Causes of the Civil War

Who was known as the "Black Moses"?

What did the Dred Scott decision say?

Which of thefollowing people were NOT abolitionists?

Why was Uncle Tom's Cabin important?

Geography was probably the most important factor leading to the Civil War.

What is John Brown famous for?

John Brown went on to lead a Union Brigade in the Civil War.

Frederick Douglas was famous for

Why was the raid on Harper's Ferry important?

Why did the election of 1860 anger Southerners?

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was still in effect at the time of the Civil War.

__________________ wanted stronger states rights and a weaker federal government.

Which section of the U.S. had more industry before the Civil War?

The ___ law, part of the Comp. of 1850, made it illegal to help runaway slaves in the North.

Which of the following was NOT true of the South before the Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860 even though he was not on the ballot in some states.

Why was slavery more common in the South than in the North?

What were abolitionists?

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 said that

The Kansas Nebraska Act said that

T/F The invention of the cotton gin decreased the need for slavery in the South.

Which state was the site of bloody fighting when Southerners rushed in to influence voting?

William Lloyd Garrison ran an Abolitionist newspaper called The Liberator.

The ___ Compromise admitted CA as a free state and let UT and New Mexico decide for themselves

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

The Supreme Court case that said that slaves were property

What is Harriett Beecher Stowe famous for?

What led thousands of slaves to freedom in the North and Canada?

What state was the first to secede from the Union?