admission of states into the Union.

Supreme Court decisions.

presidential election results.

voting rights.

unified popular support for the war effort.

superior military leadership.

economic aid from Great Britain and France.

more human resources and war material.

destroy the economy of the south.

restore pre-Civil War conditions to the South.

maintain Republican domination of the National Government.

develop two equal political parties in the South.

extension of slavery into the western territories.

equitable distribution of frontier lands to the owners of small farms.

placement of protective tariffs on foreign imports.

need for international improvements in transportation.

use the vote to resolve the conflict over slavery.

free all slaves in the US.

uphold the Dred Scott decision.

preserve the Union.

imperialism.

national unity.

sectionalism.

industrialization.

deny African Americans the right to vote.

extend suffrage to women and 18-year old citizens

raise money for political campaigns.

prevent immigrants from becoming citizens.

There was a small distinct planter elite.

State legislatures had one house in which seats were inherited.

Elite southerners sent their sons and daughters to school in England.

Women controlled the social activities at home.

There were more black people than white people in the Antebellum South

Most southern families held slaves.

Most southern families lived in rural areas.

The southern population was much smaller than that of the North.

Supporting the Underground Railroad.

Opposing the Emancipation Proclamation.

Banning freed slaves from Northern states.

Proposing a stricter fugitive slave law

It established the rights of all citizens to hold property.

It guaranteed equal protection to former slaves

It granted women the right to vote.

It declared slavery and all other forms of servitude illegal.

Abolishing the institution of slavery by a constitutional amendment.

Passing Black Codes to guarantee the rights of formerly enslaved persons.

Putting Confederate leaders on trial for war crimes.

Ending military occupation of the South immediately.

The Constitution contained a clause that outlawed the importation of slaves into the Northern states.

Congress passed a law forbidding slavery in the North.

Northern states passed affirmative action legislation.

Geographic conditions in the South encouraged the development of large plantations.

Because most Yankees were outspoken pacifists

Because the likelihood of unparalleled carnage was so great

Because a U.S. victory could result in the expansion of slavery

Because a U.S. defeat would mean the loss of Texas to Mexico

Bring Maine in as a free state.

Establish the principle of popular sovereignty south of the 36’30’’ line.

Bring Missouri in as a slave state.

Prohibit slavery north of latitude 36’30’’.

Allow blacks to vote in the Kansas-Nebraska territories.

Let the residents of the Kansas-Nebraska territories determine their own laws on slavery through elections.

Force the Supreme Court to rule that slavery was constitutional.

Forbid Northerners from returning runaway slaves to the South.

Proclamation of 1763; British effort to prevent further colonial conflict with Native Americans

Missouri Compromise; Slavery was an increasing issue and balance in Congress was important

Gadsden Purchase; New territory was needed to build the transcontinental railroad

Missouri Compromise; Increasing conflict over popular sovereignty

protected the Constitutional rights and liberties of freed slaves.

forced Congress to do the bidding of former Confederate politicians.

were enacted by the Radical Republicans to prevent racial discrimination in the South.

were laws passed by mainly Southern states to keep African Americans in a system of virtual slavery.

A slave had the right to sue for freedom in a federal court.

A slave was only a citizen after he or she purchased freedom.

A slave was not a citizen but rather the property of an owner.

A slave who lived on free soil for any length of time was free.

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

“With malice toward none, with charity toward all.”

“The South began the war, and they should be punished for starting it.”

“Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.”

“Southern states should pass the ‘Black Codes.’

“The Southern states have been conquered and should be punished for their actions.”

“Former Confederate leaders should be forgiven for their actions during the Civil War.”

“The country should follow President Lincoln’s plans to reunite the country as quickly as possible.”