5.2 The Road to Civil War

• The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 fueled Southern fears of losing political power.


  True
• Place the following political developments in chronological order:

  1️⃣ Election of Abraham Lincoln (1860)

  2️⃣ John Brown raid (1859)

  3️⃣ Dred Scott decision (1857)
• What was the Dred Scott decision's ruling on slaves?

  They were not citizens
• What was one impact of the anti-slavery movement on the South?

  Concerns about slave rebellions
• Why did the compromise efforts ultimately fail to prevent the Civil War?

  They did not address underlying differences
• The North valued individual freedom and equality, while the South emphasized tradition and social hierarchy.


  True
• The Crittenden Compromise was successful in preventing secession.

  False
• Match the social and economic causes with their descriptions:

  Slavery ↔️ North opposed it, South depended on it for labor

  Industry vs. Agriculture ↔️ North industrialized, South relied on farming

  States' Rights ↔️ South advocated for it to allow slavery

  Tariffs ↔️ North favored them, South opposed them
• The Dred Scott decision ruled that slaves were not citizens
• Order the factors that contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War:

  1️⃣ Growing anti-slavery movement

  2️⃣ Rising tensions between North and South

  3️⃣ Southern fears of losing political control

  4️⃣ Outbreak of the Civil War in 1861
• Which compromise proposed restoring the 36°30' line but was rejected by Lincoln?

  Crittenden Compromise
• Order the immediate events leading to the Civil War:

  1️⃣ Election of Abraham Lincoln

  2️⃣ Secession Conventions in Southern states

  3️⃣ Formation of the Confederacy

  4️⃣ Outbreak of the Civil War
• Match the social and economic causes of the Civil War with their descriptions:

  Expansion of slavery ↔️ Disagreements over its spread into new territories

  Economic systems ↔️ Industrialized North vs. agricultural South

  Tariffs ↔️ Debates over trade policies

  States' rights ↔️ Disputes over federal vs. state power
• The Dred Scott decision in 1857 ruled that slaves were not citizens
• The social and economic tensions between the North and South led to the Civil War in 1860.

  False
• Match the political event with its impact:

  Election of Abraham Lincoln ↔️ Fueled Southern fears of losing political power

  Dred Scott decision ↔️ Ruled slaves were not citizens

  John Brown raid ↔️ Heightened Southern concerns about Northern abolitionism
• The anti-slavery movement contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861.

  True
• The North opposed slavery as morally wrong, while the South depended on it for labor
• What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act enacted in 1850?

  Appease both sides
• What were the primary social causes of the Civil War?

  Slavery and states' rights
• Order the cultural values and economic infrastructure of the North and South:

  1️⃣ North valued individual freedom and equality

  2️⃣ South emphasized tradition and social hierarchy

  3️⃣ North developed advanced infrastructure

  4️⃣ South lagged behind in infrastructure
• Which political event heightened Southern concerns about Northern abolitionism?

  John Brown raid
• Abolitionists believed in the gradual emancipation of slaves.

  False
• What was the primary goal of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

  Maintain balance
• Compromise efforts failed because they lacked strong support from both the North and South.


  True
• What immediate event triggered the secession of Southern states in 1860?

  Election of Lincoln
• The social and economic divisions between the North and South led to the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861
• What was the purpose of the John Brown raid in 1859?

  Incite a slave rebellion
• Abraham Lincoln's opposition to the expansion of slavery fueled Southern fears of losing power
• The anti-slavery movement fueled Southern fears of losing political influence
• Match the compromise with its key provisions:

  Missouri Compromise ↔️ Prohibited slavery north of 36°30' line

  Compromise of 1850 ↔️ Admitted California as a free state

  Kansas-Nebraska Act ↔️ Allowed popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska

  Crittenden Compromise ↔️ Proposed restoring 36°30' line and protecting slavery
• What was the Southern view on states' rights regarding slavery?

  States had the right to allow it
• The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed popular sovereignty
• The North opposed slavery as morally wrong
• What was the overall effect of the social and economic differences between the North and South?

  Increased tensions
• The anti-slavery movement fueled Southern fears of losing political power
• The Compromise of 1850 admitted California as a free state
• Compromises failed because they did not address underlying social and economic differences
• The Confederate States of America was formed to preserve slavery and states' rights.


  True