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Event sleading up to the Civil War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The causes of the Civil War were many and complex, - there were growing ________and _________ differences between the North and the South in the decade before the War | cultural, economic |
| The most recognized differences in the early 1800’s were the contrasts between North and South, the two sections were really two distinct ________ | nations |
| The key difference to which all other differences between the North and the South were connected was ________ | slavery |
| an unreasonable usually unfavorable opinion of another group that is not based on fact | prejudice |
| The most popular statement about the impact of slavery was ___________________, its effect ws as powerful as Common Sense | Uncle Tom’s Cabin |
| The North ws becoming more ______and more Industrial, population twice that of south, larger more diverse (Irish and German) | Urban |
| The biggest technologicl change was ________ which made canals obsolete (outdated) | Railroads, |
| In 1860 the North had _____ of all railroad track in US | 70% |
| The __________magnified the differences between North and South, it ran along the railroad tracks | Telegraph |
| The North and South had much in common, both cherished democratic tradition, both displayed ___________against African Americans but differed in beliefs about what American Society should be | prejudice |
| If __________ to new lands in west had not occurred then Nation may have not been torn apart | migration |
| The aquisition of new lands forced the old question of slavery back into politics, the question was whether or not the new lnds would be | free or slave |
| The ________________ was an amendment that developed out of fear that adding a slave state from the lands acquired from Mexico would cause an economic shift to the South | Wilmot Proviso |
| The wilmot Proviso revealed growing revealed the growing ____ between North and South | gap |
| Mexico gave up claim to Texas and recognized Rio Grande as Southern Border and Mexico gave New Mexico and California (2/5’s of its territories) to the US were two provisions of the _____________________________________ which ended the Mexican War | treaty of Guadalupe Hildago |
| In 1853 Mexico sold 30k square miles of what is now New Mexico and Arizona, land eventually provided a route for the southern transcontinental railroad, the sale was called the _____________________________- | Gadsden Purchase |
| means to join to attach | Annex |
| _________________ was the Manifest Destiny President | James K Polk |
| Mexico believed that the Nuece river was the border between Texas and Mexico, the U.S. believed that it was the _____________ river | Rio Grande |
| Before the war with Mexico some California settlers took matters into their own hands and revolted against Mexico, the revolt was called the ____________ revolt becasue of the flag that hey used in the Revolt | Bear Flag |
| The first attempt to address slavery in the territories was the ____________________ of 1820 | The Missouri Compromise |
| ___________________ a whig was elected President of the United States in1848 | Zachary Taylor |
| In 1849 thousands of Americans rushed to __________ and requested admission into US as a free state, the BALANCE of POWER an issue again | California |
| The balance of power was an issue when California wanted to enter the Union, a debate ensued and eventually a compromise was offered, the Compromise was authored by __________ and was called the _____________________ | Henry Clay, Compromise of 1850 |
| The Compromise of 1850 included California entering as a free state, two territories New Mexico and Utah deciding slave or free for themselves, two provisions for slavery in D.C. this which was resented by the the North | Fugitive slave law |
| In response to the Compromise of 1850, _______________________stated that if the government intended to reduce rights or threaten property the gov’t no longer worthy of their respect | John C. Calhoun |
| There was a fear that Zachary Taylor would veto the Compromise of 1850 but before he could he passed away and ______________ became President | Millard Fillmore |
| In the election of 1852 the Whigs rejected Fillmore and nominated ____________________ and the democrats nominated Franklin Pierce who won in a landslide | Winfield Scott |
| a movement to ensure that native Born Americans receive better treatment than immigrants was called | nativism |
| many protestants disturbed by catholic immigrants and this fear lead them to form a secret society called the | Order of the Star Spangled Banner |
| The __________________________ was authored by Stephen Douglas of Illinois | The Kansas Nebraska Act |
| The Kansas Nebraska Act supported ____________________ which let the people in a territory decide whether slavery would be allowed in a territory | Popular Sovereignty |
| During the summer 1854 protests against Kansas-Nebraska Act led to meetings which led to the start of the ____________ party | Republican |
| After the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act - Antislavery groups Northeast set up Emigrant Aid societies 1854-55 sending 1200 __________________to Kansas to fight against slavery | New Englanders |
| Anti-slavery supporters sent to Kansas to participate in the popular sovereignty vote were called ____________ | free soilers |
| There were two capitals in Kansas, __________ was anti-slavery and ____________ was pro-slavery | Topeka and LeCompton |
| __________began when southerners with the support of a proslavery Marshall looted homes and offices Lawrence Kansas a center of Free soil activity | Violence |
| In response to the looting in Lawrence Kansas, ________________ a self apponted vigilante who believed he was God’s chosen instrument to end slavery killed 5 pro-slavery supporters in front of their families | John Brown |
