The Civil War Era: Slavery and Its Impacts

These flashcards cover key concepts, historical events, and significant figures related to the Civil War and the institution of slavery in America.

What years did the American Civil War occur?

1861 to 1865.

What did Abraham Lincoln assert was somehow the cause of the Civil War?

Slavery.

What phrase did Lincoln use to express if a nation dedicated to equality could endure?

All men are created equal.

What term refers to the economic and social system that supported slavery in the South?

The plantation system.

What invention by Eli Whitney in the 1790s increased the demand for slave labor in the South?

The cotton gin.

What was the significance of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

It declared that the western territories from the Louisiana Purchase were closed to slavery north of Missouri.

What was the Civil War ultimately settled by, according to Lincoln?

The force of arms.

What did the Civil War establish in relation to the Union and slavery?

It established the supremacy of the Union and ended slavery.

What was the impact of the cotton economy on the southern society?

It created an oligarchic society dominated by a planter aristocracy.

What proportion of Southern families owned slaves by 1860?

About one-quarter of white southerners owned slaves.

How did slave families often suffer under the plantation system?

They were frequently separated at slave auctions.

What did Frederick Douglass argue in his autobiography regarding his own experience?

He depicted his struggle for literacy and escape from bondage.

What was a common form of resistance by slaves against their conditions?

They would slow down work, steal food, or run away.

What significant event marked the abolitionist movement in the U.S. according to the document?

The founding of the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1833.

What did the whippings symbolize in the lives of enslaved individuals?

The planter's mastery and control.

What was the ultimate goal of the abolitionist movement during the Civil War?

To end slavery in the United States.

What early organization aimed to assist in the colonization of free blacks back to Africa?

The American Colonization Society.

What was one of the key criticisms of slavery from abolitionists?

It was morally reprehensible and a violation of human rights.

What percentage of the cotton produced in the world came from the South by 1860?

More than half of the world's supply.

What was the name given to the system of forced labor and oppression in the South?

Slavery.