Causes of Civil War 2

Which states were free in 1820? Choose 3.

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• Missouri

• Maine

The Missouri Compromise created which two states?

• Missouri = free

  Maine = slave

• Missouri = slave

  Maine = free

• Michigan = free

  Ohio = slave

• Vermont = slave

  Florida = free

Sectionalism is...

• the loyalty to a particular region or section of a country, often leading to conflict with other regions.
• a form of government that promotes unity
• the act of dividing a country into smaller states
• a type of economic policy focused on trade

The Three Fifth Compromise said that...

• enslaved people would be counted as three-fifths of a person for representation in Congress.

• It established a system for the immediate emancipation of enslaved people.
• The compromise allowed states to ignore federal laws regarding slavery.
• Enslaved individuals were counted as full persons for taxation purposes.

The Compromise of 1850 created...

• California as a slave state.

• California as a free state.

The Fugitive Slave Act...

• The Fugitive Slave Act was a law that encouraged the emancipation of slaves.
• The Fugitive Slave Act required the return of escaped slaves.
• The Fugitive Slave Act abolished slavery in the North.
• The Fugitive Slave Act allowed slaves to gain their freedom after a year.

The Compromise of 1850 said that in western territories...

• states would use minority rule to decide on the issue of slavery

• states would use abolition to decide on the issue of slavery

• states would use a Congressional vote to decide on the issue of slavery

• states would use popular sovereignty to decide on the issue of slavery

Popular sovereignty is...

• majority rules; the people vote

• the belief that laws are created without public input
• the idea that government should be run by a single ruler
• the concept that citizens have no role in governance

Sectionalism during the antebellum (pre-Civil War) era focused around the issue of....

• independence

• debt

• slavery

• wealth

Which abolitionist used force to promote his anti-slavery ideas?

• Sojourner Truth

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Frederick Douglass

• John Brown