Sectionalism Flashcards
(9 cards)
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
Part of the Compromise of 1850; runaway slaves and free Blacks were at risk of being captured by slave hunters.
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act allow?
Allowed Kansas settlers to vote whether or not to permit slavery in the territory; violence erupted; slavery prohibited.
What was a major debate leading up to the Civil War?
Slavery; the Republican Party (Lincoln) was against its spread into new territories.
What is sectionalism?
Sectionalism refers to how a region’s geography impacted its economy, leading to the North building factories, the South farming, and the West mining; it was a cause of the Civil War.
What characterized the Northern economy?
The Northern economy was characterized by textile mills, trade, factories, and immigrant labor, with some trade-related slave labor.
What characterized the Southern economy?
The Southern economy was characterized by a plantation system and slave labor, primarily producing cotton that was sent to Northern factories.
What characterized the Western economy?
The Western economy was characterized by mining (precious metals) and agriculture (farming and livestock).
What was the Compromise of 1850?
The Compromise of 1850 was an agreement between the North and South where California became a free state and a strict fugitive slave law was passed.
RUNAWAY SLAVES RETURNED IF CAUGHT
