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Pre-Civil War
Catalysts to Succession
Question | Answer |
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Republican Party | Northern Party that was against the spread of slavery west, to the new territories. |
Jefferson Davis | The first and only Confederate president. |
Original 7 States to Secede | South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas. |
Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) | Pro/Anti slave people began to flock to Kansas and Nebraska to fight for the popular sovereignty vote. "Bleeding Kansas" |
Fort Sumpter | Fired on the fort on April 12th, 1861. White flag was raised, and ensured the war to begin. |
Election of 1860 | Two Democrats running, with completely regional votes. Caused seven states to leave the Union. |
Wilmont Proviso (1848) | David Wilmont proposed all territory from Mexico be free, first time parties voted depending on sections. |
Border States | Believed that the C.S.A. had the right to leave, and threatened to leave if Lincoln forced that sates to the Union. |
Constitutional Differences between C.S.A & U.S.A | ∙More presidential power. ∙Outlawed international slave trade. ∙6 year terms. |
Richmond, Virginia | Second capitol of the Confederacy. |
C.S.A. advantages (1861) | Experience (Generals) and Militia. |
Compromise of 1850 | California come in free, salve laws stricter. Slave trade became illegal in Dc and popular sovereignty for free/slavery in Mexico territories. |
C.S.A. platform | The "new" platform of Confederacy. Three different laws. |
Montgomery, Alabama | The first location location of the Confederate States of America's capitol. |