Divisions over slavery and the causes of the Civil War (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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When was the American Civil War?
When was the American Civil War?
1861 to 1865
Main cause of the Civil War
Main cause of the Civil War
Disagreements over slavery
Three-fifths compromise definition
Three-fifths compromise definition
Enslaved people counted as 3/5 for taxation & representation
When was the cotton gin invented?
When was the cotton gin invented?
1793
Free & slave states before Civil War
Free & slave states before Civil War
19 free states, 15 slave states
When did South Carolina secede?
When did South Carolina secede?
20 December 1860
Who was president of the Confederacy?
Who was president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
When was the Confederacy formed?
When was the Confederacy formed?
1861
Who founded the Democratic-Republican Party?
Who founded the Democratic-Republican Party?
Thomas Jefferson
Abolitionist movement definition
Abolitionist movement definition
Collective effort to end the institution of slavery