Causes of Civil War
Why did the southern states want slavery?
Southern states had huge plantations (farms) and wanted free labor.
Who did the Union soldiers fight for?
The North - United States of America
When was Lincoln elected President?
In 1860
Who was Dred Scott?
A slave
What month and year did the Civil War begin?
April 1861
What was the MO Compromise?
Maine came into the United States as a free state so Missouri could come into the United States as a slave state.
Who did the Confederate soldiers fight for?
The South - Confederate States of America
Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?
Who is President Lincoln
Why did Scott feel he should be free?
He lived for a time in Illinois and Wisconsin which were free states.
What country did the southern states form that seceded from the United States of America?
Confederate States of America
Who was Harriet Tubman and what did she create?
An abolitionist who escaped slavery and created the Underground Railroad.
What color uniforms did the union where?
Blue
When did Lincoln sign the Emancipation Proclamation?
What is January 1, 1863
What did he do to try and gain his freedom?
He took his law suit to the courts to win his freedom.
What does secede mean?
To leave or break away from a federal union or political organization.
What was Bleeding Kansas?
People killing each other in Kansas because they wanted slavery.
What color uniforms did the Confederate soldiers wear?
Gray
What did the Emancipation Proclamation declare.
It declared that all slaves in Confederate states to be free.
What did the courts decide?
He was a slave and had not rights so he could not sue for his freedom.
How many states seceded from the United States of America?
11 states
What happened to some states when Abraham Lincoln was elected President?
Some states started to secede from the United States of America.
Who did Missouri fight for? Union or Confederate
Union
What month and year was President Lincoln assassinated?
April 1865
Did Scott ever win his freedom? If so, by who?
Yes, his owner set him free.
What month and year did the Civil War end and who won?
May 1865 and The North - United States of America won the war.