Causes 1
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
Law that enforced runaway slaves to be hunted down in the north to then be brought back to their owners in the south.
What was the Missouri Compromise?
Created the states of Missouri and Maine. Made an equal number of free states and slave states where Missouri was named a Slave state and Maine was named a Free state.
What is the Underground Railroad?
Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What took place at Fort Sumter in 1861?
Battle of Fort Sumter, first shots of the Civil War were fired.
What was the importance of the Dred Scott Supreme Court case?
The Supreme Courts decision stated that Dred Scott as a black man and a slave was not a citizen and had no right to sue. This arose racial tension between anti/pro slavery folk.
Define "Sectionalism"
For a certain region/area geographically to think similarly on political topics (Ex: South=Pro-slavery)
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
Leading General for the Union
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act and why was it important?
Created the Kansas and Nebraska territories which led to pro/anti slavery settlers to move in to sway the vote on slavery. Leads to Bleeding Kansas.
What was John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry?
John Brown and his men would raid an armory at Harper's Ferry to gain a collection of weapons. They would plan to use these weapons to start a slave uprising though it failed with John Brown being arrested and killed for treason.
Make a sentence using the word "Secession" or "Secede" in context to the Civil War
Ex: The Southern Slave States SECEDED from the Union.
Who was President of the Confederate States?
Jefferson Davis
What was Bleeding Kansas?
Time period in Kansas where Pro-slavery, Abolitionists, and Free staters all fought over the vote for slavery in Kansas. Led to people being injured and even killed over the issue.
What was the importance of the Election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the U.S. It led to Southern Slave states to secede from the Union shortly after the election.
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
Law the abolished slavery in the United States
Who was Robert E. Lee?
Leading General for the Confederate States
What was Uncle Tom's Cabin? Why was it important?
Was a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that detailed the horrors of slavery from a slaves perspective. It gave average everyday people/readers insight into the horrors of slavery that many had no idea about.
Why was Abraham Lincoln disliked by people in Southern slave states?
He was openly "anti-slavery" and people feared he would work toward abolishing slavery.
What was the Gettysburg Address?
Famous speech by Abraham Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg which was used a morale boost for the North
Who was John Brown?
Avid Abolitionist