Name:______________________________________________Date:__________________ Period:________Causes of Civil War Assignment

Part A: Directions: Answer the questions by looking at the map of the 1860 election.

1. Which party won nearly all of the Northern States? _____________________________________________2. Which party won nearly all of the Southern States? _____________________________________________3. What percentage of the popular votes did the Republican Party receive? _____________________________4. What percentage of the electoral votes did the Republican Party receive? ____________________________5. Who was the candidate for the Constitutional Union Party? ________________________________________6. Which states did he win? ___________________________________________________________________

Part B: Directions: Fill in the blanks by using the word bank. One of the main causes of the Civil War was over the issue of ______________.

The ____________ felt that slavery was wrong and the __________________ felt that they should be allowed to have slaves. Many slaves tried to escape using a system of trails to take them South, known as the _____________________________. One of the most famous conductors was ______________________, she helped over 300 slaves escape.Many people in the North were known as ______________________ because they wanted to end slavery.

The Presidential election of 1860 was won by ________________________, whichmade the South really mad because he did not like slavery. When Lincoln was elected President the South decided to break away and form the _____________________. ______________ was the first state to leave the Union (US). The South chose_________________ to be the leader of the South. Even though the South broke away, thestart of the war was at _______________________ where the first shots were fired. These shots caused the ________________________ between the Union and Confederacy to begin.

Part C: Directions: Fill in the chart comparing the North and South, use your notes to get the answers.

Word Bank:Fort Sumter

Underground Rail Road

Confederacy Slavery

Abolitionist North

Jefferson DavisSouth

Harriet TubmanCivil War

Abraham Lincoln South Carolina

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Part D: Directions: People in the United States were divided when it came to secession (the South leaving the United States). Some people really wanted the South to leave the United States, while others did not want the South to leave. Fill in the chart with the reasons for secession (why the South wanted to leave and form their own country) and the reasons against secession (why the South should not leave and become their own country). Reasons for Secession (Why the South should leave

the United States)Reasons against Secession (Why the South should

stay with the United States)

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Part E: Directions: Look at the posters below and answer the following questions.

1. Which poster could be found in the North? ______________ South? ______________2. How much is reward in Poster #1 ? _________________________________________3. Where does the runaway slave need to be returned? ______________________________________________4. Who do you think poster #2 is referring to? ____________________________________________________5. What were these people advised to do? ________________________________________________________6. Who are the kidnappers and slave catchers? ____________________________________________________Part F:Directions: The Civil War brought a great deal of new technology and weapons. In the chart list out the new type of technology or weapon and describe how it was useful and important in the war.

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Part G: Directions: Look at the map about the Missouri Compromise and your notes to answer the questions.

1. What is the Missouri Compromise? ___________________________________________________________2. Why was it important for the Free and Slave states to stay balanced (equal)?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. Looking at the map, imagine that the Missouri Compromise line extended through the rest of the United States, what would be the problem with this? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part H: Directions: Fill out the cause and effect boxes.

Cause: Effect:

Shots were fired between the North and South at

Fort Sumter.

Slaves used the Underground Railroad

to get their freedom.

Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860.