Causes of the Civil War

Led a raid at Harper's Ferry, VA in an attempt to rob the armory and steal weapons to incite a slave revolt

• Abraham Lincoln

• Nat Turner

• John Brown

• Harriet Tubman

In 1820, Missouri wanted to enter the country as a slave state. In order for this to happen, Maine was admitted as well, as a free state. WHY?

• The Constitution stated that states had to be admitted in pairs

• It made an equal number of slave and free states to protect the balance in Congress

• The population of Missouri was growing rapidly, so Maine would provide an alternate state for people.

• Southerners wanted to ensure slavery continued to spread west.

Who became the president in the election of 1860?

• Ulysses S. Grant
• Abraham Lincoln
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison

Following the Election of 1860, South Carolina seceded from the United States. Secede means to..

• join

• get rid of

• come together

• separate or leave

Popular Sovereignty was the idea that

• slavery would be banned in all future states.

• the government would decide if slavery would be legal or illegal.

• the people would vote whether or not their state would have slavery.

• slavery would be allowed in every future state.

Manifest Destiny was the belief that...

• It was the United States' God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
• Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.
• The United States should respect the land claims of countries.
• All people in the United States should have the right to vote.

The Compromise of 1850, which allowed California to join the U.S. as a free state, made an attempt to appease Southern states by creating..

• the Southerns Freedom Act.

• the Emancipation Act.

• the Slaveowners Act.

• a stronger Fugitive Slave Act.

South Carolina seceding from the Union was a direct result of what event?

• a major tax increase from the federal government

• Lincoln freeing all enslaved African Americans in the South

• the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the USA

• Charleston's port being blockaded by the Lincoln

different geographical areas of the U.S. have different beliefs and values, which can cause tension.

• Sectionalism

• Localism

• Partiality

• Provincialism

What MAIN outcomes came from the Supreme Court decision Dred Scott vs Sandford ?

• Slaves are property, not citizens

• Any slaves who can prove they had lived in a free state would be granted freedom

• Fugitive slaves were given freedom after 5 years

• Underground railroad was banned