Causes of the Civil War

Which amendment supports states' rights

• First Amendment
• Ninth Amendment
• Tenth Amendment
• Fifth Amendment

Define sectionalism

• A form of government where power is divided between a central authority and individual states
• The belief in the superiority of one's own region over others
• The act of promoting unity and cooperation among different regions
• Loyalty or support for a particular region over the nation as a whole.

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Established the process for admitting new states and prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory.
• Established the first public school system in the United States
• Granted voting rights to women in the Northwest Territory
• Abolished the Articles of Confederation

The three-fifths compromise

• An agreement reached during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention regarding the counting of enslaved individuals as three-fifths of a free person for property and population purposes.

• A decision made during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention to exclude enslaved individuals from being counted for taxation and representation purposes.
• A compromise that allowed enslaved individuals to be counted as full persons for taxation and representation purposes.
• An agreement reached during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention regarding the counting of enslaved individuals as four-fifths of a free person for taxation and representation purposes.

The Missouri Compromise of 1820

• Legislative agreement passed by Congress to maintain the balance of power between slave and free states
• Judicial ruling by the Supreme Court on slavery
• Executive order issued by President Andrew Jackson
• Treaty signed between the United States and Mexico

How was The Missouri Compromise of 1820 solved?

• Missouri was admitted as a free state, Maine as a slave state
• The compromise was rejected by both parties
• The compromise led to a civil war
• Missouri was admitted as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and a line was established across the Louisiana Territory at 36°30'N latitude to determine the spread of slavery.

The Nullification Crisis of 1832

• The Nullification Crisis of 1832 was a dispute over the Louisiana Purchase.
• The Nullification Crisis of 1832 was a military conflict between the North and the South.
• The Nullification Crisis of 1832 was a political conflict between the federal government and the state of South Carolina over the Tariff of 1828.
• The Nullification Crisis of 1832 was a cultural disagreement between Native American tribes.

Which state was involved in the Compromise of 1850

• California
• Texas
• Florida
• New York

What was the result of The Compromise of 1850

• California would join as a free state & other territories would vote on slave status

• California would be a slave state & other territories will not allow slavery

• Expansion of slavery into all territories
• Permanent abolition of slavery in all states

What was the Fugitive Slave Act

• The Fugitive Slave Act was a law that granted freedom to all slaves
• The Fugitive Slave Act was a law that prohibited the capture of escaped slaves
• The Fugitive Slave Act was a law that encouraged the protection of escaped slaves
• The Fugitive Slave Act was a law that required escaped slaves to be returned to their owners.