Sectionalism & Regional Differences
What term describes growing differences between the North and South?
Sectionalism
What was the main issue that caused conflict as the U.S. expanded westward?
Whether slavery would be allowed
What compromise balanced Missouri (slave) and Maine (free)?
Missouri Compromise
What does “secede” mean?
To leave the Union
What was the Northern states called?
The Union
Which region was rapidly industrializing: North or South?
The North
What movement sought to end slavery?
Abolition
What law allowed settlers to vote on slavery?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Why did Texas secede?
To protect slavery
What battle stopped a Union invasion of Texas?
Battle of Sabine Pass
Which region relied heavily on enslaved labor?
The South
What idea let settlers vote on slavery in new territories?
Popular sovereignty
What nickname describes the violence in Kansas?
Bleeding Kansas
Who opposed secession and was removed from office?
Sam Houston
What was the final battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Palmito Ranch
What type of economy dominated the North?
Factory-based / industrial / trade economy
What phrase did Lincoln use to explain the country could not stay half slave and half free?
“A house divided against itself cannot stand.”
Why did these compromises fail?
They only delayed conflict / didn’t solve slavery
Texas supported the Confederacy by providing what three things?
Soldiers, cotton, supplies (accept any two)
What is a blockade?
Stopping supplies from entering or leaving
What crop made slavery central to the Southern economy?
Cotton
Which political party opposed the spread of slavery?
The Republican Party
What issue did all these compromises try—but fail—to fix?
Slavery
What was the name of the Southern states that left the Union?
The Confederacy
Why were blockades important?
They weakened the South’s economy and supply lines