U9: Civil War

Put in the correct order the following causes of the Civil War.

• Lincoln is elected as the 16th President of the U.S.

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Bleeding Kansas

• Missouri Compromise

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Civil War Causes

Southern States seceded from the United States after Lincoln was elected President.

The Confederacy claimed that Lincoln was going to be 'destructive' for their ''agricultural pursuits''.

Explain what Jefferson Davis is talking about & why the South seceded.

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South Seccession

Match the following Civil War figures to their correct historical descriptions.

• President of the Confederate States

• Abraham Lincoln

• Commander of the Confederate Army

• Jefferson Davis

• 16th President of the United States

• Robert E. Lee

• Union General during the Civil War

• Ulysses S. Grant

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Civil War Figures

Explain the purpose of the Missouri Compromise & why.

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Missouri Compromise

Explain what the Fugitive Slave Act was & what it's effect was on Northern free people.

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Fugitive Slave Act

Some states/territories were allowed to use 'popular sovereignty' on the issue of slavery. Popular sovereignty means ​ (a)   .

• voting for what you want
• the government chooses for you

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Vocabulary

Explain how the Kansas-Nebraska Act directly led to Bleeding Kansas.

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Bleeding Kansas

Explain why General Grant's capture of the Mississippi River during the Battle of Vicksburg was a turning point in the Civil War.

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Battles

What were two effects of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.

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Emancipation

Correctly identify the resource advantages the Union had over the Confederacy.

(Multiple Correct Answers)

• Farming Land

• Population

• Railroad Tracks

• Manufacturing Centers

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North Advantages