Cause Of Civil War Flashcards
James Lane
Led 400 antislavery settlers to Kansas;called them the “Army of the North”
John Brown
Anti-Slavery
Believed that God had sent him to end slavery in any way possible including violence
Attempts to start a slave revolt and attacks The Federal Arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia
Abraham Lincoln
Loses the Illinois Senate Election of 1858 but gains fame
President during the Civil War
Assisted by John Wilkes Boot
Bleeding Kansas(The Border War)
Kansas and Missouri battle each other in what
Compromise of 1850
To help avoid a war Congress agrees to the following
New Mexico and Utah would vote on slavery
The Fugitive State Law passes-If you see an African American slave running away and a slave-catcher says,”That’s a runaway slave” you have to help catch them
Slavery is remained legal in Washington D.C.
Slave trade is made illegal in Washington D.C.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Dred Scoot sued for his freedom
Supreme Court said that he was not a U.S. Citizen therefore he could not sue in a U.S. Court
Supreme Court said that he was property and that you could not deny an owner his property
Kansas-Nebraska Act
A compromise declares that
- Kansas and Nebraska would vote on slavery(popular sovereignty-States would vote on major issues such as slavery)
- A railroad would go through the Northern States
Raid on Harper’s Ferry
In 1859, John Brown attempts to cause a slave revolt and attacks The Federal Arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia. This slave revolt is suppressed by Robert E. Lee.
Border Ruffian
Pro-Slave Missourians that would illegally vote on Kansas Constitutions
Fort Sumpter
US fort located in Charleston, SC(Confederate Territory)
Soldiers at Fort Sumpter depended on Charleston for food
Supplies have been cut off
Lincoln sends unarmed ships to help soldiers
Forts in Charleston fire on Sumpter and at the ships
