Struggles Over Slavery and the Civil War

Front

South's economy in the 1800s

Back

Mostly based on agriculture.

Front

Missouri Compromise of 1820

Back

Kept the balance of representatives of slave states and free states equal.

Front

Fugitive Slave Law

Back

Passed to satisfy the South after California joined the Union as a free state.

Front

State of the Union before the 1860 election

Back

The North and South were fiercely divided over slavery, and the candidates reflected that divide.

Front

Reason for secession of states

Back

Prioritized states’ rights and their way of life over a unified country.

Front

Start of the Civil War

Back

Began when Confederate soldiers attacked a Union fort in South Carolina.

Front

Difference between Union and Confederacy armies

Back

The Union lacked strong military leaders while the Confederacy had a long history of talented military leaders.

Front

Jefferson Davis’s military strategy

Back

Assumed that the Union would give up because they were not defending their own land.

Front

Confederate army's use of technology

Back

Used hand grenades, ironclads, and submarines, showing experience in battle and knowledge of new technologies.

Front

Effect of the Battle of Antietam on Union soldiers

Back

The victory was encouraging, but the loss of life took its toll on the army.