Unit 4 Civil War and Reconstruction

Why did southern whites support slavery?

• Most southern whites owned slaves.

• It was part of their way of life

• They wanted to move to the west.

What invention caused a need for more slaves?

• steamship

• railroad

• cotton gin

Why was slavery so widespread in the South?

• Fertile soil created a need for free labor to work the land.

• Mild climate made vacationing possible year-round.

• Factories needed free labor to work the machines.

Which region was industrialized, had factories, and internal improvements such as roads, canals and many 1000's of miles of railroads?

• North

• South

Which region was primarily agricultural with mostly flat land and fertile soil and subtropic temperatures?

• North

• South

How did the Dred Scott verdict impact African- Americans in the United States?

• If you went to a free state you could be free.

• Free African-Americans could not be educated.

• Whether they were free or not, African-Americans were not considers to have any rights, even citizenship.

How did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 impact people in America?

• Slaves and those helping them would both be punished.

• Bounty hunters are restricted to the south to reclaim a slave owner's property.

• Slaves received their freedom.

What is "Popular Sovereignty" in the context of the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

• Congress will vote to decide on new states and territories being free or slave.

• Citizens of a state or territory will vote to decide on being free or slave.

• The President will choose whether the new states and territories will be free or slave.

How does sectionalism relate to the Antebellum and Civil War era?

• The Northern and Southern states had very different views on own states' rights

• The east coast and west coast had very different climates.

• The South is going to end slavery and the North is resistant.

Why did the North and South argue so much about the US Constitution during the Antebellum era?

• Each side differed about the 13th Amendment.

• Each side wanted to raise taxes.

• Each side had very different views on the extent of states' rights.