The Road to Civil War

Vocabulary Popular Sovereignty – allowing people to decide. Civil War – A conflict between citizens of the same country. Arsenal – A storage place for weapons and ammunition. Martyr – a person who dies for a great cause.

Causes of the Civil War Sectionalism – Being loyal to your section or region rather than the country as a whole. Sectionalist leaders Daniel Webster – North John C. Calhoun – South Henry Clay - West

What word means that the people rule and get to decide? A.Arsenal B.Martyr C.Sectionalism D.Popular Sovereignty

Write the first 3 letters of the word (all lower case) that means having more loyalty to your state or section rather thatn to the nation as a whole.

Causes of the Civil War What caused sectionalism? Economic Differences – Manufacturing in the north and agriculture in the south. Protective Tariffs – Taxes on imported goods. These taxes helped the north but hurt the south. Nullification Crisis over tariffs during Andrew Jackson’s Presidency. Slavery – South relies on slave labor. North doesn’t allow slavery and doesn’t want it to spread to territories.

Write the first 3 letters of the word that describes a tax on imported goods meant to protect home industry.

Causes of the Civil War Missouri Compromise – Says Missouri will enter the Union as a slave state while Maine will enter the Union as a free state. This maintains a balance of free and slave states. It also draws an imaginary line across the territory to prevent future issues. Land north of the line will be free and south will be slave.

In the Missouri Compromise, _______ became a slave state and _____ became a free state. A.Missouri, Maine B.Maine, Missouri C.Missouri, Kentucky D.Maine, Kentucky

Causes of the Civil War Compromise of 1850 – Allowed California to enter as a free state. Popular sovereignty would decide slavery in Utah and New Mexico To make the south happy, it approved the Fugitive Slave Act. Slave auctions were banned in Washington DC. TX/NM border set up

In the Compromise of 1850, what did the southern states get out of the deal? A.Maine got to come in as a free state B.California got to come in as a free state C.The Fugitive Slave Law was put in place D.The southern states got nothing of real value to them.

Causes of the Civil War Fugitive Slave Act Was enacted in 1850 Required all citizens to help catch runaways. Southerners used the fugitive slave act to exploit free blacks. Northerners resisted Northern courts wouldn’t convict.

Causes of the Civil War Uncle Tom’s Cabin – by Harriet Beecher Stowe. She is an abolitionist. Northerners began to sympathize with slaves Southerners say she doesn’t know what she is talking about because she is from the north.

What are the first three letters (all lower case) of the last name of the woman who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

Causes of the Civil War Southerners believe the majority of people in the North are abolitionists. This is a misconception. William Lloyd Garrison – The most famous white abolitionist who owned an antislave newspaper called The Liberator Frederick Douglas - The most famous African American abolitionist. He owned The Northstar antislavery newspaper. He was a former runaway slave who drew people in as a gifted speaker who could tell than what slavery was really like.

Causes of the Civil War Kansas Nebraska Act – Stated popular sovereignty would decide if slavery would be allowed in the Kansas and Nebraska Territories. Bleeding Kansas resulted when pro-slave and anti- slave supporters clashed causing violence across the territories.

What’s the nickname Kansas got after the Kansas-Nebraska Act. A.Good Ol’ Kansas B.Bleeding Kansas C.Kansas Massacre D.Kansas Bo Bansas

Write the first three letters of the last name (all lower case) of the escaped slave who became the most famous speaker for the Abolitionist Movement.

Causes of the Civil War Dred Scott was originally bought by an army officer in Missouri. He Sued for freedom saying that he had once lived on free soil in the court case Dred Scott v. Sandford. Supreme court ruled that he was property and not a citizen of the US. Court went on to say that limiting slavery was illegal.

Causes of the Civil War John Brown believed that God had chosen him to end slavery. He attacked the arsenal in Harper’s Ferry with the plan to arm slaves to start a rebellion. Southerners learned he was an abolitionist and being celebrated as a martyr in the north.

Write the first three letters (all lower case) of the last name of the slave who sued for his freedom.

Write the first three letters (all lower case) of the last name of the man who lead the raid on Harper’s Ferry, Virginia and became a martyr for the abolitionist movement.

Causes of the Civil War Lincoln won the Presidential Election of The democrats were divided and the republicans were united. Lincoln only got 40% of the vote. Lincoln was not put on the ballot in most southern states.

What political party is Abraham Lincoln associated with? A.Democrats B.Republicans C.Whigs D.Federalists

Causes of the Civil War Secession – South Carolina was the first state to secede or withdraw from the Union. These states attempted to form a new country called “The Confederate States of America” States’ Rights – Southern states believe they have the right to leave the Union anytime they want.

Causes of the Civil War Fort Sumter, South Carolina – southerners launched an attack on a Union fort to start the Civil War.

True or False Northerners believed the southern states had the right to leave the United States (secede) if they wanted to.

Write the first 3 letters (all lower case) of the first battle of the Civil War.