Belief that people are born with an inner knowledge of right and wrong
Transcendentalism
According to the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision slaves were considered what?
Property
This abolitionist led a journey to capture Harpers Ferry Arsenal
Who is John Brown
What were the main causes of the Civil War (Two Answers)
Slavery and States Rights
What was the first conflict of the Civil War
Fort Sumter
What was the economy of the South based around
Agriculture due to good soil and climate
What was to purpose of the Republican Party
Stop the spread of slavery
Why did the North have a different economy than the other two regions?
Northern territories had poor soil, cold winters, and swift rivers
What was the primary base of the western economy
Mining and other natural resources
What did Abraham Lincoln say in his Inaugural Address.
President Lincoln stressed that being part of the Union was perpetual and that no state could legally choose to secede from the United States. He also reassured slave states that he had no intention of outlawing slavery where it currently existed.
These two political parties ran against each other in the election of 1860
What are the Democrat and Republican party