Causes of the Civil War

What is a Civil War?

• A war between people of the same country

• A war that is fought across multiple countries

• A war that is fought for over 5 years

• A war that is mostly peaceful

What is sectionalism?

• When people of a country are united around a common cause

• When people from different regions of a country care more about their region than the unity of the country

• When the economy hits a downturn because of a lack of trade between regions

• When there are parts of the country that separate (secede)

Why did westward expansion increase tension between the North and the South?

• They had different opinions on if war was necessary with other countries

• They had different opinions on treatment of Native Americans

• As new states were added representation would change and each region wanted to maintain their power in Congress

Abolitionists wanted to

• Get rid of slavery.

• Limit slavery to large plantations.

• Feed the hungry.

• Give women the right to vote.

The economy of this are area is mainly industrialization - factories and manufacturing.

• The South

• The North

The economy of this are area is mainly agricultural - farming.

• The South

• The North

Who led the raid on Harpers Ferry trying to start a slave rebellion?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Brown

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Abraham Lincoln

Whose Presidency was MOST concerned with fulfilling the country's Manifest Destiny?

• John Adams

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Johnson

• Abraham Lincoln

Which of these was the largest and most constant issue facing the United States during the era of "Manifest Destiny?"

• whether labor unions would be allowed to form

• whether states would allow women the right to vote

• whether Indians would be relocated to North Carolina

• whether slavery would spread across the United States

What restriction was placed on the extension of slavery by the Missouri Compromise?

• It restricted slavery to the Northwest Territory

• With the exception of Georgia, it allowed slavery throughout the South

• With the exception of Missouri, it restricted slavery to below the 36°30’ latitude line

• It restricted slavery to the Louisiana Territory