Vocab
Define the word tension
Angry or uneasy feelings
What began after the Confederate states seceded from the Union?
The Civil War
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
American President of the Union during the Civil War.
What was the most important aspect of the confederate economy?
Slavery
What does the word Secession mean?
To leave the Union and make your own country.
To separate
What is the main reason the Civil War was fought?
Slavery
or
The spread of slavery.
Why did the Union generally have more money than the Confederacy?
Because most of the country's factories were located in the North.
How did the Confederate states react to Lincoln's election?
The seceded from the Union.
What was Bleeding Kansas?
Fighting over slavery
Who won the Election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
What was Abraham Lincoln's (and most of the Union's) stance on slavery?
Just wanted to stop it from spreading.
Did the Confederacy have any chance of winning the Civil War?
No. The Union had more money, better railroads, and more access to basic needs and goods.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
The people of a state voting on what to do about slavery
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
A law that returned runaway slaves back to their owners.
What political party did Abraham Lincoln and most of the North belong to?
The New Republican Party.
What is the name of the special type of farm found only in slave states that used slave labor?
Plantations.
Why was the Republican Party formed in the 1860's?
To fight against slavery from spreading.
Is the Civil War a true Civil War? Why or why not?
No, because it is two country's fighting each other.
A Civil War is between one nation.
What is the type of state that was allowed to keep their slaves after the Emancipation Proclamation called?
Border states
Name two out of the 11 states in the Confederacy
South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina