Causes of the Civil War

The second cash crop that made slave owners an important amount of money was rice.

The main cash crop that made slave owners a lot of money was cotton.

The second cash crop that made slave owners an important amount of money was rice.

Abolitionist: someone who supported ending slavery.

People have the right to choose whether or not their state will be a free or slave state under popular sovereignty.

Bleeding Kansas: a movement in Kansas by pro- and anti-slavery activists to turn the state into a slave or free state. Where the majority of fighting first occurred will affect how the state develops.

The Confederacy Union's new president was Jefferson Davis.

The 1860 election was won by Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln is dominated by Republicans.

Dred Scott fought for African Americans' rights because they lacked them.