TX25 - Causes of CW

In the years leading up to the Civil War, the U.S. was divided by "sectionalism" [loyalty to one area of the country instead of the ENTIRE country].

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• Which section on this map of the U.S. believed that STATES' RIGHTS allowed them to make decisions without federal interference and believed that they could NULLIFY any federal law their state didn't approve?

Which TWO [2] of these statements about the Compromise of 1850 are true?

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• YOU MUST CHOOSE TWO [2] CORRECT ANSWERS

• it officially ended the U.S.-Mexican War and set the boundary between the U.S. and Mexico as the Rio Grande River

• it was a series of agreements between Northern and Southern states regarding the spread of slavery into new U.S. territories

• it was an agreement that said the U.S. would only trade with friendly nations like France and Spain, but not with Mexico

• it settled the boundary dispute between the U.S. and Canada, avoiding a war that would likely cost millions of dollars

• it allowed each citizen in the new territories to vote for or against slavery - a power known as "popular sovereignty"

This image shows one CAUSE of the Civil War. Label each figure in the image with the correct title.

a

b

c

Slavery

Western Gold Miner

Northern Businessman

Eastern Merchant

Southern Farmer

The ​ (a)   was one part of the ​ (b)   [a series of agreements between the North and the South regarding slavery]. This law said that escaped slaves would be returned to their owners in the ​ (c)   , even if they were found in "​ (d)   " states.

• Fugitive Slave Law
• Compromise of 1850
• south
• free
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• west

​ (a)   Party - mostly in the North, this party [led by Abraham Lincoln] wanted to abolish slavery

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• ​ (b)   Party - mostly in the South, this party wanted slavery to continue; members include Jefferson Davis and Sam Houston

• REPUBLICAN
• DEMOCRATIC
• KNOW-NOTHING
• INDEPENDENT

Why was Sam Houston removed from his position as Governor of Texas in 1861?

• he stole money from the Texas treasury

• he turned 70, which is too old to be governor of Texas

• he refused to join the Confederacy

• he wanted to run for President of the U.S.

Match the following VOCABULARY TERMS to the correct definition.

• POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

• forced labor, and the root cause of the Civil War

• SLAVERY

• states can ignore or reject a federal law they disagree with

• NULLIFICATION

• loyalty to one area of the country over the entire country

• STATES' RIGHTS

• political power belongs to the people

• SECTIONALISM

• states can make decisions without federal interference

Put these events leading up to the Civil War in the correct CHRONOLOGICAL order.

• the Compromise of 1850 gives new territories "popular sovereignty" to vote for or against slavery

• Sam Houston is removed as Governor of Texas for refusing to join the Confederacy

• the U.S. wins the Mexican-American War and gains a large area of land [where slavery can potentially spread]

• the Republican Party is created - it's main goal is to abolish slavery in the U.S.

Write 1 complete sentence that draws a connection between "slavery" and the "Civil War",

Read the passage provided about Congressional Acts that centered on the issue of slavery.

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• ALL of these Congressional Acts are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT for -

• MISSOURI COMPROMISE

• OKLAHOMA AGREEMENT

• COMPROMISE OF 1850

• KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT