Causes
American Constitution
People who didn’t believe in slavery were called what?
abolitionists
Who was the President of the Union
Abraham Lincoln
What was the first battle that began the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
South
Who raided Harper’s Ferry?
John Brown
What invention sped up the harvesting of cotton and increased the demand for slaves?
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
How many candidates were their in the election of 1860
What was four
What was the battle of Manassas Called
What is the battle of Bull Run
The Union represented the __________ part of the US and the Confederacy represented the ________ part.
Northern; Southern
Who lines of latitude are 360
30' N
Missouri Compromise
Who was the slave that fought back
Nat Turner
What is the name of a person who tries to find middle ground plitically
What is a moderate
600,000
Who won the Civil War?
The Union (North)
Slavery was prohibited in District of Columbia based on what Compromise
Compromise of 1850
What was the name of the states that seceeded from the Union
What was the Confederate States of America
How many states broke away from the Union right away following the election
What is eight (8)
What allowed slaves to be returned to their rightful masters
The Fugitive Act
Who was Harriet Tubman and how did she contribute to the Civil War?
She was an escaped slave that created the Underground Railroad
How did Lincoln die?
He was assassinated
Maryland
Republicans