Key Event's
Who Created Emancipation Proclamation?
Who is Abraham Lincoln
What was an executive order that declared "forever free" all enslaved people held within states rebelling against the United States?
Emancipation Proclamation
What was the most important base of the Southern economy?
The South relied on an agricultural economy dominated by plantation cash crops like cotton and tobacco.
What is the Missouri Comprimise?
In 1820, it admitted Missouri and Maine as new states. Missouri allowed Slavery, but Maine did not.
Abraham Lincoln won the Election of?
1860
What Act was passed in 1854?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Why was slavery left untouched in the "border states" like Kentucky and Missouri during the war?
They remained loyal to the Union, and Lincoln lacked the war power to seize property there.
What was the primary base of the Northern economy?
The North focused on industrialization and manufacturing.
Why was the Compromise of 1850 implemented?
To ease tensions between the Northern and Southern states because of slavery and territorial rights.
What was the primary issue of the 1860 election?
The main issue was the expansion of slavery into new Western territories.
The break-up of the Union by eleven states between 1860 and 1861 that was prompted by slavery issues is?
Secession
What was the main purpose of the 13th Amendment, ratified in 1865?
To permanently abolish slavery throughout the entire United States.
How did the two regions differ in labor systems?
The South depended on enslaved labor, while the North relied on free, and paid labor.
What was the main political result of the Missouri Compromise of 1820 regarding slavery?
It drew a line across the country to separate free and slave states, keeping a balance of power between the North and South to temporarily avoid secession.
Why did the Southern states secede after the election?
The Southern States feared Lincoln would get rid of slavery, which they thought was essential to their economy.
What battle was the turning point in the Civil War?
The Battle of Gettysburg
How did enslaved people contribute to the Civil War?
Enslaved people sabotaged the Southern war effort through subtle resistance, ran away to union lines (denying the South labor), and fought for the Union with nearly 200,000 Black men serving in the Union Army and Navy.
Which side had superior infrastructure and transportation?
The North had a better railroad network and more factories to move supplies and produce goods.
Why did the Compromise of 1850 happen?
It was created to ease sectional tensions between North and South over the expansion of slavery into new territories.
Which political party split in two for this election?
The Democratic Party split into Northern and Southern parts, running two different candidates.
What role did Abolitionists play in the Civil war?
It shifted the conflict from preserving a union to destroying slavery all together.
When was slavery officially abolished throughout the United States?
December 6, 1865
What was the role of international trade in the Southern economy?
The South aimed to export cotton to Europe and import cheaper manufactured goods, leading them to stop tariffs.
Who benefited most from the Compromise of 1850?
The North gained the most immediate political advantage by admitting California as a free state, altering the Senate balance.
When did the first state secede following the election?
South Carolina in December of 1860, one month after the election.