Causes of the War/Vocab
Having a primary concern with local interests at the expense of the general welfare of the whole country.
What is... Sectionalism?
This is Abraham Lincoln's assassin.
This restricted slavery above the 36'30 line.
What is...the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
The first battle of the Civil War.
What is...Fort Sumter?
This white supremacist group emerged after the Reconstruction Acts to intimidate and harm African Americans.
What is...the KKK?
This was the root cause of all disagreements leading up to the Civil War.
What is...slavery?
What is...the Ten Percent Plan?
This allowed territories in this region to decide whether or not to allow slavery with a vote by the people.
What is...the Kansas Nebraska Act?
The first state to secede from the Union.
What is...South Carolina?
Andrew Johnson was impeached for violating this.
What is...the Tenure of Office Act?
Allowing the people of a state or country to make policy decisions (like slavery) with a vote.
What is...popular sovereignty?
To prevent opposition to the Civil War, Lincoln suspended this.
What is...Habeas Corpus?
This case ruled that slaves were not able to bring lawsuits because they were property.
What is...The Dred Scott Case?
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War and important victory for the Union.
What is...the Battle of Gettysburg?
This system became the dominant labor system in the South following the 13th amendment.
What is...sharecropping?
What event caused South Carolina to secede from the Union?
What is...the Election of 1860 (Lincoln)?
This was Lincoln's plan for the Civil War at the beginning.
What is... to preserve the Union?
This allowed California to enter as a free state.
What is... the Compromise of 1850?
This compulsory order was the first in US history.
What is...the draft?
Laws named after a character from a minstrel show.
What are...Jim Crow Laws?
These are the two senators who were involved in a physical altercation on the floor of the US Senate.
Who are...Preston Brooks and Charles Sumner?
This is the main candidate Lincoln ran against in 1860.
Who is...Stephen A Douglas?
This angered Northerners because they believed it forced them into participating in the institution of slavery.
What is...The Fugitive Slave Law?
This was a major advantage for the Union at the beginning of the war.
What are...more people and factories?
This is what the Reconstruction Acts accomplished. (Specifically)
What are...abolished slavery, equal protection under the law, and voting rights for African American men?