Causes of the Civil War

What was the main issue dividing the North and the South in the 1850s?

• industry

• agriculture

• slavery

• westward expansion

People who believed that slavery was wrong and tried to stop it

• abolitionists 
• habeas corpus
• state's rights
• secede

States that DID NOT allow slavery 

• free states
• slave states
• sectionalism
• state's rights

States that DID allow slavery and practice it. 

• slave states
• free states
• sectionalism
• state's rights

States in the South believed

• They should have more representatives in Congress

• They were better

• They should have the right to decide their own laws

• They were French

What was the key issue that was debated each time a new state was admitted to the Union before the Civil War?

• the expansion of slavery
• the building of railroads 
• the provision of women's suffrage
• support for the homesteading 

What was the Underground Railroad?

• A train that took people to freedom.

• A tunnel where people could buy slaves.

• A group of people who helped slaves escape to freedom.

• A home where Harriet Tubman grew up.

The North was industrial or manufacturing, and the South was

• Agricultural
• Architectural
• Astrological

What did Uncle Tom’s Cabin convince the North of?

• That it was ok to own a slave

• That you shouldn’t have more than two slaves

• That Uncle Tom had a nice cabin

• That slavery was wrong

What is an abolitionist?

• Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery.
• Someone who wants to end voting for slaves.
• Someone who doesn't want to work with slaves.
• Someone who wants to never wear jeans.