 Election of Abraham Lincoln  Slavery  States’ rights

 The act of 1854 let the states decide if they wanted to be a free state or slave state.

 States’ rights- the idea that states have the right to limit the power of the federal government  Secede- withdraw from the union  Abolitionist- a person who wanted to end slavery  Vigilante- are people who take the law into their own hands

 When the Confederates fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina marked the beginning of the Civil War.  This event happened on the date of April 12,1861.

 Disadvantages- had fewer men to fight in war.  Fewer railroads to transport troops and supplies.  Advantages- knew the land better than the Union.  Better generals and marksmen.

 Disadvantages- Soldiers were not trained as well.  Fighting on unfamiliar land  Advantages- had all the factories/industries  More soldiers for fighting

 1.Name 3 things that caused the Civil War.  2.List 1 advantage and disadvantage the North had.  3.List 1 advantage and disadvantage the South had.  4.What’s the definition of abolitionist?

 1. Election of Abraham Lincoln, Slavery, and States’ rights.  2. Advantage- more soldiers for fighting/Disadvantage- Soldiers not trained as well.  3. Advantage- familiar with the land/Disadvantage- fewer soldiers  4. a person who wanted to end slavery

 Southern states had to meet some conditions before reentering the Union. o End slavery o Declare secession illegal o All adult males had to take an oath of loyalty to the U.S.  After the states met these terms they could govern themselves again.

 Southern states became a one crop economy.(Cotton)  To get the seeds out they used a cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney.  The northern economy had more industries.

 The people in the south thought that the states should control themselves.  They thought the federal government shouldn’t have the right to make decisions about the states’ issues.

 Reconstruction began in the south in 1867  Reconstruction refers to the federal governments’ plans to restore the south to the Union.

1. Name at least 3 southern states. 2. Name 3 northern states. 3. What was the south economy based on? 4. What was the north economy based on?

1. Texas-Florida-Missippi-Louisiana- Arkansas-South Carolina-North Carolina 2. Ohio-California-New York-Maine-Iowa- Indiana 3. Cotton (one crop economy) 4. Industries and factories