Causes of the Civil War

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Sectionalism

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Loyalty to a particular region or section of the country rather than to the country as a whole, often leading to conflict.

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Economic differences of the North and South

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The North was more industrialized, while the South relied heavily on agriculture and slavery.

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John Brown

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An abolitionist who believed in and advocated for armed insurrection to overthrow the institution of slavery.

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Author of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' a novel that depicted the harsh realities of slavery and fueled anti-slavery movements.

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Uncle Tom's Cabin

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A novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that highlighted the brutal realities of slavery and increased tensions between the North and South.

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Compromise of 1850

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A series of laws passed to balance the interests of slave and free states, including the admission of California as a free state.

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Missouri Compromise

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An agreement passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state to maintain balance in the Senate.

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

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A law that allowed the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery, leading to conflict.

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Bleeding Kansas

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A series of violent confrontations in Kansas between anti-slavery and pro-slavery factions as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

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Abraham Lincoln

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16th President of the United States who led the country during the Civil War and worked to end slavery.