1. Civil War Mr. Sparks Background Part II Review for Test

2. 1. What is the period of time before the Civil War called? 2. Approximately, when did it start and end? 3. What is the period after the Civil War called? 4. What Amendment protects Private Property? 5. How many senators are there per state?

3. 6. What determines the number of members in the House of Representatives? 7. What compromise (fraction) allowed for balance of population in the north and south? 8. Who created the Cotton Gin? 9. In terms of world production, approximate how much cotton did the south produce in 1850?

4. 10. Arrange the following events in chronological order: (just write the letter) A. South Carolina Secedes from the Union B. Nat Turner’s Slaver Rebellion C. Bleeding Kansas D. Raid on Harper’s Ferry E. Lincoln is elected President F. The Cotton Gin is created G. The Constitution was signed

5. 11. Who led the slave rebellion in 1831 (Va)? 12. Was this rebellion successful? 13. Under the Compromise of 1850, was California a Free or Slave state? 14. What laws stated that “Slaves were property and must be returned wherever they were found?

6. 15.What the system of secret locations designed to help slaves escape called? 16. Who was the prominent figure for orchestrating this system? 17. What was the safest country for a slave to escape to? 17. Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin? 18. How many copies did it sell?

7. 19. What state became the epicenter for the battle for free/slave states? 20. Who was one of the leading figures in the quest for the state above? 21. What Act, passed in 1854, basically allowed Congress “off the hook” with the debate over slavery in Kansas? 22. What terms (two words) means that individuals within a region/territory determine for themselves if a state should be free or not?

8. 23. Is Kansas admitted as a Free or Slave state? 24. What state was Lincoln seeking Senate election in 1858? 25. Who did Lincoln race against in the Senate race of 1858? 26. Did Lincoln win?

9. 27. In what state was the Raid at Harper’s Ferry located? 28. In what state is Harper’s Ferry currently in? 29. Who was the leader behind this raid? 30. What was the goal of the raid? 31. Who was the leader of the military assigned to secure Harper’s Ferry?

10. 32. Who won the 1860 election? 33. What was the first state to leave the union? 34. When (Mon, Day, Year) did this state leave? 35. How many electoral votes did Lincoln receive in the South? 36. How many states leave the union BEFORE the attack on Fort Sumter? 37. How many additional states will leave the union AFTER the attack on Fort Sumter? 38. How many total states will make up the CSA?

11. 39. What Union fort will be attacked in South Carolina (1861)? 40. Do all states that have slaves leave the Union? -If not, which states remain? 41. Did South Carolina view secession as a rebellion, or a legal act? Explain. 42. Which is the original flag of the CSA?