Civil War Causes
What do you think one major reason of the Civil War was?
You decide...
Slavery
Rights being taken away
State vs. Central power issues
What two major events was John Brown responsible for that led to the Civil War?
The Pottawatomie Massacre (Bleeding Kansas) and the Raid on Harpers Ferry.
Define Secede
To withdraw / to remove from
The former slave who sued for freedom in the Supreme Court. This ruling is a major cause of the Supreme Court.
What did the North and South get in the Compromise of 1850?
The North got California and eventually, the South got the Fugitive Slave Act.
Describe the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Required Northerners to return runaway slaves.
The role States Rights played in the start of the Civil War?
Southern states believed that the federal government overreached on issues that states should determine (I.E. slavery)
Define Popular Sovereignty
People rule / People vote on whether or not slavery would be allowed in a territory.
The Republican nominee for president for the 1860 election?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the Underground Railroad?
A series of safe routes, houses, and individuals who aided enslaved people.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act made which earlier compromise defunt
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 fail?
Because the people in the territories could not agree with the voting results, and there was violence between abolitionists and people pro-slavery
Define Abolition Movement
Individuals who are opposed to slavery
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
How did the northern states and southern states differ on how they viewed the issue of slavery?
North= Moral Issue
South= Economic Issue
Why was the South mad about the Compromise of 1850?
The North received more power in Congress because California was added as a slave state.
What is the 36 - 30 Parallel?
The invisible line that crossed below Missouri that split the country. The North is free states and the South is slave states.
Define Civil War.
A war between people of the same country.
Who was John Brown?
A leading abolitionist during the period leading up to the Civil War. He was eventually arrested, tried, and executed for his actions during the Harper's Ferry Raid.
How was Uncle Tom's Cabin a cause of the Civil War?
Painted the practice of slavery in a horrible light and made the pro slavery supporters look immoral. Increased the tension between abolitionists and pro slavery.
Why is Bleeding Kansas considered a cause of the Civil War
It was a preview of the much larger Civil War, first form of political violence over the issue of Slavery.
What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?
To balance the number of free states and slave states to prevent a civil war.
Define Sectionalism
Placing the interests of the region ahead of the interest of the nation
Who created the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stephen A. Douglas
Which act made Maine a free state?
Missouri Compromise