North vs. South
Which region had more factories and industry?
The North
Where did most enslaved people work? (Be Specific)
On Plantations / in fields
What law required escaped slaves to be returned to their owners?
The Fugitive Slave Act
What event started the Civil War?
The attack on Fort Sumter
What was the largest issue dividing the North and South?
Slavery
Which region depended heavily on agriculture and plantations?
The South
Name at least two harsh conditions people experienced in slavery?
Whipping/punishment, long hours, poor food, bad housing, family seperation
What compromise kept the balance by admitting one free state and one slave state?
Who was elected president in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
How did the Cotton Gin affect slavery?
It increased slavery by making cotton more profitable
What type of labor/economic system did the North use?
Free labor / Wage labor
What are the differences between field slaves and house slaves?
Field = hard outside labor, House = harsh indoor work
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act allow people in new teritories to decide?
Whether to allow slavery or not in that state (called Popular Sovereignty)
What court case said enslaved people were not citizens?
The Dred Scott Decision
Why did the Fugitive Slave Act anger Northerners?
It forced them to support slavery
Why didn't the North rely on slavery as much as the South?
Their economy was based on industry, not farming
Name at least one way enslaved people resisted slavery?
Running away, slowing work, breaking tools, starting families
What compromise included California as a free state and a stricter Fugitive Slave Act?
The Compromise of 1850
What violent event involved anti-slavery and pro-slavery settlers fighting?
Bleeding Kansas
Why did Uncle Tom's Cabin increase tension between the North and South?
It made more Northerners oppose slavery
How did economic differences between the North and South lead to conflict?
Different economies (industry vs agriculture) led to different views on slavery
Explain how conditions of slavery increased tensions between the North and South?
Harsh conditions led more Northerners to morally oppose slavery
Why did compromises (like Missouri and 1850) fail to prevent the Civil War?
They only temporarily solved problems and didn't fix slavery
What did John Brown do that increased tension before the war?
Led a raid on Harpers Ferry in Virginia to start a slave rebellion
Explain 2 differences between the North and South and how they led to the Civil War?
Examples: North = industry/wage labor, South = agriculture/slavery, or conflicts over slavery expansion