Causes of War
What was different about how the North and South made money?
The North used factories and businesses; the South used plantations and enslaved labor.
What was the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri was a slave state and Maine was a free state.
What happened at Fort Sumter?
The Confederacy attacked Fort Sumter.
What was the nickname for the Union soldiers?
The Yankees.
What was the nickname for the Confederacy?
The Rebels.
What issue caused the biggest disagreement between the North and South?
Slavery.
What line divided where slavery was allowed?
The 36/30' latitude line.
What was Bleeding Kansas?
Violence over voting to allow slavery in Kansas.
Which side wanted to keep slavery out of new states?
The Union.
What right did the Confederacy insist on?
States’ rights.
Why were people in the South upset about Abraham Lincoln becoming president?
He was against the spread of slavery.
What did the Compromise of 1850 allow states to do?
Vote on whether they would be free or slaves states.
What famous speech did Abraham Lincoln give?
The Gettysburg Address.
Who was the president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln.
Who was the main general for the Confederacy?
General Robert E. Lee.
What did abolitionists believe?
They wanted to end slavery.
What law required escaped slaves to be returned?
The Fugitive Slave Law.
What battle did the South lose that was a turning point?
The Battle of Gettysburg.
Who were two generals that led the Union?
General Meade and General Grant.
What battle did the Confederacy lose at Gettysburg?
The Battle of Gettysburg.
Why did the country become "a house divided"?
The North and South disagreed about slavery and states' rights.
Why was slavery such an important issues in new states?
It affected the balance of power between free and slave states.
When did the Civil War end?
April 9, 1865.
Why was the Union fighting in the Civil War?
To preserve the Union and stop the spread of slavery.
Who surrendered to end the war, and where?
General Lee surrendered in Virginia.