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Causes
Slavery
Vocabulary
Bonus
War Geography
100
List the 3 main causes of slavery
Slavery, states’ rights, sectionalism
100
People who didn’t believe in slavery were called what?
abolitionists
100

what was the cotton Gin 

A Machine that Quickly separates cotton fibers from their seeds 

100

Who is Nat Turner

An Enslaved African That led a rebellion 

100
In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
South
200

What is it called when slaves violently went against their masters/owners ?

Rebellion/revolt

200
What invention sped up the harvesting of cotton and increased the demand for slaves?
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
200
Industrialization 

A process of transforming the economy from agriculture to Manufacturing. 

200

What is the law that was passed allowing slaves owners to hunt down escaped and freed slaves ?

Fugitive Slave Act 

200
The Union represented the __________ part of the US and the Confederacy represented the ________ part.
Northern; Southern
300

why was slavery so important to the south ?

They profited of the labor of slaves 

300
What about the northern economy made slavery less necessary?
The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations
300

Agriculture 

The Art and Science of Farming

300

What Was The Supreme Court decision in the Dread Scott Case ?

He Could not sue because he was not legally considered a Citizen 

300
Who won the Civil War?
The Union (North)
400

Why did John Brown raid Harper’s Ferry?

He wanted to steal weapons to arm abolitionists.

400
What about the southern economy made slavery seem necessary?
They were primarily agricultural and needed labor to help grow crops
400
What was the title of the speech Lincoln gave to free slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
400

What is the Role of a State/ Circuit Court ?

State courts have jurisdiction over state laws.

(criminal and civil matters, family law)



400
What were some effects of the war on the South?
Cities, buildings, and plantations were burned and destroyed. The results of the fighting were devastating.
500
Besides slavery, what other major issue increased tensions between the Union and Confederacy?
The issue of states' rights
500
Who was Dred Scott and how did he contribute to the Civil War?
Dred Scott was an enslaved African American man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom
500

Missouri Compromise 

This legislation admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state at the same time, so as not to upset the balance between slave and free states in the nation. It also outlawed slavery above the 36º 30' latitude line in the remainder of the Louisiana Territory.



500

The Role of the Supreme Court 

The U.S. Supreme court hears cases that challenge the constitution, interprets legislation, protects civil rights, deals with disputes between states, and presides over cases that involve treaties.



500
What were the effects of the war on the North?
Because most of the battles were fought in the South, the North did not suffer nearly as much