causes of civil war part 1
When did it occur?
September of 1863
What was the sentiment (or feeling) about slavery in the North?
Against it.
How long was the path?
300 miles
What did the North have more of?
North had more factories, better railroad system
Who was elected president of the United States in 1860 which caused many in the south to be angry?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the significance of The Missouri Compromise?
It threatened the balance between slave and free states.
How wide of an area was burned?
60 mile wide area
How young could you be to serve in the army?
As young as 10
Who was Jefferson Davis?
President of the Confederacy
What did the Missouri Compromise seperate?
The slave states vs free states
What did many in the south feel the structure of government should be?
States should have equal or more power than the federal government.
What were two significant events of the Civil War?
Confederate forces fire upon Fort Sumter, South Carolina
What did the South have more of?
South had more experienced military leaders
What was Chattanooga, Tennessee to the Confederacy?
It was a major railroad center and was important to the movement of supplies.
The Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act all tried to settle what problem?
Slavery
Where did they store the Cotton?
Savannah
Though many farms still existed in the north, more and more of its economy was becoming based on what?
Manufacturing (or factories.)
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Which term is used when a state attempts to ignore or refuse to accept a law from the Federal government?
nullification
What senator offered a Compromise that both sides would agree on?
Senator Henry Clay
Which event would have made the South the happiest-the writing of Uncle Tom's Cabin, John Brown's Raid, or the Dred Scott Decision? Why?
Dred Scott. Now slave owners could take their slaves ANYWHERE they wanted as slaves were considered PROPERTY.
What was the first weapon used in the Fall of Fort Pulaski?
Rifled Cannon