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Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Popular book by Harriet Beecher Stowe focusing on the negatives of slavery. Million copies sold. Caused Northerners to protest Fugitive Slave Act. Southerners criticized the book.
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South Carolina
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First state to leave the Union in 1860.
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Secessionists
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They believed that since the states voluntarily joined the Union, they can also choose to leave.
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Jefferson Davis
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Confederate President
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13th Amendment
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Outlaws Slavery (1865)
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Ft. Sumter
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April 12th, 1861- Firing on this property initiated the Civil War
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Commander of the Army of the Potomac (Union Army) from 1864-1865, had fought successfully in the West prior
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Mississippi River
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Control of this river would cut the Confederacy in half
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Shiloh
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April 6-7, 1862- Major Union Victory in the West. Grant wins due to the reinforcements from Don Carlos Buell.
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Antietam
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September 17th, 1862. Bloodiest single day in U.S. history. It is a Union Victory.
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54th Massachusetts
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African American Company responsible for leading an attack on Ft. Wagner.
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Richmond, Virginia
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Confederate Capital
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Vicksburg
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Town under siege in 1863. Citizens were forced to eat dogs, mules, rats. etc. Town surrenders on July 4th, 1863.
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List two advantages of the Union and two advantages of the Confederacy during the war.
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Union 1. Had more people 2. Had a functioning government Confederate 1. Fighting on own territory 2. Good military general
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List and explain two causes of the Civil War.
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Slavery, states rights, Lincoln's election in 1860, Inability to compromise
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Secession
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A formal withdrawal of states from a nation. December 1860, a special convention in SC voted to secede; FL, GA, AL, MI, LA, TX did the same; the 7 states met in Montgomery, AL and created the Confederate States of America; President was Senator Jefferson Davis, leader of the Confederacy.
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March to the Sea
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Sherman's march from Atlanta, Georgia, to Savannah, Georgia which cut off confederate supplies received by the sea. They wanted to destroy the Southern economy and morale, leading to Southern surrender.
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Civil War Dates
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1861-1865.
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telegraph
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The communication technology vital to the Union in the Civil War.
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Morse Code
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The dot and dash code used by the telegraph operators.
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Lincoln
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The President of the United States during the Civil War.
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Union
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The side that won the Civil War.
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north
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The Union was the...
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south
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The Confederacy was the...
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Minie Ball
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An often-used bullet during the Civil War
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Industrial
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The "revolution" that made the Civil War so deadly.
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embalming
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The technology further developed during the Civil War to help families grieve.
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slaves
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Cotton was a labor-intensive crop. The labor was provided by...
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Robert E. Lee
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The commander of the Army of Northern Virginia and a veteran of the Mexican War.
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railroads
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The movement of troops and supplies was aided by this; the Union had an important advantage by having more of these.
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amputations
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Three-quarters of all operations in the Civil War were...
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gangrene
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An infection in wounds that may be deadly; bromine reduced the number of infections by the of the war.
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Clara Barton
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The Civil War nurse who founded the Red Cross.
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cameras
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The new portable ___ showed the gruesome aftermath of battles.
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African-American
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Many enlisted in the Union Army after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
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copperheads
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Northerners who wanted to negotiate peace with the South were called...
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Abraham Lincoln
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American leader whose election in 1860 led the Southern States to begin seceding from the United States. President throughout the U.S. Civil War, during two terms office until his assassination after the war in 1865.
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Confederate States of America
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(1860) A group of eight Southern states that seceded from the Union, beginning with South Carolina, The Confederacy was led by Jefferson Davis; He eventually attacked the federally controlled Fort Sumter on April 12th 1861, marking the first battle of the Civil War. The Confederacy struggled economically during the war, lagging behind the Union's industrialization. This desperately contribute to their defeat.
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Anaconda Plan
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A key point in the Union's war strategy was encircling the South as an anaconda squeezes its prey. This plan entailed a naval blockade and the capture of the Mississippi River corridor.
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Issued by abraham lincoln on september 22, 1862 it declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free
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Battle of Gettysburg
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1863, this three day battle was the bloodiest of the entire Civil War, ended in a Union victory, and is considered the turning point of the war
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Gettysburg Address
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A 3-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War (November 19, 1963) at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg.
