8th grade Test 1 - Civil War causes

Which was NOT an advantage for the North

Party formed to keep slavery from expanding west

This person was considered a martyr in the North to the disgust of the South.

The first conflict of the Civil War was the Confederate attack on

border states were different from the rest of the Union because

Abolitionist who captured an armory and was hung for treason

The North opposed this because it allowed for popular sovereignty north of the Missouri Compromise Line

President of the Confederacy

Which was the first state to secede

Abolitionist who was defeated in a close senate race in 1858; it made him known throughout the nation

Abraham Lincoln ran in 1858 for senator of what state?

California joins as a free state; popular sovereignty in New Mexico and Utah

From the Compromise of 1850, this tried to force the North to cooperate with slavery

Violence in Kansas as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act is referred to as

Slave who argued in court for his freedom

Which is an advantage of the South

1820-line was drawn; states north of the line would be free states and states south of the line would be slave states

War in 1846-1848 from which America acquired more territories to the west

Virginia general who commanded Confederate forces