The Divide South or North
Mining and Pro Railroad
The West
Growing a crop for profit (tobacco, cotton, sugarcane)
Daily Double California was admitted as a free state, the Fugitive slave act was passed and the slave trade in Washington, D.C. ended
Compromise of 1850
DAILY Double ( Who invented the Cotton Gin?) What impact did it have on slavery?)
Eli Whitney... Increased the need for slavery in the South.
How did the North react after reading Uncle Tom Cabin
It made the North upset about slavery and pushed the Abolitionist Movement forward
Pro tarriffs
North
Antebellum 1820-1860
The time period before the Civil War
Allowed for popular sovereignty when deciding slavery in new areas. This led to fighting in the area.
Kansas Nebraska Act
What did the North pass to protect their industries?
Tariffs
Why did Southern States secede from the Union after the election of 1860?
Southern states believed that Lincoln would eventually abolish slavery
This region was mainly agricultural
South
Sectionalism
putting the need of the region above the nation
Maintained a balance between slave states and free states as new territories entered the U.S.
1820 Missouri Compromise
What amendment made the argument for state rights
10 th amendment
Who was the president elected in 1860 and what political party did he represent?
Abraham Lincoln and Republican Party
This region was mainly industrial
The North
State Rights
it is defined as the belief that states should have the power to make rulings that benefit their state and overrule the national government.
Adresseded the lands from the Lousiana Purchase
Compromise of 1820 Missouri
What are the 3 main causes of the Civil War?
Sectionalism, Slavery, and State Rights
What was the courts decision on the Dredd Scott court case
- Slaves were not citizens
-Slaves could not sue
-Slave were property
Pro State Rights
South
Plantation
Large farms that raised a cash crop using slave labor
Addressed the lands acquired in the Mexican cession
Compromise of 1850
The act (law) required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state
Which States was the first to secede the Union?
South Carolina