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Sectionalism & Civil War
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3/5 Compromise
At the Constitutional Convention, it was agreed that every 3 out of 5 slaves would count towards representation in Congress. Helps lead to the Civil war because as states were added debate over free states v, Slaves increased. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict, lasting for two and a half years, fought by the United States of America against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, its North American colonies and its Native American allies. -
Missouri Compromise
tensions began to rise between proslavery and antislavery factions within the U.S. Congress and across the country. South wanted to keep slavery as a way of life on their plantations.North, saw this as irrelevant matter and inaccurate -
abolitionists
Abolitionism is a movement to end slavery, whether formal or informal. -
mexican american war
A war between the U.S. and Mexico. The war was initiated by the United States and resulted in Mexico's defeat and the loss of approximately half of its national territory in the north. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Federal marshal or other officers of the law responsible for arresting in runaway slaves. For slaves attempting to build lives in the North, the new law was disaster. Many left their homes and fled to Canada. During the next ten years, an estimated 20,000 blacks moved to the neighboring country. Free blacks, too, were captured and sent to the South. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
republican party not existing and support for the dominance of democrats and whigs cutting across geographic divides. wanting to ensure a northern transcontinental railroad route that would benefit his Illinois constituents which made south angry. -
Bleeding Kansas
anti slavery and pro slavery voted illegally and killed eachother -
Presidential Election
The Democrats met in Charleston, South Carolina, in April 1860 to select their candidate for President in the upcoming election. Candidates were Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, John C. Breckenridge, and John Bell -
gettysburg address
a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, one of the best-known in American history. It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg
