Civil War Flashcards
What is the definition of abolition?
The elmination of slavery
Why was there a series of compromises whenever new states were added to the Union?
To maintain equal voting power in the Senate between slave and free states
How did the abolitionist movement cause tensions between southern states and the federal government before the war?
Increased northern support for abolition, southerners felt it increased the threat of slave revolts, and southerners felt their way of life was being threatened
How did the election of Abraham Lincoln lead to the secession of southern states?
Lincoln promised to prevent the spread of slavery into western territories and Lincoln had been elected without any southern votes, southern states felt they had no voice in the federal government
What is the definition of secession?
Withdrawing from a group
