15 Causes of Civil War
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- Lincoln Douglas Debate
- 7 Debates b/w Lincoln & Douglas. A debate is a discussion between people, usually with different & opposing views.
- Economy
- The wealth and resources of a country.
- Secession
- To formally withdraw from an organization (country). The south "Seceded from the United States"
- Prejudice
- an opinion or strong feeling formed without careful thought or regard to the facts
- Underground Railroad
- Network of people who helped slaves escape to the north.
- Dred Scott Decission
- Supreme Ct. ruling that said African Americans were NOT citizens, slaves were property, and Congress could NOT ban slavery in territories.
- States Rights
- Belief that the power of the FEDERAL gov't is VERY limited when regarding the powers of the state.
- Abolitionist
- A person who supported the end of slavery.
- Fugitive Slave Act
- Law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves. Angered the north and help the Abolitionist movement.
- Stereotyping
- generalization about a group of people which is normally negative and based on a characteristic of that group
- Compromise of 1850
- Agreement that let California enter as a free state, allowed "Popular Sovereignty" in the Mexican Cession Territories, and produced "Fugitive Slave Act"
- Sectionalism
- A devotion to the interests of a person's geographical region rather than the country as a whole. For example: Southerners were more concerned about the south rather than the entire United States.