slavery
What caused the US to divide?
slavery
Why did the political parties split up?
They split up because they had different views on slavery.
Who did the Republicans and Democrats pick as their candidates?
Republicans picked Abraham Lincoln
Democrats picked Senator Stephen Douglas
What was the first state to leave the union?
South Carolina
When was the Fugitive Slave Act made?
1850
When was the Fugitive Slave Act passed?
1850
What was the new Republican partyś goal?
to end slavery
During the Lincoln and Douglas debate what was the main discussion about?
slavery
Last state to leave the Union?
North Carolina
When was the Kansas-Nebraska Act made?
1854
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Law that allowed people of each territory to decide whether or not to allow slavery and created Kansas and Nebraska.
What parties formed the new Republican Party?
The Whigs and Democrats.
Who won the election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Which party did the Southerners mainly like?
The Democrats
What compromise was the Fugitive Slave act part of?
the compromise of 1850
What did the Fugitve Slave Act say about helping a slave?
You will go to jail for 6 months and be fined $500.
Why were the Republicans mad about the outcome of the Dred Scott v Sandford court case?
How many times did Abraham Lincoln and Senator Douglas debate?
7 times
Why did Southern states secede?
to protect their rights
disagreements over slavery
What did the Missouri Compromise do?
Banned slavery in the Lousian Territory
What are the compromises made because of slavery?
The Kanas-Nebraska Act, The Fugitive Slave Act, and the Compromise of 1850.
Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.
What did Stephen Douglas claim that Abraham Lincoln wanted slaves to be?
Wanted the slaves to fully equal to white people.
When did the Civil War begin?
1861
What were the compromises made in order to stop the South from leaving the Union?
the Crittenden Comprpmise
the Washington Peace Convention
Corwinś Amendment