causes of the civil war

Question 1

John Brown

Answer 1

John Brown was a well-known abolitionist leader in Kansas and he led the Pottawatomie Creek Massacre where he killed five men.

Question 2

Missouri Compromise

Answer 2

a compromise made to divide the union into free and proslavery states with the exception of Missouri which would be slave, also made so that when Maine was added it could be determined that it would free

Question 3

abolitionists

Answer 3

a reformer or someone who wanted to stop slavery

Question 4

compromise of 1850

Answer 4

California was admitted to the union as a free state. Second, is slave trade was banned in Washington D.C. Next, is a new fugitive slave act that required all citizens to assist in returning runaway slaves and denied the salves a trial. Finally, is that popular sovereignty voting would be used to decide the issue of slavery in New Mexico and Utah territories.

Question 5

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Answer 5

Stephan Douglas and Andrew Butler wrote it and it created the Kansas and Nebraska territory and determined that popular sovereignty would decide the issue of slavery for them. The result is that it ignored the Missouri compromise and started more disagreement between states. abolitionists and pro-slavery people in the same area trying to influence, which created violence

Question 6

Stephen Douglas

Answer 6

Stephen Douglas wrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act and you should associate him with that act. he is a northerner

Question 7

Popular sovereignty

Answer 7

Popular sovereignty is basically voting and it was used to decide if a state would be a slave state or not. people control the decision

Question 8

Uncle Toms Cabin

Answer 8

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this book and the novel talked about slavery and how horrible it was, so it made the North realize slavery was a bigger problem than they thought and it made the South angry.

Question 9

sectionalism

Answer 9

living in either the North or the South and being proud of that.

Question 10

The North (pre-war)

Answer 10

The North pre-war was very industrialized, had large cities, was very populated and had a belief for a strong central government.

Question 11

The south (pre-war)

Answer 11

The South pre-war was very agricultural, grew lots of cotton and tobacco and had a belief for state rights.

Question 12

Bleeding Kansas

Answer 12

The nickname Kansas was given in the 1850s because many violent outbreaks between proslavery and anti-slavery sides in Kansas territory

Question 13

Bogus elections

Answer 13

Bogus Elections were elections that included over 5,000 or so illegal pro-slavery men from Missouri, and had crossed over the border for voting.

Question 14

Border ruffians

Answer 14

What the men who crossed the border to illegally vote were named, also from Missouri and were proslavery

Question 15

David Rice Atchison

Answer 15

David Rice Atchison was a U.S senator from Missouri. You should connect the Bogus Elections with him because he encouraged them.

Question 16

Wakarusa war

Answer 16

The Wakarusa War was the first violent act that happened, proslavery and antislavery forces clashed in Lawrence and the pro-slavery people put up a blockade for Lawrence, thought there would be an attack but there wasn’t.

Question 17

Pottawamie Creek Massacre

Answer 17

The Pottawatomie Creek Massacre was led by John Brown and he and his sons and men decided to attack and kill five proslavery men at Pottawatomie Creek. retaliation from the blockade of Lawrence

Question 18

Jayhawkers

Answer 18

The Jayhawkers were men who were anti-slavery and were guerilla fighters. They fought in many outbreaks in Kansas. would ambush groups of pro-slavery people.

Question 19

Bushwhackers

Answer 19

The Bushwhackers were proslavery men and guerilla fighters who also fought many outbreaks. from Missouri, attacked other side.

Question 20

James Lane

Answer 20

James Lane was in charge of negotiating and signing the treaty to end violence in Missouri. US congressman and liked the Kansas-Nebraska act, leader of the Jayhawkers, led many attacks against antislavery. leads Lanes army of the North which is about 400 people and he tries to get Kansas to be free.

Question 21

Dred Scott

Answer 21

Dred Scott was a slave who attempted to sue for freedom, his attempt was shut down by the Supreme Court because slaves were considered property. Its unconstitutional for the U.S court to prohibit slavery in any territory, everywhere can have slavery.

Question 22

Raid on Harpers Ferry

Answer 22

John Brown led the raid on Harpers Ferry, he wanted the weapons on the ferry so that we could arm slaves to fight in a revolt, the result was that John Brown was caught by the U.S marines and he was charged with treason then hanged.

Question 23

Abraham Lincoln (pre presidency)

Answer 23

Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States during that time, he was also anti-slavery, a republican and you should connect him with the Kansas-Nebraska act because he spoke out against it. After he was elected the South began to secede.

Question 24

Secede

Answer 24

Secede means to separate or break off from something. In order to join another group.

Question 25

What happened at fort sumter in South Carolina?

Answer 25

What happened is that South Carolina seceded from the United States and this is significant because they were the first state to do that and started the confederate union. An attack from the confederacy, first step for the civil war and the confederates won.