Causes of the Civil War

Abraham Lincoln won what election because the democrats were split in the North and South?

Why did Dred Scott think he should be free?

On April 12th, 1861 Confederate soldiers fired on this fort and began the Civil War.

What two states entered the Union as part of the Missouri Compromise?

Abolitionist involved in the Kansas-Nebraska Act

Who wrote the book Uncle Toms Cabin that persuaded people to want to end slavery?

California was admitted to the Union in the Compromise of 1850 as a FREE state or SLAVE state?

Which three issues are considered long standing causes of the Civil War?

What political party was formed in 1854 to stop the spread of slavery?

What was the first state to secede from the Union in 1860?

It ruled that slaves were property, not people with rights.

Law stating that slaves had to be returned to their owners

A system of secret escape routes for slaves heading to freedom

A series of violent fights in 1856 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces.

The term to describe letting the people of each state vote if slavery should be allowed.

Who proposed the Compromise of 1850 to prevent conflict between North and South?

Why did Lincoln's election in 1860 cause South Carolina to secede?