Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Causes of the Civil

Study Stack for the Causes of the Civil War Unit

QuestionAnswer
Compromise that ended the debate over whether or not to admit Missouri as a slave state The Missouri Compromise
The Senator known as the Great Compromiser, whom helped write both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 Henry Clay
The two states admitted to the union under the Missouri Compromise Maine(free) and Missouri(slave)
The 1846 proposal for congress to ban slavery in all southwestern lands that might become states The Wilmot Proviso
The two major political parties in the 1840's The Democrats and The Whigs
The political party formed by anti-slavery supporters that wanted to ban slavery in all land gained in the Mexican American War The Free-Soil Party
The idea that people in each territory would vote directly on slavery, rather than having their elected representatives decide for them Popular Sovereignty
The concept of states withdrawing from the Union Secede
The Compromise that ended the debate over whether or not to admit California to the Union as a free state The Compromise of 1850
The parts of the Compromise of 1850 made to please the North California would be added as a free state and the slave trade would be banned in Washington D.C.
The parts of the Compromise of 1850 made to please the South Popular Sovereignty would be used to decide on slavery in states formed from the Mexican Cession
Law that allowed government assigned slave catchers to travel into free territory and re-capture runaway slaves Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Three facts that made the Fugitive Slave Act unfair Suspects had no trials to prove their innocence, only a white witness was needed to declare a suspect a runaway slave, the law forced northerners to help catch runaways
Three ways northerners resisted the fugitive slave act Mobs threatened slave catchers, they helped slaves escape to Canada, northern juries refused to convict people charged with assisting slaves escape
Novel that helped people begin to view slavery as not just a political conflict but a moral issue Uncle Tom`s Cabin
Author of Uncle Tom`s Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe
Act proposed by Stephen A. Douglas to undo to Missouri Compromise and allow Popular Sovereignty in territories where slavery was previously banned The Kansas Nebraska Act
How did pro-slavery supporters win the Popular Sovereignty election in Kansas? They traveled to Kansas from Missouri and voted illegally
Nickname given to Kansas because of all of the violence between pro and anti-slavery supporters Bleeding Kansas
Senator who was assaulted after he insulted a congressmen`s relative in an anti-slavery speech Charles Sumner
Congressmen who attacked a Senator for insulting his uncle during a speech in congress Preston Brooks
New party formed from anti-slavery Whigs, Northern Democrats, and Free-Soilers Republicans
A supreme court ruling that stated that slavery was legal in all territories Dred Scott Decision
Type of rights that protected slavery in all states according to the Dred Scott Decision Property rights
Republican that believed slavery was wrong and all slaves were entitled to all the rights in the Declaration of Independence Abraham Lincoln
Participated in several debates against Abraham Lincoln and defeated him in a race for Illinois State Senate Stephen Douglas
Attacked Harpers Ferry, VA in plans to steal government weapons and use them to lead a slave revolt John Brown
The main platform of the Republican Party To stop slavery from spreading to western territories
Governor from Texas that opposed secession Sam Houston
First state to secede from the Union South Carolina
Name of the Southern Nation formed from seceded states Confederate States of America
President of the Southern Nation Jefferson Davis
Where the first shots of the civil war where fired after Lincoln tried to send supplies to hungry soldiers Fort Sumter
Created by: mrnick625
Popular U.S. History sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards