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18 Cards in this Set
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5 Causes of the Civil War |
Sectionalism, States' Rights, Slavery, Lincoln Election (1860), and Secession of South Carolina |
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Sectionalism |
Loyalty to state before your country |
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Sectionalism (North vs South) |
Citizen of Country, Urban, Large Cities, Large populations, Industrial, Whig/Republican vs Citizen of State, Rural, Small Cities, Small Populations, Agricultural, Democrats |
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States' Rights |
That states should have almost all power on its laws |
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States' Rights (North vs. South) |
Wanted Federal government to be strongest vs Wanted State government to be strongest |
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Slavery (North vs. South) |
Against Slavery vs For Slavery |
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Missouri Compromise |
Missouri wanted to adopt slavery. The made Maine to keep Senate balance. They made a deal that the senate must be balance and drew a line between North and South |
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Compromise of 1850 |
Texas was large so James Pierce cut of some of Texas. California was admitted at a state, so this and stricter run away laws was a exchange |
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Uncle Tom's Cabin |
Harriet B. Stowe wrote a book about a slave named Uncle Tom. It showed how cruel people were to slaves. It caused outrage within the country |
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Kansas-Nebraska Act |
Steven Douglas wanted to make a railroad from Illinois to California. They wanted to make it through Kansas and Nebraska. They wanted to have them vote to be Pro-Slaves or Anti-Slaves. It lead to Bleeding Kansas, lots of violence between Northers and Southerns |
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Dred Scott Case |
Master died on Freed land. Northerners said that he should be free. Court ruled that he will be sent back as a slave |
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Raiding by John Brown |
A white abolitionist extremist who had a army of 21 men who raided places that believed in slavery |
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Election of Lincoln |
Lincoln was elected as the 16th President in 1860. He was a Republican, who were against southern values. |
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CSA |
Confederate States of America |
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Fort Sumter |
South Carolina Secedes from USA. The first battle happened here. Robert Anderson occupied the fort, which started a standoff with the state’s militia forces. When Lincoln announced plans to resupply the fort, General P.G.T. Beauregard bombarded Fort Sumter. After a 34 hours of fighting, Anderson and 86 soldiers surrendered the fort on April 13. |
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Battle of Galveston |
The Union blockaded all of Galveston. Confederates came in and took back the port |
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Battle of Sabine Pass |
Union wanted access to Sabine Pass. When they entered, Confederates bombarded them forcing them to surrender or retreat. |
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Battle of Brownsville |
(Under Construction) |
