North V. South
Major Compromises
Causes of the Civil War
Army
Civil War Odds and Ends
100
Which section of the country was responsible for producing cash crops like tobacco and cotton?
South
100
Did the major compromises create or solve more problems?
create more problems
100
How did the North view John Brown? How did the South view John Brown?
North- hero South- villian
100
Which army had the larger population at the start of the war?
North
100
What does the Emancipation Proclamation say?
Slaves in the Confederacy are free.
200
Did slavery increase or decrease after the invention of the cotton gin?
Increase
200
What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?
Keep the balance of free and slave states.
200
What did the fugitive slave act say?
All citizens are required to help catch runaway slaves and return them to the South.
200
What were the Confederacy's 2 big advantages?
Better military leadership// Home field advantage
200
What does the Emancipation Proclamation change for the war as a whole?
Changes the focus of the war to freeing the slaves
300
Which section of the country had short growing seasons?
North
300
What was the issue that all the compromises were trying to deal with?
Whether or not slavery would be allowed in new states added to the US
300
Slaves were ruled to be what in the Dred Scott case?
Property
300
Which battle was the biggest turning point in the Civil War and WHY?
Gettysburgh- major victory for the North/Union
300
How did African Americans contribute to the war?
Joined the Union army
400
What type of economy did the North have and what type of economy did the South have?
North- industrial South- agricultural
400
How was the issue of slavery decided in Kansas and Nebraska?
People in these areas would vote on whether they would allow slavery
400
Describe the book Uncle Tom's Cabin and explain the North and South's reaction.
A book written by abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe describing the horrors of slavery. North- horrified about what was actually happening to slaves in the South South- thought the book did not describe how positive slavery was
400
What was Lincoln's ORIGINAL goal in fighting the Civil War?
Preserve the Union (Bring the South back to the United States)
400
Which battle was the SPARK of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
500
What section of the country supported tarriffs and WHY?
North- because it forced the South to buy goods from them and boosted the Northern economy
500
Name 2 provisions of the Compromise of 1850.
1. California is a free state. 2. New Mexico and Utah territories would allow slavery. 3. Slave trade is ended in Washington DC. 4. Fugitive slave law passed.
500
What did the South decide to do after the election of Lincoln in 1860? WHY?
Seceed because they felt Lincoln was an abolitionist and would destroy their way of life.
500
How does a large railroad network help the North throughout the war?
Move troops and supplies faster
500
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
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