Unit 3 Study Guide

Question 1

Compromise of 1850

Answer 1

Henry Clay’s idea.
California was admitted as a free state and New Mexico and Utah could decide slavery for themselves

Question 2

Kansas Nebraska act

Answer 2

This act overturned the Missouri compromise and divided the Kansas territory after an argument

Question 3

Dred Scott decision

Answer 3

1857 court case, Scott was a slave living in a free territory, sued for his freedom. Ruling: slaves were not citizens, therefore they could not sue

Question 4

John Brown’s raid

Answer 4

Brown let a small band of slaves to capture the arms at Harpers ferry Virginia, goal was to arm slaves for rebellion, captured then hung for treason

Question 5

Election of Lincoln

Answer 5

Lincoln was elected president, The South feared he would abolish slavery, so South Carolina became the first state to secede one month after the election

Question 6

Fort Sumter

Answer 6

South Carolina seceded from the Union, six others followed suit, fort Sumter was a major union for in the South which was attacked by the Confederate army, the union refused to leave but they ran low on supplies and lost

Question 7

Advantages and disadvantages for the union and Confederacy

Answer 7

Union Advantage: population, industrial capacity, transportation networks
Union Disadvantage: unfamiliar ground, had to establish long supply chains which made it hard to get supplies where they were needed
Confederate Advantage: majority of the war was fought on the South’s territory, experienced military leadership,
Confederate Disadvantage: poor transportation networks, poor industry