Causes of the Civil War The War Between the States

1. Missouri Compromise It is an agreement made by Congress The compromise allowed Maine to enter the United States as a free state and Missouri entered as a slave state 2. Nat Turners Rebellion large!scale slave rebellion that occurred in "irginia in 1#$1. Turner was caught% tried% and hung. The rebellion spread fear in the South. $. Tariff of Abominations (Nullification Crisis States Ri!hts"

ta& on imports designed to ma'e mericans buy products from (orthern Manufacturers. It hurt the South because the products from the (orth were more e&pensive than similar products from )urope. Southern states felt that they could #i!nore$ the tariff and not pay it * this gave rise to a belief called #nullification$% nullification meant that if the states did not agree with the law% they could #nullif%$ it or not agree to it at the state level. This +doctrine of nullification, gave rise to the belief in state-s rights% the belief that the states have the final say so in power. This situation will be the main% growing issue between the (orth and the South in the years leading up to the Civil .ar. The (orth wanted a strong national government to have the final say on matters. The South wanted the states to have the final say on matters. The Civil .ar would solve this matter with the (orth-s victory. /. Wilmot &roviso ('()(" bill to outlaw slavery in territories ta'en from Me&ico Caused conflict between (ortherners and Southerners ttempted to remove the right of slaveholders to ta'e their slaves anywhere in the US or its Territories

0. Compromise of '(*+ .hen California applied to become a state% it would have unbalanced the number of free and slave states in the U.S. 110 states on each side before California2. This meant that there would have been une3ual representation in Congress 14ouse of 5epresentatives and Senate2% with more power in the (orthern6 nti!Slavery States. The Compromise of '(*+ was a +compromise, that settled the issue of California becoming a state. In order to please the (orth California became a free state Slave trade ended in .ashington% 7C In order to please the South The territories would be open to slavery and people that lived in that area would vote whether there would be slavery or not in that specific territory Congress would pass stronger fugitive slave laws

8. ,u!itive Slave Act n 1#09 law to help slave owners recapture runaway slaves :orced northerners to ma'e a choice about slavery

;. -ncle Toms Cabin boo' written by 4arriet <eecher Stowe about a slave named Tom that dramatically portrayed the moral issues of slavery The boo' was so popular% it helped the Abolitionist movement gain public support to abolish slavery

#. .ansas/Nebras0a Act law establishing the territories of =ansas and (ebras'a

The area 'nown as =ansas Territory 1remains of >ouisiana Territory2 would be divided into two areas * =ansas and (ebras'a. ?eople that moved there would vote on the issue of slavery% which is 'nown as #popular soverei!nt%$

@. Blee1in! .ansas nti!slavery and proslavery forces clashed over contested elections for the territorial government in =ansas which resulted in a $ year civil war in =ansas Territory The ability for people living in =ansas Territory to decide for themselves whether there would be slavery or not

19. 2re1 Scott v3 Sanfor1 Supreme Court case where a slave% 7red Scott% sued for his freedom because he had been ta'en to live in territories where slavery was illegal. )&tended slavery to the entire country by stating that slaves were the property of the owner and they could ta'e their property with them anywhere they decided to go. "ictory for the South. 7enied citiAenship to free blac's and undid the Missouri Compromise Supreme Court ruled against Scott Said he was not a citiAen and could not sue in US court Said he was bound by the Missouri slave code 113 4incoln 2ou!las 2ebates series of debates between 7emocratic candidate Stephen 7ouglas and 5epublican candidate braham >incoln over slavery in the territories Set the foundations for the arguments for and against slavery in national elections >incoln-s position was preserve the Union said slavery should not be e&panded and the country could not e&ist half slave 7ouglas-s position was States- 5ights said it was not the governments role to prevent the e&pansion of slavery and popular sovereignty was the best way to address the issue. Two sides emerge from the debatesB ?reserve the Union States- 5ights

12. 5arpers ,err% Cohn <rown attac'ed the US arsenal at 4arper-s :erry in order to inspire slaves to fight for their freedom Increased tensions between the (orth and the South It contributed to Southerner-s fears that (ortherner-s would stop at nothing to destroy slavery <rown was captured and hung% becoming a hero in the (orth and a terrorist in the South 1$. 6lection of '(7+ braham >incoln! Stephen 7ouglas! Cohn <rec'enridge! Cohn <ell! 5epublican (orthern 7emocrat Southern 7emocrat Constitutional Union opposed e&pansion of slavery supported popular sovereignty federal government should protect slavery preserve the Union

>incoln won by winning the electoral votes for 1; states

1/. Secession The Southern or Slave States left the United States and created the Confederate States of merica South argued that since they volunteered to Doin the United States they could also leave it. South Carolina left first followed byB Mississippi% :lorida% labama% Eeorgia% >ouisiana% Te&as Cefferson 7avis is elected president of the Confederate States of merica. >incoln had no intention of abolishing slavery but was against secession.