Causes of the Civil War Study Guide – Davis – Flashcards
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MANIFEST DESTINY
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America wanted to expand from the east coast to the west coast. They had to decide if each new state was a free or slave state.
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ABOLITIONIST
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person who was against slavery
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ELI WHITNEY
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He created the cotton gin to quickly remove seeds from cotton, but it led to more slaves because the work was done quicker.
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STEPHEN DOUGLAS
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created the Kansas-Nebraska Act and ran for president as the Northern Democrat in the 186 election.
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POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
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The right for people to vote on issues.
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SECEDE
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To break away; South Carolina seceded and formed the Confederacy.
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ABRAHAM INCOLN
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President during the Civil War, debated with Douglas, only Republican during the 1860 election
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JOHN BROWN
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Abolitionist extremist that killed others because he believed that his views on slavery are true.
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DRED SCOTT
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Slave who sued because his owner "freed" him when he died, lost the case, and was thrown back as a slave.
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JOHN C. BRECKENRIDGE
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Southerner who was the second Democrat running for president; he wanted slavery everywhere
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HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
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Abolitionist who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, and because of her, many people became abolitionists.
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3/5 COMPROMISE
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3/5 of the slaves were counted when determining how many House of Representatives(determined by population) there were per state.
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SLAVE STATES
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Texas. Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia
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COMPROMISE OF 1850 POSITIVE THINGS FOR FREE STATES
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California was a free state, slave trade was banned in the capital(DC)
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COMPROMISE OF 1850 POSITIVES THINGS FOR SLAVE STATES
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Mexican Cession Territory is determined a free/slave state based on a vote by the people, the Fugitive Slave Act was established
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DIVISIONS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
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The northern states were represented by Stephen Douglas, southern states were represented by John C. Breckenridge
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KANSA-NEBRASKA ACT
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Formed two new territories and those living in Kansas and Nebraska could vote to determine if the states were to be free or slave
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BLEEDING KANSAS
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Violence in Kansas formed because people did not approve of the results of the vote.
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POTTOWATOMIE CREEK MASSACRE
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John Brown killed people who supported slavery.
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SLAVERY AS A CAUSE OF THE CIVIL WAR
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It was the main cause, and it caused the US to divide because of their views.
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WESTWARD EXPANSION AS A CAUSE OF THE CIVIL WAR
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The division of the country was hard to keep both sides equal when a new state was added.
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REGIONAL ECONOMIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH AS A CAUSE OF THE CIVIL WAR
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The North was more industrialized and the southern states were more agricultural. The South had longer growing seasons than the North.
