Causes of the Civil War Flashcards
What is Antebellum?
Antebellum was a period before the Civil War
What was the basis of the South economy during Antebellum?
The bases of the South economy during Antebellum was mostly agriculture cash crops and plantations and rural areas
What was the basis of the north economy during the Antebellum Period
The basis of the north economy was mostly manufacturing producing goods and factories and highly industrialized cities
Why was slave labor so integral to the South economy
Slave labor was important to South economy because the South economy was hide on agriculture and need a slave for agriculture and Farm they were also dependent on cotton production which needed slaves
What is sectionalism
Sectionalism is when one has excessive Devotion to local interests and Custom to a region of a Nation( when a person just has interest in the Region’s Customs but not the whole nation’s customs)
What was state’s rights
State’s rights was when the south beloved that the interests of the states were higher than the interests of the nation and that the states could choose what federal laws to obey. States have power independent of the fed. gov. .
Define nullification
Nullification is the idea that states could choose not to obey any laws that they found unconstitutional. A nullification crisis happened when south carolina nullified the tariff on goods from Europe and when they threatened to secede.
Why did the south support the ideas of state’s rights and nullification?
The South supported the idea of state’s rights and nullification because they wanted to protect their economy and protect slavery from being abolished.
Why did the north support protective tariff
The north supported protective tariff because they wanted people to buy their goods and and protect their factories and manufacturing.
What was popular sovereignty
Popular sovereignty is when a state can decide whether to be a free state or slave state by voting. ( Citizens can vote whether it is a free state or slave state)
How did the increased conflict between the north and south over state’s rights and nullification Lead to the civil war?
The increased conflict between the North and South over state’s rights and nullification led to the civil war because the south wanted to keep slavery and not pay any taxes on goods from Europe. The north wanted to end slavery and have the south pay buy the north’s good from the tariff. This caused more conflicts and eventually led to the civil war.
What was the compromise of 1850? (what were the components of the compromise of 1850)
The compromise of 1850 allowed the north to get California as a free state and prohibit slave trade in Washington DC. The compromise of 1850 allowed the south to make the north enforce the fugitive slave act more strictly, and have popular sovereignty in Utah and New Mexico.
Who was Alexander Stephens?
Alexander Stephens was a Georgia politician who supported the Georgia Platform. he did not want Georgia to secede from the Union but later became the vice president of the confederacy after Georgia seceded.
What was the Georgia Platform
The Georgia Platform was a statement from Alexander Stephens and other Georgian politicians to support the Compromise of 1850 and the Union’s decision in the compromise of 1850.
What was the impact of the Georgia Platform on other southern state’s position on the compromise of 1850
The impact of the Georgia platform on other southern state’s position on the Compromise of 1850 was that The Georgia Platform helped other southern states to accept the compromise of 1850 and helped delay secession and the civil war.
Who was Dred Scott
Dred Scott was a African American slave who sued for his freedom. He lived in Missouri but later moved to free states and he thought that he could sue for his freedom because he lived in the free states. (Illinois and Winsconsin)
What was the argument made by Dred Scott in the Dred Scott case
The argument made by Dred Scott in the Dred Scott case was that since Dred Scott had lived in a free state, it made him a free man.
What was the supreme court’s decision in the Dred Scott case
The supreme court ruled that Dred Scott was not a citizen and was property. This meant that he could not sue because he was not a citizen. The court also ruled that the Congress had no power to limit/stop slavery in States or territories.
How did the Dred Scott case increase sectionalism and lead to the civil war
The Dred Scott case increased sectionalism and led to the civil war because the Dred Scott case made the south more devoted to slavery, increasing sectionalism and made the north hate slavery more, also creating sectionalism. It led to the civil war because the north was angered by the unfair ruling and it made them dislike slavery even more which further divided the North and South.
Who were the four candidates who ran for U.S present in the election of 1860?
The 4 candidates were Abraham Lincoln (Republican), Stephen Douglas (North Democratic), John Breckinridge (South Democratic) , and John Bell (Constitutional Union)
What was the result of the Presidential Election in 1860?
The result of the Presidential Election in 1860 was that Abraham Lincoln won the election with 180 votes and had no votes from the south. John Breckenridge got 72 electoral votes John Bell got 39 votes in Steven Douglas got 12 votes.
How did Lincoln’s position of slavery increase conflicts between the north and south. How did it lead to the civil war?
Lincoln’s position on slavery was to stop it from spreading the South song This has a threat and thought he wanted to end slavery. this increase conflict and tension and led to South Carolina seceding leading to the Civil War
What was South Carolina’s response to Lincoln’s election?
South Carolina seceded after Lincoln won the election
What was Georgia’s ordinance of Secession?
Georgia’s ordinance of secession was seceding from the Union
