freedom, but was not allowed to since he was not a citizen.
What is Dred Scott vs Sanford?
This type of machine gun was first introduced in the Civil War.
What is the Gatling Gun?
This person was a political Abolitionist who did not quite agree with John Browns plans.
Who is Fredrick Douglass?
This term refers to a period when it was up to the citizens of a specific state to decide whether they would allow slavery.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
The pamphlet that helped educate the North on the cruelty of slavery.
What is Uncle Tom's cabin?
The Dred Scott Decision made this compromise unconstitutional.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This new type of weapon/vehicle was first used in the Civil War.
What is a submarine?
The reason why John Brown did not have any reinforcements to help in his raid on Harper's Ferry.
What is Harriet Tubman was sick and could not rally support to join the raid?
This Compromise abolished the slave trade in D.C.
What is the Compromise of 1850?