Causes+of+the+Civil+War

The rift between the North and the South widened in the mid-1800s. It appeared that Oregon, New Mexico, and Utah would become free states, upsetting the balance between free and slave states. Southerners talked of **__sceding__** -leaving the Union. The __**2**__ removed restrictions on slavery in the New Mexico territory. It required states to return __**3**__ - runaway enslaved persons-to their holders. Many Northerners refused to obey the Fugitive Slave Act. A novel, __**4**__ added to antislavery feeling. __**5**__ of 1854 tried for a compromise. It let people in the territories settle the slavery issue by __**6**__ or voting on the issue. Disputed elections in Kansas led to violence. People on both sides died. A new party, the __**7**__ vowed to end slavery in the territories. In the __**8**__ case, the Supreme Court ruled that enslaved persons were property and that slavery could not be prohibited, angering many Northerners. Republican __**9**__ won fame debating Stephen Douglas about slavery. In 1860 Democratic presidential nominee Douglas said he would refuse to protect slavery in the territories. __**10**__ ran as a proslavery candidate. Republicans nominated Lincoln and vowed to oppose slavery in the territories. Voting went along __**11**__ lines; Lincoln won. In December 1860 South Carolina seceded. Six more states also seceded to form the **12** They elected Jefferson Davis president. Lincoln vowed not to allow secession. In April 1861 Confederates shelled __**13**__ South Carolina. Lincoln called for __**14**__ to defend the Union. Four more states seceded. The Civil War had begun.

of 1850 || John Calhoun || //Cabin// || popular sovereignty || Confederacy || Whig Party || Fort Sumter || Nebraska Act || //Dred Scott// || slavery || Republicans ||
 * Abraham Lincoln || secession || Henry Clay || Compromise
 * //Uncle Tom's//
 * Daniel Webster || The Kansas-
 * John Breckinridge ||  || volunteers || sectional || fugitives ||

The rift between the North and the South widened in the mid-1800s. It appeared that **Oregon,** **New Mexico**, and **Utah** would become free states, upsetting the balance between free and slave states. Southerners talked of secession-leaving the Union. The **Compromise of 1850** removed restrictions on slavery in the **New Mexico territory**. It required states to return **fugitives**- runaway enslaved persons-to their holders. Many Northerners refused to obey the **Fugitive Stave Act**. A novel, **//Uncle Tom's Cabin//**//,// added to antislavery feeling. The **Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854** tried for a compromise. It let people in the territories settle the slavery issue by **popular sovereignty**, or voting on the issue. Disputed elections in Kansas led to violence. People on both sides died. A new party, the Republicans, vowed to end slavery in the territories. In the **//Dred Scott// case**, the Supreme Court ruled that enslaved persons were property and that slavery could not be prohibited, angering many Northerners. Republican **Abraham Lincoln** won fame debating **Stephen Douglas** about slavery. In 1860 Democratic presidential nominee Douglas said he would refuse to protect slavery in the territories. **John Breckinridge** ran as a proslavery candidate. **Republicans** nominated Lincoln and vowed to oppose slavery in the territories. Voting went along **sectional lines**; Lincoln won. In December 1860 South Carolina **seceded**. Six more states also seceded to form the **Confederacy**. They elected **Jefferson Davis** president. Lincoln vowed not to allow **secession**. In April 1861 Confederates shelled **Fort Sumter**, South Carolina. Lincoln called for volunteers to defend the Union. Four more states seceded. The Civil War had begun. ||
 * =Road to Civil War=