This President's election scared the South, and was the last straw before Southern States began to secede. What is his name and what is his Political Party?
Abraham Lincoln-Republican
Both sides were primarily Protestant Christian. But which sides (North and South) saw themselves as the Christian protectors of slaves and which side had a culture of reform?
North-Culture of Reform
South-Christian protectors of slaves
True or False: The Constitution was supported by both North and South
True
This man is credited with the implementing of the Missouri Compromise and is nicknamed "The Great Pacifier"
Henry Clay
Cultural: both the North and the South practiced Protestant Christianity. However: the Second Great Awakening inspired reforms like abolition in the North while Southerners saw themselves as the Christian (Blank) of slaves
Protectors
This was the first state to secede
South Carolina
Some Southerners believed the bible sanctioned slavery. What does it mean to "sanction" slavery?
To give permission for (or similar)
This word would best describe the North's economy and society
Industrial
Missouri Compromise
Economic: Northern businesses loved tariffs, while Southern customers hated them because they made the cost of manufactured goods more expensive. The South had an agricultural cotton based economy, the North was more (Blank) due to the larger number of factories compared to the South. Even though the North had many farmers as well
Industrial
This word means to break away or withdraw
Secession/Secede
Northern factories tended to (blank) tariffs?
Favor/Support/Like
This word would best describe the South's society/economy
Agricultural
California comes in free, the slave trade is banned but not slavery itself is banned in Washington D.C., and the Fugitive Slave Act is passed meaning if you were a runaway slave and caught, you would be returned to the South. This compromise is known as the:
Compromise of 1850
Political: The (Blank) was the States Rights Party while the (Blank) was the Anti-Slavery Party. The (Blank) Party was a major ppolitical party until they fell apart in the 1850s
Democrats, Republicans, and Whigs
Southern States felt they had the right to nullify laws or to break away from the Union if they wanted. Since the Southern States supported States Rights, what party would have been most popular in the South?
Democrats
Both sides supported the Constitution but both sides interpreted it differently. This side supported states' rights and this side supported the idea of a strong central/national government. Bonus if you can tell me which Political Party supported each side
States Rights-South, Democrats
Strong Federal Gov't-North, Whigs/Republicans
Which side between the North and South believed they could nullify or declare federal laws illegal when they did not benefit them?
South
The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to the practice of (Blank) in which states were allowed to vote and decide for themselves whether they be "free" or "slave" states
Popular Sovereignty
Constitutional: The North believed in a strong (Blank) while the South believed (Blank) should have the final say on laws being passed and enforced
Central/Federal/National Gov't
State Gov't
The issue of secession, as evident in the Declarations of Secession by states like Texas and Mississippi are rooted in Southern states desire to exercise states rights to keep this institution:
Slavery
The widespread use of this new technology led to the rise and spread of newspapers making people more politically active/informed
Telegraphs
This issue divided the nation and was the foundational issue that can be tied back to cultural differences, economic differences, different constitutional interpretations, and different political beliefs and parties.
Slavery
The mini-Civil War in Kansas is known as:
Bleeding Kansas
This is the foundational issue of the Civil War that all previously mentioned issues tie back to
Slavery