Sectionalism

Fort Sumter

(1861)First battle of Civil war. In South Carolina. Confederate victory. Marked beginning of Civil war.

Define Border State

A slave state that decided to stay in the Union.

John Brown

Abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia.

Who won the election of 1860?

Abraham Lincoln

How did the North and South differ in their slave populations?

According to the data we examined, the slave population grew to roughly 4 million slaves by 1860. The northern slave population steadily decreased to almost no slaves by 1860.

What was the 3/5 Compromise?

It stated that 3 out of every 5 slaves would be counted as a part of the population for each state. This would allow a state with a large slave population to get more representation in the House of Representatives.

List the four Border States

Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, Missouri

Lincoln's reaction to Fort Sumter defeat

Lincoln called for 75,000 men to volunteer for the Union Army

How did many in the North view John Brown?

Many in the North viewed John Brown as a hero and martyr.

How did many in the South view John Brown?

Most Southerners viewed John Brown as a crazed terrorist. His actions scared many in the South. They feared that others might resort to violence to free slaves.

Where did most abolitionists live?

Most abolitionists lived in the North

Fugitive Slave Law

Northerners must return runaway slaves to the South, passed in 1850, the law angered many Northerners

abolitionist

People who wanted to stop slavery

Goal for the Raid at Harper's Ferry

Pre-Civil War attack in which John Brown attempted to start a slave uprising by stealing weapons from a military arsenal. He hoped to arm slaves and then the slaves would attack southern slave owners and eventually spread throughout the South. seizing arms.

What political party was Abraham Lincoln a member of?

Republican Party

CSA Capital

Richmond, VA / was only 100 miles from Washington DC

Underground Railroad

Secret system that helped slaves run away to the North for freedom

What does the term sectionalism mean?

Sectionalism refers to how the North and South steadily grew apart based on their economy and view on slavery. People in each region were fiercely loyal to the region in which they lived, rather than to the whole country.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

Slavery in Nebraska & Kansas territories would be decided by popular sovereignty

Slave Auctions

Slaves were bought and sold at auctions since they were property

Slave status under the law

Slaves were considered property under the law

What happened as a result of Lincoln being elected president in 1860?

South Carolina seceded from the Union which led to the birth of the Confederate States of America.

Why did many in the South demand a new fugitive slave law be passed?

The South demanded a new and stricter fugitive slave law to be passed since the fugitive slave law that was in place was not being enforced in the North. Slave owners were upset that when their slaves ran away, they often would not get them back since abolitionists in the North would hide the slaves.

Why was the South happy that the 3/5 Compromise was added to the Constitution?

The Southern states were happy because with slaves being counted as a part of their population, they would get more representation in the House of Representatives.

10th Amendment

The amendment says that the government has only those powers specifically granted by the Constitution. If a power is not listed in the Constitution, then each state has the right to decide on an issue. Examples: slavery, fireworks, driving age

Did the average person in the South own slaves? If so, how many slaves did the average person own?

The average person did not own slaves. Roughly 5% of all whites in slave holding states owned slaves. Of that 5%, the average person owned 3-5 slaves.

popular sovereignty

This allowed the people in a territory or state to vote on whether or not they wanted to be a free state or slave state

secede

To leave or withdraw.

If the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 were to be broken, then what would happen to those violated it?

Violation in the law would result in fines or time in jail

Bleeding Kansas

Violence broke out due to many in Kansas viewing the vote on slavery as unfair. They felt the vote was unfair since people crossed the border into Kansas to cast their votes.

USA Capital

Washington DC / was only 100 miles from CSA Capital

Labor

Work

Frederick Douglass

Wrote a narrative about his life as a slave, he was an abolitionist, he escaped from slavery.

martyr

a person who dies for a cause they believe in

Middle Passage

name given to the voyage across the Atlantic that brought slaves from Africa to North America

Jefferson Davis

was the first an only President of the CSA