Pre-Civil War North
The North mainly relied on _________ and ________, and did not need slaves.
Factories and buisnesses
The south relied on this crop for economic success.
Cotton
Was the BIGGIST political issue and caused the biggest division between the North and South.
Slavery and the expansion of slavery in to new territories/states.
_____ ______ was a slave who was taken to a free state by his master Illinois and Wisconsin. When he was taken back to Missouri he sued the state for his freedom.
Dred Scott
The __________ party was established in 1854 as a new party to run for presidency. Based on opposing the spread of slavery and to restrict the spread of slavery in new states.
Republican Party
These people spoke out against the evils of slavery and wanted slavery to end.
Abolitionists
The South depended on ________ _______ because it was free and what was needed for the success of a large plantation.
Slave Labor
The belief that a state's sovereignty is more important than that of the National Government. This is called ________ _________.
States Rights
What was Dred Scott’s main argument in his lawsuit for freedom?
A) He had purchased his freedom from his owner
B) He had lived in free territories and believed that made him free
C) He was promised freedom in his owner’s will
D) He escaped and claimed asylum in the North
B) He had lived in free territories and believed that made him free
On November 6, 1860 ___________ ___________ won the election and became the 16th President of the United States.
During 1820 when North and South argued over whether slavery should be allowed in new states added to the Union..... In order to make both the North and the South happy Congress introduced a compromise called........
Missouri Compromise
The belief that states rights should take precendence over the interests of the National Government.
States Rights
Dispute between the North and South - North wanted to put tariffs on the south. The South opposed the tariffs and South Carolina threatned to leave the Union.
Nullification Crisis
The Supreme Court ruled against Dred Scott, Declaring that slaves and freed blacks were ____ ________ of the U.S.
Not Citizens
Lincoln won the election without any votes from the _______ and this scared many in the south.
South
The North had more of these then the South and had a huge impact on moving supplies and transportation.
What does "Sucession" mean
To leave of withdraw
An agreement between the North and South that allowed California to enter the union as a free state in exchange for the passage of the fugitive slave act.
Compromise of 1850
What impact did the Dred Scott decision have on African Americans?
A) It granted citizenship to free African Americans
B) It allowed enslaved people to sue for freedom
C) It denied citizenship and legal rights to all African Americans
D) It abolished slavery in the North
C) It denied citizenship and legal rights to all African Americans
Declairing that both slaves and freed blacks did not have any rights under the constitution and did not have the right to sue in the first place.
Although Lincoln strived to keep the union together, ________ _________ was the first state to leave the United States on December 20,1860.
South Carolina
Which of the following best describes the abolitionist movement in the North?
A) It was supported by all Northerners
B) It aimed to gradually expand slavery
C) It sought to end slavery through activism and publications
D) It focused only on improving conditions for enslaved people
C) It sought to end slavery through activism and publications
An act that allowed runaway slaves to be returned to the south even if they made it to a free territory in the North.
Fugitive Slave Act
This document outlined southern rights as well as the South's devotion to the Union. It establisted a conditional acceptance of the Compromise of 1850 if the North abided by the fugitive slave act.
Georgia Platform
How did the outcome of the Dred Scott case create more tension between the northern and southern states?
The decision essentially allowed slavery in every state in the United States
Through a long debate on whether or not they should leave..... _________ became the 5th state to leave the Union.
Georgia