Chapter 18.4 Flashcards
what did John Brown want to do at Harper’s Ferry
attack federal arsenal and arm slaves in area to form slave army
while Brown took over arsenal, he sent men into the country to
gather slaves
why did no slaves want to join
fear of punishment if caught
who attacks brown
white southerners
who led federal troops to capture brown
Colonel Robert E. Lee
john brown was charged with ___, ___, and ___
treason
murder
conspiracy
hanged on december 2, __
1859
what was the spark that set the civil war off
hanging of john brown
democrats were slit into two parties
southern democrats
northern democrats
election of 1860 southern dem- northern dem- republicans- constitutional union-
John C. Breckenridge
Stephen Douglas
Abe Lincoln
John Bell
douglas and lincoln went for ___ votes
bell and breckenridge went for ___ votes
northern
couthern
winner of presidential election of 1860
Abe Lincoln
he won with __% of overall vote
37
many ___ are angered
southerners
why are southerners angered
Lincoln did win a single slave state but he was the president
act of formally withdrawing from the union
secession
first states to secede from US
north carolina
the constitution does not directly address
secession
who wanted to avoid secession and compromise the N & S and avoid a civil war
John J. Crittenden
lincoln asked republicans to vote against
the plan to compromise the N & S
7 states that seceded from US
South Carolina Georgia
Mississippi Louisiana
Florida Texas
Alabama
what was the name of the country
Confederate States of America
what was the only difference between the countries’ constitutions
they could own slaves
who was the president and vice president
Jefferson Davis
Alexander Hi Stephens
