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Civil War – Flashcard

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28 June 2020

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Which argument did President Abraham Lincoln use against the secession of the Southern States?

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The government was a union of people and not of states.

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The abolitionist movement, the women's suffrage movement, and the 1960's civil rights movement are all examples of reform efforts that

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developed significant popular support

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Which statement best explains President Abraham Lincoln's justification for the Civil War?

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resident Lincoln's oath of office required him to defend and preserve the Union.

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A major result of the Civil War was that the

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Federal Government's power over the States was strengthened

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Sectional differences developed in the United States largely because

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economic conditions and interests in each region varied

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"By the 1850's, the Constitution, originally framed as an instrument of national unity, had become a source of sectional discord."

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vast differences of opinion existed over the issue of States rights

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Early in his Presidency, Abraham Lincoln declared that his primary goal as President was to

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preserve the Union

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The rulings of the Supreme Court in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857), Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), and Korematsu v. United States (1944) all demonstrate that the Supreme Court has

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sometimes failed to protect the rights of minorities

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"Compromise Enables Maine and Missouri To Enter Union" (1820) "California Admitted to Union as Free State" (1850) "Kansas-Nebraska Act Sets Up Popular Sovereignty" (1854)

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extension of slavery

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Before the Civil War, slavery expanded in the South rather than in the North because

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geographic conditions in the South encouraged the development of large plantations

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"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free." -Abraham Lincoln, 1858 According to this quotation, Abraham Lincoln believed that

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sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union

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"A house divided against itself cannot stand. . . . I do not expect the Union to be dissolved; I do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. . . ." -Abraham Lincoln, 1858 The "divided house" referred to in this speech was caused primarily by

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slavery

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As the Civil War began, President Abraham Lincoln stated that his primary goal was to

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preserve the Union

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The Civil War affected the northern economy by

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stimulating industrialization

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The North's rapid economic growth during the Civil War was stimulated by

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increased government demand for many products

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In the 1850s, why did many runaway slaves go to Canada?

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The Fugitive Slave Act kept them at risk in the United States.

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Which argument did President Abraham Lincoln use against the secession of the Southern States?

answer

The government was a union of people and not of states.

question

The abolitionist movement, the women's suffrage movement, and the 1960's civil rights movement are all examples of reform efforts that

answer

developed significant popular support

question

Which statement best explains President Abraham Lincoln's justification for the Civil War?

answer

resident Lincoln's oath of office required him to defend and preserve the Union.

question

A major result of the Civil War was that the

answer

Federal Government's power over the States was strengthened

question

Sectional differences developed in the United States largely because

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economic conditions and interests in each region varied

question

"By the 1850's, the Constitution, originally framed as an instrument of national unity, had become a source of sectional discord."

answer

vast differences of opinion existed over the issue of States rights

question

Early in his Presidency, Abraham Lincoln declared that his primary goal as President was to

answer

preserve the Union

question

The rulings of the Supreme Court in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857), Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), and Korematsu v. United States (1944) all demonstrate that the Supreme Court has

answer

sometimes failed to protect the rights of minorities

question

"Compromise Enables Maine and Missouri To Enter Union" (1820) "California Admitted to Union as Free State" (1850) "Kansas-Nebraska Act Sets Up Popular Sovereignty" (1854)

answer

extension of slavery

question

Before the Civil War, slavery expanded in the South rather than in the North because

answer

geographic conditions in the South encouraged the development of large plantations

question

answer

sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union

question

answer

slavery

question

As the Civil War began, President Abraham Lincoln stated that his primary goal was to

answer

preserve the Union

question

The Civil War affected the northern economy by

answer

stimulating industrialization

question

The North's rapid economic growth during the Civil War was stimulated by

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increased government demand for many products

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In the 1850s, why did many runaway slaves go to Canada?

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The Fugitive Slave Act kept them at risk in the United States.

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