The Civil War 1861-1865
Table of ContentsVocabularyQuestionsIntroductionThe Slavery IssueWestward ExpansionFailure to CompromiseSouthern SecessionOutcome Summary
VocabularyWestward ExpansionSecessionConfederacyMason Dixion Line Missouri Compromise 1820Kanasas-Nebraska Act 1854Emancipation Proclamation
QuestionsWhat were the issues that divided America during the Civil War?
Why did the South want a confederacy?
Why did the North want to end the system of slavery?
Introduction
The Slavery Issue
Westward Expansion: The nation growing
Failure to Compromise
Mason Dixion Line
Southern Secession
Confederate Flag
Outcome
SummaryWas slavery the reason for the Civil
War or was it a final settlement of the dispute between states’ rights position
and nationalist position?Historians have debated this issue for decades and have not come to a final determination. Your job is to choose a side in this debate. Once you choose a
side you must use 3 facts to defend your position.