Causes Of The Civil War Flashcards
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4 Parts of the Compromise of 1850
CA was admitted to the Union as a free state
Slave trade was banned in D.C.
Fugitive Slave Law was passed- allowed special gov. officials to arrest any person accused of being a runaway slave.
Popular Sovereignty- voting used to decide whether or not slavery should be permitted or not after the state requested admission into the Union
Free Soil Party
1848- Party who believed that the territory gained by the Mexican- American War should be “free soil”, a place where slavery was banned.
Compromise of 1850
5 bills passed by Congress in September of 1850.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
1852- This is a book about a kind, enslaved man who is abused by a cruel man, Simon Legree. Harriet Beacher Stowe wrote this book which expressed to people that slavery was not just a political issue, but a human, moral problem. Southerners claimed it to be a propaganda but it brought the issues of slavery to the attention of the Northerners.
Propaganda
False information that is spread to further a cause
Kansas-Nebraska Act
1854- Senator Stephen Douglas wanted a railroad built from Illinois through the Nebraska Territory to the Pacific Coast. Southerners objected b/c the Missouri Compromise cut off this land from slavery. So, Douglas suggested that slavery in the new territories be decided by popular sovereignty. On the other hand, the Northerners were outraged by Douglas’s actions; they saw his doings as betrayal. After much debate, the act was passed.
Bleeding Kansas
1855- White citizens were left to decide whether or not Kansa would be free. Both Northerners and Southerners rushed to Kansas within weeks after The bill was passed. Thousands of Missourians rushed to Kansas to illegally vote in the election of select a territorial legislature. Kansas was declared a slave state. The Northerners opposed this and fought a lot.
Dred Scott Case
1857- Dred Scott was a slave who escaped his master and traveled to a free state. When Scott tried to sue for his freedom. Southerners claimed that he could not sue b/c he was a black slave. Scott remained a slave under Missouri law. Congress declared that they could not ban slavery in any territory and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
Harper’s Ferry (John Brown) CONFLICT!!!
1859- Brown raided Harpers Ferry in Virginia in order to steal weapons to fight against Slavery. Brown was wounded and captured. The Court found Brown guilty and sentenced him to death.
Crittenden Proposal
1860- The Crittenden Compromise was an unsuccessful proposal introduced by Kentucky Senator John J. Crittenden. It aimed to resolve the U.S. secession crisis of 1860–1861 by addressing the grievances that led the slave states of the United States to contemplate secession from the United States.
Confederacy Established
1861- leaders from the 7 seceding states met in Alabama to form a new nation which they called the Confederate States of America. By the time Lincoln took office, they had already formed a new constitution.
Fort Sumter
1861- the battle at Fort Sumter marked the beginning of the Civil War. Fort Sumter’s commander would not surrender, so authorities decided to starve the troops. Lincoln feared that sending troops would make more states secede, so, he sent the troops food, but no weapons. Fort Sumter was eventually captured.
3/5 Compromise COMPROMISE!!!
1865- Every third slave in 5 would be counted as a citizen. The North was pleased b/c they thought that slaves should be unable to vote. The Southerners were please b/c they thought the slaves were property and should be counted.
Economic Differences Between North and South
North- urban, industrial, immigrant work
South- rural, agriculture, slavery
Geographical Differences Between North and South
North- rocky soil, colder land, less of a production of cash crops
South- more farmland, warmer, large plantations, fertile land, more cash crop production
Long- Term Causes of the Civil War
Different regions, slavery,failure of compromises, fanaticism
Long- Term Causes of the Civil War- Slavery
Southerners needed cheap labor for plantations
Northerners thought slavery was unethical
Lincoln- Douglas Debate- important enough decision to be debated over, Douglas favored slavery and Lincoln opposed it from spreading
John Brown and Harpers Ferry- John Brown raided the ferry to get weapons to fight slavery
Long- Term Causes of the Civil War- Failure Of Compromise
Declared unconstitutional
Were broken
North and South were too different to compromise
Missouri Compromise became unconstitutional
Civil War occurred
Long- Term Causes of the Civil War- Fantacism
Many people went to many lengths to carry out their points d make it known
John Brown raided Harpers Ferry
Fantacism
Person who goes to extremes
