CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR STUDY GUIDE – 2012 - Due Friday 5/11 - Test on Tuesday 5/15
What was the significance of the
36˚ 30’ north latitude line?
Slavery was banned in all future states added
NORTH of the 36 30' latitude line (Missouri
Compromise line) except for Missouri which
was allowed to remain a slave state.
What did John Brown hope to
achieve by his raid on Harpers
Ferry?
He wanted to use WEAPONS to arm SLAVES
for a REBELLION that would END SLAVERY.
What did the election of 1860
prove about the relationship
between north and south?
How divided the nation had become
What event was the final straw
Lincoln was elected as President and that there
that led the South to secede from would be no compromises on slavery in the
the Union and lead the U.S. into a new territories.
civil war?
What was the fear of Southern
senators if there were more free
states than slave states?
How did the Kansas-Nebraska
Act attempt to deal with the
question of slavery in future
states?
If free states had more senators, they might
vote to
BAN SLAVERY.
Southerners did not want this to happen!
“popular sovereignty” allowing the people to decide
whether they would allow slavery or not
In what way did the Compromise
of 1850 appease (satisfy) the
South?
New Mexico & Utah were open to SLAVERY
Even though the SLAVE TRADE was banned
in WASHINGTON D.C., they were allowed to
keep the slaves they already owned
FUGITIVE SLAVE laws made it easier to
RECLAIM RUNAWAY SLAVES.
What was the impact of the
publication of Uncle Tom’s
Cabin?
The book made millions of
Northerners even angrier about
slavery.
What happened when the
Southern states seceded? In other
words, what did this mean for the
country?
Divided the United States into the Confederate States
(those states who seceded) and the Union states which
resulted in the Civil War
Which part of the Compromise of
1850 created the most
controversy between northerners
and southerners during the 1850s?
Fugitive Slave Law
Why did Dred Scott believe he
should have his freedom?
Because his owner had taken him to
WISCONSIN which was a state that banned
SLAVERY.
What was the Supreme Court’s
decision in the Dred Scott case?
(there are several parts to the
decision)
What effect did the Compromise
of 1850 have on slavery?
How did the Kansas-Nebraska
Act nullify (go against) the
Missouri Compromise?
1) Scott could not sue for his freedom because
he was not a
U.S. CITIZEN and could never be a CITIZEN.
2) Missouri Compromise was
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Slaves were
considered PROPERTY, banning slavery is like
taking away someone's PROPERTY.
Ended Slavery in DC
Stronger Slave Laws (Enforced it)
CA-Free
Utah and New Mexico were open slavery
Kansas and Nebraska were above the 36/30 which
contradicted the Missouri Compromise
Allowed people to decide
How did the Compromise of 1850 CA, Utah and New Mexico went against the Missouri
nullify (go against) the Missouri
Compromise
Compromise?
What was a negative result of the
Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Raid on Lawrence, KS, fighting, damage to property
Northerners worried that slavery would expand
In the Dred Scott decision, what
did the Supreme Court decide
about Congress’ power to make
laws regarding slavery?
Could not be banned by Congress
Why did the Southern states
decide to secede?
Lincoln became president and they feared that he
would abolish slavery
In the Dred Scott Decision, the
Supreme Court declared the
Missouri Compromise
unconstitutional. What was the
reasoning for this ruling? (2
points)
According to the 5th Amendment because slaves
were property, not citizens and property could not
be controlled
Explain one reason why most
white Southern slave-holders
were upset by the way the
Fugitive Slave Act was enforced
in the north. (2 points)
Southerners thought slaves were property and when
Northerners helped slaves escape, Southerners felt
like they were being robbed.
Be able to explain how the
Missouri Compromise, the
Compromise of 1850 and the
Kansas-Nebraska Act attempted
to bring the nation together AND
how these same events eventually
pulled the nation apart (the
essential question of the unit)
Missouri Compromise was a temporary solution to balance
free and slave states. Wilmot Proviso and Fugitive Slave
Issue unraveled the Missouri Compromise and tore the
nation apart.
Compromise of 1850 tried to keep power equal to keep
nation together but the Fugitive Slave Law pulled the
nation apart.
Kansas-Nebraska Act attempted to keep the nation together
by giving the people the power but it only satisfied the
South. It caused raids and fighting that further divided the
states.
Analyze the meaning of Abraham The house symbolizes the union and the issue dividing the
Lincoln’s 1858 quote:
union was slavery.
“A house divided against itself
cannot stand.”
Go to the following website and complete the activity to help review the major events that lead
to the Civil War – read the summaries of the events and make your choice about what should
happen. Analyze what did happen.
http://www.fredericksburg.com/CivilWar/Teaching/index_html
(The link is on Mrs. Sparks’ teacher webpage also.)