Causes of the Civil War

Question 0

James Lane

Answer 0

Led 400 anti-slavery settlers to Kansas, called “Army of the North”

Question 1

John Brown

Answer 1

Settled in Kansas after his sons moved, deeply religious, slaughtered 5 men at Pottawatomie Creek, led slave revolt and attacked a Federal Arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia in 1859

Question 2

Abraham Lincoln

Answer 2

A moderate in the 1860 election, won the electoral vote but not the popular vote, called for volunteer soldiers after Fort Sumter attack, divided Virginia in to two states, declared martial law in Missouri, jailed pro-secession leaders

Question 3

“Bleeding Kansas”

Answer 3

A Kansas and Missouri war, Missourians burnt down Lawerence, John Brown killed 5 men at the Pottawatomie Creek Massacre

Question 4

Compromise of 1850

Answer 4

To avoid war, Congress agreed that New Mexico and Utah would vote on slavery (popular sovereignty) the Fugitive Slave Law passes, California becomes a free state, slavery is legal in D.C., but the slave trade is illegal, lasted for four years

Question 5

Dred Scott v. Sanford

Answer 5

Scott sued for his freedom, the Supreme Court ruled that Scott was a slave, not a citizen, so he could not sue in an US Court, also Scott is Property and owners cannot be denied the right to their property

Question 6

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Answer 6

Kansas and Nebraska will vote on slavery, and a railroad will go through Northern states

Question 7

Raid on Harper’s Ferry

Answer 7

John Brown led a slave revolt who attacked a Federal Arsenal in Harper’s Ferry, Virginia in 1859, it was suppressed by Robert E. Lee

Question 8

Border Ruffians

Answer 8

Missourians who voted illegally on the Kansas Stat Constitution for pro-slavery

Question 9

Fort Sumter

Answer 9

A US fort in the South Carolina harbor that was out of supplies, Lincoln sent unarmed supply ships, other forts opened fire on the ship, Sumter surrendered 24 hours later