1.1 Road to the Civil War CR

In the ____, slavery was begininng to fade away in the 1800s.

The North's economy could be described as _______.

______was a major crop in the South that they believed depended on enslaved labor.

The South supported a _____ federal government to protect its interests.

_______was written to decide where slavery would be allowed in new states.

____required Northerners to help return escaped slaves to their owners

_____proposed to ban slavery in any territory won from Mexico

People in each territory voting on whether to allow slavery is called _____.

_____allowed California to enter as a free state and included a stricter Fugitive Slave Act

____wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, a novel that fueled anti-slavery feelings in the North

______tension increased after the 1850s, and compromise became more difficult.

The growing conflict over _____ in the territories led directly to the Civil War.

_____represents the power of literature in changing public opinion about slavery

____was the main reason that compromise over slavery became impossible by the 1850s