Causes of the Civil War- (Sectionalism and Compromises)

What is sectionalism?

• The belief that your part of the country is the BEST.  You put your part of the country's needs in front of what is best for the WHOLE nation.
• A vote where the people decide on an issue.
• A person who works to bring an end to or believes in NO slavery.  
• A warehouse that  stores guns and ammunition

What pro-slavery event required citizens to catch runaway slaves?

• Fugitive Slave Act
• Uncle Tom's Cabin
• Wilmot Proviso
• Free Soil Party

During the time period between 1820 and 1860, the south wanted more states to legalize slavery so...

• They could continue to grow the railroads in the South

• continue to dominate the Supreme Court Justices

• Make enough representatives in congress to keep southern interests

• To expand their factories in the south, to keep up with the North

America from 1820-1860 saw this issue become a major divide for the nation

• deciding on the future of slavery

• allowing immigrants in the nation

• starting big business in the South

• beginning an overseas empire

The belief that you're part of the country is the BEST. You put your part of the country’s needs in front of what is best for the WHOLE nation.

• Sectionalism

• Slavery

• Popular Sovereignty

• National unity

Which doe NOT belong with the Missouri Compromise?

• MAINE WAS A FREE STATE

• MISSOURI WAS A SLAVE STATE

• CALIFORNIA WAS A SLAVE STATE

• NO SLAVERY ABOVE 36 30 LINE

Which of the following did The Compromise of 1850 permit?

• Slavery in Missouri and Maine

• Slavery in the Mexican Cession

• Popular sovereignty in the Louisiana Purchase

• The admittance of California as a free state

Why did the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 anger Northerners?

• It gave jobs to runaway slaves

• It required them to help catch runaway slaves

• It allowed runaway slaves to vote

• It put runaway slaves in prison

Which section of the US was most industrialized leading up to the Civil War?

• North

• South

• West

• They were all equally industrialized

During the period between 1820-1860, the major concerns in the United States dealt with issues related to

• determining the future of slavery

• developing big business

• imposing immigration quotas

• acquiring an overseas empire