The Road to the Civil War Flashcards
South
Steamships used on rivers
Population was 8 million in 1860
Cash crops were cotton, rice, and sugar
Small towns developed along rivers and coasts
North
Public education grew after 1830
Produced textiles, ships, iron, and lumber
Population was 20 million in 1860
Where most immigrants settled
Fugitive slave act
Said Northerners had to help capture runaway slaves, or else fine/jail
Northerners hated it and disobeyed it
Southerners liked it
Created a lot of opposition
Compromise of 1850
Made California a free state
No slavery in the nation’s capital
Made Fugitive Slave Act
1850
Bleeding Kansas
Caused by slavery being decided by popular sovereignty
John Brown and others fought over slavery
Popular Sovereignty
A state gets to vote and decide for itself on an issue
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Lincoln opposed the spread of slavery
Douglas wanted popular sovereignty
Douglas won the election for Illinois Senator
Harper’s Ferry
An arsenal attacked by John Brown
Purpose was to inspire slaves to fight for their freedom
Platform
A statement of a political party’s beliefs
Republican Party
Political party created by antislavery Americans
Lincoln joined because he agreed with their stand on slavery
Confederate States of America
The Southern states that withdrew from the Union
Secede/secession
To withdraw from the Union
South justified because the voluntarily joined the Union, so they couldn’t leave
Dred Scott
Had a lawsuit to gain freedom and was denied
John Brown
Killed proslavery people
Involved in bleeding Kansas
Captured the arsenal at Harper’s Ferry
Lincoln’s victory and Southern Secession
Lincoln’s victory convinced the Southern states to secede because they were afraid that Lincoln would abolish slavery
