Story of the Us Civil War

Identify ALL of the following that were causes of the Civil War (click on any that were on part 1 or part 2 of the video)

• Missouri Compromise

• Slavery in the new territories

• Lincoln being elected as the 16th President

• Uncle Tom’s Cabin

• Dred Scott Decision

People who were against slavery were called

• Secessionists

• Abolitionists

• Unionist

When Missouri was going to become a slave state, the North was upset because

• There would be an uneven number of slave and free states, giving the South more power in the Congress

• There would be an equal number of slave and free states, but the North wanted more power in Congress

• They wanted Missouri to be a free state

The Missouri Compromise...

• Allowed states to choose if they wanted to be a free or slave state

• Allowed Missouri to enter as a FREE state and Maine as a SLAVE state, and any new state North of the Missouri Compromise Line would allow slaves, and South would be a free state

• Allowed Missouri to enter as a SLAVE state and Maine as a FREE state, and any new state North of the Missouri Compromise Line would be free, and South would be a slave state

The American Civil War ended in what year?

• 1857

• 1861

• 1865

• 1877

This first battle of the American Civil War took place in South Carolina (1861).

• Battle of Fort Sumter

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Saratoga

The Battle of Vicksburg gives the USA control of the Mississippi River

• Reconstruction

• Civil War

• Constitution

• Westward Expansion/ Industrial Revolution

The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?

• Fort Sumter

• Fort Williams

• Fort Pillow

• Fort Apache

Why is 1861-1865 significant?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Jamestown

• Declaration of Independence

• Civil War

Abraham Lincoln is elected President

• New Republic

• Westward Expansion/Industrial Revolution

• Constitution

• Civil War