cause of civil war try 2 Flashcards
sectionalism
Loyalty to one’s section rather than to the country as a whole
what did the increase in centralsim do to the united states
it led to a push for states right
why was there a push for states rights
because the south was afraid that salvery would be ablosished
how did slavery become a cause of the civil war
because the north and south were conflicted on whether slavery should allowed or not
how did expanision contribute to the cause of the civil war?
it kept the issue of slavery going as it expanded to the west
what were some things the south supported
slavery, strong state goverments, weak federal goverment
what were some things the north supported ot opposed
oppesed slavery, wanted a strong federal goverment
what was the missouri compromise
missouri admitted as a slave states and main addmisted as a free state to keep thungs balance
the compromise of 1850
calforna chose to be a free state and all other states got to shoose using popular sovereighty.
fugitive slave act
a law that made citizen take and fugitve slaves and punished anyone helped runaway slaves
kansas-nebraska act
he Kansas-Nebraska Act divided the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase into two territories (Kansas and Nebraska). Kansas and Nebraska would decide if they would be a free or slave state.
what compromise did the kansas nebraska act ruin
missourui compromise
why was kansas known as bleeding kansas
there was so much violence🙊
what happpned to senator Summer
he was beat with a cane by congressman brooks
why did the courts say dred scott didnt have the right to file a lawsuit
he was african american
how did the dred scott case affect
congress did not have the power to ban slavery in any territory. It also said that according to the Fifth Amendment, no one could be “deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of the law.”
how did the north react to the scott dred case
they were upset because
fedrick doulglas
non violent, published the north star, was once a slave
william loyd garrison
non-violent. white male and published the libartor
harriet tubman
non violent,black enslaved woman, undergrounf railroad
the grimke sisters
non violent, white sourthern sisters, grew up with slaves but dissagreeded
nat turner
violent, killed 55 white people
harriet beacher stow
non-violent, uncle toms cabin,
john brown
violent, raid at harpers ferry, white man