| The violence spread to Washington D.C. when Senator Charles _________ gave a speech which insulted Senator Andrew _______ of South Carolina and that Senators nephew Congressman Preston __________ attacked the first Senator with a cane | Sumner, Butler and Brooks |
| OIn the election of 1856 the Republicans chose John C. Fremont of Mexican war fame and the Democrats nominated ______________ of Pennsylvania and the Know Nothings naominated Millard Fillmore | James Buchanan |
| Buchanan won the election and hoped Supreme Court would use its power to resolve the _________ issue | slavery |
| The Supreme Court handed down decision that angered the North even more and created more division, the decision was known as the __________________ | Dred Scott decision |
| The court ruled that Dred Scott who sued for freedom because he and is wife had once lived in territories that were free was not a ________ and could not sue in court | citizen |
| The Missouri Compromise Unconstitutional, slaves were the property of their owners and court could not deprive people of their property without due process according to the Fifth amendment were also part of the ___________________decision | Dred Scott |
| The end result of the Dred Scott decision was that _________had no power to ban slavery anywhere including territories | Congress |
| In the fall of 1857 a small proslavery group in Kansas elected members to a convention to write their own constitution which was required to attain statehood it was called the ____________________ | LeCompton Constitution |
| A series of debates were held in an Illinois senatorial campaign between Stephen Douglas and _________________ who earned a reputation for eloquence and moral commitment | Abraham Lincoln |
| The debates between Douglas and Lincoln highlighted two important principles in American Government ___________ and ___________ | majority rule and minority rights |
| Lincoln did not believe that the majority should deny the minority their rights and Douglas believed in ________________________ | Popular Sovereignty |
| Lincoln foresaw the coming confrontation and stated that "A _______ divided against itself cannot stand | house |
| 3 years after raid in Kansas John Brown attacked Federal arsenal at ________________ Virginia (Weapons storage)dreaming of enslaved uprising, leading the US to moral renewal | Harper's Ferry |
| John Brown was captured by _______________ and was eventually hung | Robert E. Lee |
| In the election of 1860 - Democrats met in Charleston South Carolina April 1860 to nominate candidate as it was still a national party, Debated a long time issue for 10 days slavery in the ____________ issue | territories |
| Unable to gain control 8 southern states left to nominate their own candidate, they nominated __________________________- | John C. Breckinridge |
| Northern Democrats selected ___________ supported popular sovereignty | Stephen Douglas |
| Moderate South belonging to Whig and American parties met in Baltimore to form own party, these politicians and Border States (Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri) formed the ________________________ | Constitutional Union party |
| The Constitutional Union party nominated _________________ of Tennessee moderate slaveholder | John Bell |
| The Republican party Chicago, the favored candidate was ________________________NY , time went by many felt his antislavery views too extreme | William Henry Seward |
| Nominated more moderate ________________, who stood firmly against spread of slavery | Abraham Lincoln |
| Lincoln won all free states except NJ, which he split with __________________ | Stephen Douglas |
| __________________ the southern democrat took NC, Arkansas, Del. Md. And lower South Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina | Breckinridge |
| _________ the Constitutional Union Party candidate carried three Border states, Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia and Douglas took Missouri | JohnBell |
| Lincoln captured Presidency without single ___________ vote in South, 39% popular vote 180 electoral votes a decisive but sectional victory | electoral |
| South outraged that a President could be elected without a single electoral vote from the South, Government out of their hands and there is a call for _________ | secession |
| those who wanted south to secede since joining was voluntary so leaving was voluntary were called ________________ | secessionists |
| The first state to secede was _________________ | South Carolina |
| After S.C. seceded over the next few weeks six other states seceded and in February 1861 delegates from the 7 states met in ___________________and created a new nationThe Confederate States of America Known as Confederacy | Montgomery Alabama |
| The Confederacy selected ________________ of Mississippi as their President | Jefferson Davis |
| Buchanan believed secession was _________ but said that they would not try to stop it by force | illegal |
| ________________editor of the New York Tribune, proposed that the seceding states be allowed to leave in peace, many opposed this option especially those who believed in union | Horace Greeley |
| Lincoln believed that his duty was to ___________ the Union | preserve |
| __________________ a Federal Fort in the harbor of Charleston South Carolina was to be resupplied, if not resupplied then it would have to be abandoned | Fort Sumter |
| Before Sumter was resupplied General P.G.T. ________________ was ordered to demand surrender of Major Robert Anderson | Beauregard |
| Anderson refused to surrender, General P.G.T. Beauregard attacked and bombarded the fort for 24 hours and Anderson surrendered, the attack was an act of ___________, Lincoln saw this as an act of war | rebellion |
| The UPPER SOUTH states of Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas joined the lower South in the Confederacy, the Four _____________remained uncommitted, the war begins | Border States |
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