Causes of the Civil War - Part 1

President of the Confederate States of America

Maine entered the Union as a

An unsuccessful proposal that no slavery be allowed in territories acquired in the Mexican War

this act had the opposite intended effect and made Northerners disagree with slavery even more

The _____________________ party favored slavery

an exaggerated loyalty to a particular region of a country

Missouri entered the Union as a

The _____________________ party was against slavery

1856 fighting that occurred between anti-slavery forces and pro-slavery forces

This let the people decide by state on whether slavery should be allowed in territories

The boundary line of slavery was the 36' 30" N latitude line according to the

System that helped slaves escape to the North. Harriet Tubman was one of the conductors.

Texas entered the Union as a

The balance of power in Congress between slave states and free states in 1819 was

This man was a violent abolitionist

This compromise made slave trade illegal in Washington D.C.

Runaway slaves were known as

Kansas entered the Union as a

bought freedom of enslaved people

Missourians who crossed the border in Kansas to stuff ballots in favor of slavery were known as

California was admitted into the Union as a

in 1856 Northerners disagreed with this act and popular sovereignty while Southerners loved it.

To leave the Union means to