Civil War Causes1
Law that made it a federal crime to help runaway slaves.
Fugitive Slave Act
A law that allowed voters in these two specific states to choose whether to allow slavery.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Commander of the Confederate Army
Robert E. Lee
True or False: Border States were slave-holding states that remained in the Union and formed its border with the Confederacy.
True
Explain the protections outlined in the 4th Amendment:
Protects against illegal searches and seizures.
True or False: The Kansas Nebraska Act was an example of popular sovereignty in action.
True
An radical abolitionist who attempted to lead a violent slave revolt.
John Brown
Provide two examples of advantages the North had during the Civil War:
- Larger Population
- Better infrastructure (more factories and railroads).
- Better Navy
Provide two examples of advantages the South had during the Civil War:
- Better Generals
- More popular support for the war
- Better trained soldiers
- Fought on familiar terrain
Describe two protections outlined in the 6th amendment:
- Right to know the charges against you.
- Right to a speedy and public trial.
- Right to a fair and impartial jury.
- You have a right to question a witness against you or make a witness testify that may help your case.
- You have a right to a lawyer even if you can't afford one.
Declared slaves were not viewed as citizens but as property, so they had no rights.
Dred Scott Decision
Anti-Slavery Republican elected to the presidency in 1860.
Abraham Lincoln
Union general who would later become the 18th president of the U.S.
Ulysses S. Grant
Military term for those killed, wounded, or missing in action.
Casualties
Describe two protections outlined in the 8th amendment:
No cruel or unusual punishment or excessive bail or fines.
Term for formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation.
Secession
A term for a person who wanted to end slavery.
Abolitionist
Document that freed the slaves in all areas that had rebelled against the United States.
Emancipation Proclamation
Turning point of the War that made it clear the North would win. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.
Battle of Gettysburg
Describe two protections outlined in the 5th amendment:
- Government cannot take your property without a fair legal proceeding.
- You cannot be forced to testify against yourself.
- Cannot be tried for the same crime twice (double jeopardy).
- Eminent Domain: government cannot take your land without fair compensation.
Name of the eleven Southern states that seceded from the Union after President Lincoln was elected.
Confederate States of America
President of the Confederate States of America.
Jefferson Davis
The taking of this fort was the first official battle of the Civil War:
Fort Sumter
The 1st armed conflict of the Civil War was fought in this state:
South Carolina
Explained the right guaranteed in the 7th Amendment.
Right to a jury in a civil trial worth more than $20.