Causes of the civil war Flashcards
What was the cotton gin
Machine that sped up the processing of cotton
What year was the cotton gin made
1793
Which states were slave states after the Louisiana purchase
Louisiana
Alabama Mississsipi
What was the Missouri Compromise
States had to join the US in pairs- one a slave state and the other one free
Who formed the Anti-Slavery society
William Lloyd-Garrison
Arthur Tappan
How many members were in the Anti-Slavery society
250,000 members by 1838
Who set up the Underground Railroad
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Tubman
What was the Underground Railroad
Helped smuggle escaped slaves to freedom
What did congress vote to ban in 1846
Voted to ban slavery in any new territories
Slavery was not allowed in the West
What did Henry Clay suggest
California should enter as a free state
Territories gained from Mexico should make their own decisions
What was the Fugitive Slave Act
Agreed to return slaves to their owners
Victory for slave owners
What did the Kansas-Nebraska act mean
Overturned the Missouri compromise
Allowed Kansas and Nebraska to decide wether they wanted to be slave states
What happened at bleeding Kansas
Violence between pro and anti-slavery
200 people killed in violence
What year did James Buchanan become president
1856
What did James Buchanan believe
Supported spread of slavery above Missouri compromise line
What did James Buchanan’s beliefs mean?
North would be full of plantations
Many decided to support Abraham Lincoln
What was the Dred Scott decision
Stated that congress had no right to ban slavery as every American had the right to own property
How did the Southern states feel after Abraham Lincoln’s victory
Felt they needed to preserve state rights
Said they would break away from the USA and start their own country
What was the new confederate congress
The confederate y elected a new government in Montgomery,Alabama
Led by slaveholder Jefferson Davis who argued that any state had the right to remove itself from the Union
What happened at Fort Sumpter
Lincoln stated in March that it was illegal for the south to leave the union
All government buildings were still part of the state
Confederates opened fire on union soldiers in Fort Sumter( a gun battery at Charleston Harbour)
