Civil War Causes
What do you think one major reason of the Civil War was?
You decide...
Slavery
Rights being taken away
State vs. Central power issues
What two major events was John Brown responsible for that led to the Civil War?
The Pottawatomie Massacre and the Raid on Harpers Ferry.
Define Secede
To withdraw / to remove from
What did the North and South get in the Compromise of 1850?
The North got California and eventually, the South got the Fugitive Slave Act.
Describe the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Required Northerners to return runaway slaves.
Define Popular Sovereignty
People rule / People vote on whether or not slavery would be allowed in a territory.
What was the Underground Railroad?
A series of safe routes, houses, and individuals who aided enslaved people.
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
Define the Confederate States of America.
Southern states that seceded from the Union so that they could have slavery.
Who led Harper's Ferry?
John Brown
Which act made Maine a free state?
The Missouri Compromise
Why was the South mad about the Compromise of 1850?
The North received more power in Congress because California was added as a slave state.
What is the 36 - 30 Parallel?
The invisible line that crossed below Missouri that split the country. The North is free states and the South is slave states.
Define Civil War.
A war between people of the same country.
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.
What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?
To balance the number of free states and slave states to prevent a civil war.
Define the Union.
Northern states that did not secede from America during the Civil War.
Who created the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stephen A. Douglas