They Ignited It
The man who sued for his freedom by claiming that he had been moved from slave territory to a free territory.
Dred Scott
The belief in loyalty to a piece of the country (North or South) over loyalty to the country as a whole.
Sectionalism
The attack by Confederate troops on this fort sparked the beginning of the declaration of Civil War.
Fort Sumter
The name of the path taken to escape to freedom in the north.
The Underground Railroad
It was the primary way that the South made money leading up to the Civil War and was a reason that they felt they needed to keep their slave labor.
Farming (Cash Crops)
The man who ran for president under the Republican ticket who promised to slow the spread of slavery.
Abraham Lincoln
The belief that state decisions belonged to the state and laws like the legality slavery should be decided by them as well.
States' Rights
Lincoln formally declared his intention of freeing the slaves following the end of the Civil War through this declaration.
Emancipation Proclamation
Famous abolitionist who was nicknamed "Moses" due to her ability to guide numerous slaves to their freedom.
Harriet Tubman
The two reasons that were given for the states in the South believing that their only solution to Lincoln's election was secession.
Slavery and States' Rights
The man who represented Illinois as a senator and popularized the use of Popular Sovereignty.
Stephen Douglas
States being given the right to vote for policies that they wanted to put into effect.
Popular Sovereignty
This was a Supreme Court ruling that told people throughout the United States that slaves would be allowed to exist no matter where they lived.
Dred Scott Decision
The man who scared the South at Harper's Ferry, making them think that all of those in the North were looking to eliminate those who owned slaves.
John Brown
The outcome of this event showed the South that there is a good chance that they are at risk for losing their right to slavery and led to the creation of the Confederate States of America.
The Election of 1860
Jefferson Davis
This led to the creation of the 36'30 line that said that slavery would no long spread above the line.
South Carolina became the first state from the South to do this following the election of Abraham Lincoln.
Secede (Secession)
This made it illegal not to help southerners who went north trying to bring back their property (slaves).
Fugitive Slave Act (Law)
People fighting for slavery in the south were fighting for this side in the Civil War.
The Confederacy
The military leader of the Union who brought about the end of the Civil War.
Ulysses S. Grant
This dismantled the 36'30 line and said that the spread of slavery should remain a state issue.
The Compromise of 1850
The location where the treaty to end the Civil War was signed.
Appomattox Court House
The Kansas-Nebraska act made it so that many abolitionists rushed to Kansas to guarantee that it became a free state which led to violence earning it the nickname of...
Bleeding Kansas
To separate groups of people based on their race and to not allow them to work together or mingle is called this.
Segregation