Civil War Flashcards
Antabellum (26 cards)
What year did the Missouri Compromise occur?
1820
True or False: The Compromise of 1850 allowed California to enter the Union as a free state.
True
Fill in the blank: The ________ Act of 1850 mandated that escaped slaves be returned to their owners.
Fugitive Slave
Which event is known for the violent conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in Kansas?
Bleeding Kansas
What was the primary purpose of the Underground Railroad?
To help enslaved people escape to free states.
In what year was the Dred Scott decision made?
1857
Multiple Choice: Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act? A) Increased tensions between North and South B) Formation of the Republican Party C) Both A and B
C) Both A and B
Who authored the novel ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
True or False: The Wilmot Proviso sought to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico.
True
What year did South Carolina secede from the Union?
1860
Fill in the blank: The ________ speech by Abraham Lincoln in 1858 focused on the moral opposition to slavery.
House Divided
What event marked the beginning of the Civil War?
The attack on Fort Sumter in 1861
What was the significance of the Free Soil Party?
It opposed the expansion of slavery into the western territories.
Multiple Choice: What did the Lecompton Constitution propose? A) Kansas as a free state B) Kansas as a slave state C) None of the above
B) Kansas as a slave state
Who was the abolitionist leader that led a raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859?
John Brown
True or False: The Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford ruled that African Americans could be citizens.
False
What was the main outcome of the 1856 election for the Republican Party?
They gained significant political power despite losing the election.
Fill in the blank: The ________ was a series of debates between Lincoln and Douglas in 1858.
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
What year did the Compromise of 1850 take place?
1850
What was the purpose of the Ostend Manifesto?
To justify the acquisition of Cuba by the United States as a slave territory.
Which act allowed for popular sovereignty in the Kansas and Nebraska territories?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
True or False: The abolitionist movement gained momentum in the 1840s and 1850s.
True
What was the main issue that led to the formation of the Republican Party?
Opposition to the expansion of slavery.
Fill in the blank: The ________ debate centered on the legality and morality of slavery in the territories.
slavery
