Unit 6 Road to the Civil War

 What was the biggest cause of the Civil War that created all the other problems?

• Fish
• Fur
• Slavery 
• Imperialism

What is sectionalism?

• Intense loyalty to your region rather than your country
• Where you divide tax money into sections
• Imperialism
• Sectioning off different animals

What compromise had Missouri enter as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and banned slavery above the 36th Parallel?

• Maine Compromise
• Missouri Compromise
• Dred Scott Decision
• Popular Sovereignty

When the South seceded, how did they justify leaving the Union?

• The North had violated the South's states' rights
• The North did not invite the South to the grand ball
• The South wanted to expand south
• The South wanted to rejoin England

Why did the South want new slave states?

• They wanted to become better friends with slaves
• They wanted to expand the Underground Railroad
• They wanted more free states
• To keep the balance with representation in Congress

 What did Lincoln and Douglas debate over in 1858?

• Railroads
• Slavery
• Fishing Rights
• Trade Contracts

How did the Industrial Revolution and the Cotton Gin increase slavery?

• They did not actually increase slavery
• More slaves had to go work in Northern factories
• They created a higher demand for cotton and a need for slave labor
• England bought Southern slaves to work

What was the status of slaves after the Dred Scott decision?

• They were property
• They were free
• They were non-voting citizens
• They were full citizens with voting rights

What did John Brown try to do at Harper's Ferry?

• Start a slave rebellion
• Free Northern prisoners
• Provide bread for poor Irish factory workers
• Establish a capital for Confederacy

How did Northern Factory owners keep labor costs down?

• Hiring immigrants
• Slaves
• Creating overseas factories
• Limiting personal salaries