North vs. South
The wide, fertile, coastal plains of the south were ideal for
growing cash crops.
Free African Americans living in both the north and south
faced discrimination and racism.
The Missouri Compromise
quieted the slavery debate for awhile
What abolitionist visited President Lincoln during the Civil War?
Fredrick Douglass
Which was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
Most product in the south was transported via
railroads
Many white southerners who did not own slaves still supported slavery because they knew that
the south’s economy depended on slave labor.
The election of 1860 showed how
deeply divided the nation was over slavery
Assisted with the Underground Railroad leading many slaves to freedom
Harriet Tubman
This battle proved the war would be long and destructive
First Battle of Bull Run
Which invention brought the Industrial Revolution to the north?
Elias Howe’s sewing machine
Slaveholders preferred to control slaves with
dependency
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
led to bloodshed over slavery in Kansas
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry
made Brown a hero among abolitionists
The only battle to have taken place in a free state
Battle of Gettysburg
The north attracted more immigrants than the south because it offered
more jobs in mills and factories.
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation declared
slaves to be free in the Confederate states
Which part of the Compromise of 1850 created the most controversy during the 1850’s?
The passage of a strong fugitive slave law
Fredrick Douglass and Nat Turner represent _____ and _____ respectively
running away and rebellion
They were an elite all African American regiment fighting for the Union
54th Massachusetts
The most efficient way to move goods in the north was by
railroad
In the Dred Scott decision, the court ruled that slavery
could not be kept out of the territories
Time period of intense violence between pro-slave and anti-slave militias
Bleeding Kansas
Known for peaceful tactics, this abolitionist once beat a slave breaker
Fredrick Douglass
The terms of surrender General Grant offered to General Lee were designed to
end the war without causing further suffering or hatred