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John Wilkes Booth
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26 year old actor and Southern sympathizer, assassinator of Abraham Lincoln
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nullification
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the declaration of something being invalid, no longer legal and/or binding
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13th Ammendment
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ended slavery in the United States
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14th Ammendment
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gave African-Americans United States citizenship
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15th Ammendment
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gave African-American men the right to vote
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Andersonville
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infamous Civil War prisoner-of-war camp in Macon County, Georgia. Over 13,000 Union soldiers died in the camp
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Battle of Antietam
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September 17, 1862; Union victory; bloodiest one-day battle in the War
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Battle of Chickamauga
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September 18-20, 1863; Confederate victory; largest battle fought in Georgia; led to the battle of Chattanooga
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Battle of Gettysburg
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July 1-3, 1864;Union victory; turning point of the Civil War; the North repelled a Southern invasion into Pennsylvania
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Black Legislators
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during the Reconstruction Period (1867-1876) sixty-nine African-Americans served as delegates to Georgia's constitutional convention or served as members of the state legislature; removed from their seats after 1876
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Compromise of 1850
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compromise between the North and South that allowed California to enter the union in exchange for the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act
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Dred Scot Case
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1857 - Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not citizens of the United States Emancipation Proclamation- document that declared all slaves in the rebellious states would be freed if the South did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863.
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Election of 1860
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election where Abraham Lincoln defeated three opponents to win the presidency; upon Lincoln's election Southern states seceded from the Union
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Freedmen's Bureau
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federal agency created in 1865 to provide aid to former slaves (freedmen)
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Georgia Platform
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position supported by several prominent Georgia politicians who supported the Compromise of 1850
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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1854; act that allowed the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide if they wanted to enter the union as free or slave states (popular sovereignty)
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Ku Klux Klan
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terrorist organization created to intimidate and prevent freedmen and Republicans from gaining political power in the South
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Missouri Compromise
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1820; compromise that brought Missouri into the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state
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sharecroppers
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farmers who agreed to work on a landowner's property in exchange for land, farming equipment, and seed; sharecroppers were required to provide the land owner with a share of the crop
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Sherman's Atlanta Campaign
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Union military campaign led by William T. Sherman from May 1864-September 1864 with the Atlanta as the ultimate objective; Sherman's army marched from Chattanooga to Atlanta
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Sherman's March to Sea
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Union military campaign led by William T. Sherman from November 15-December 25, 1864 with Savannah being the ultimate objective
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slavery
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involuntary servitude of African-Americans in the United States from 1619-1865
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States Rights
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belief that a state's sovereignty is more important that that of the national government
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tenant farmer
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farmers who agreed to work on a landowner's property were required to provide the landowner with a share of the crop; unlike sharecroppers, tenant farmers usually owned their own farming equipment
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Henry McNeal Turner
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most well-known African-American Georgia legislator during the Reconstruction Period
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Alexander Stephens
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important Georgia politician who was a U.S. Senator, Georgia Governor, and Vice-President of the Confederate States of America (C.S.A.)
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candidates are supported by non-nomiting
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Interest Groups
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is the direct way interest groups try to influence government
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Lobbying
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Individuals learn their political beliefs and attitudes in process called
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political socialization
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The set of values and beliefs about a nation its government that most citizens share is called
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political culture
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this group of americans believes in a limited govnment
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conservatives
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is a way of measuring public opinion
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Labor- and business interst groups are concerned with this issue
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Economy
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PACs are regulated by the
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is the lobbyist's strongest weapon
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money
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this group of americans believes in an active national government
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liberals
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this technique provides an equal chance for everyone in the universe to be selected for the poll
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Random sample
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political socialization is the term given to the process of personal backgrounds and life experiences exerting influences on the
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formation of opinions
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is a word that refers to an individuals feelings of effectiveness in politicals
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political efficacy
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conservative political ideology believes in limiting the role of gov except in supporting traditonal
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moral values
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Presdient F.D.R. was known for his on the radio`
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fireside chats
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the first amendment is the
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protector of the media
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conservative political ideology support both econ and social freedoms
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free markets and unrestricted speech
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high level government officials may be questioned by the press during
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press confernece
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the release of the secret information by anonymous government officials is called a
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leak
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the first amendment guarantees
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freedom of the press
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How did South Carolina respond to the election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860? It called for a state convention and demanded a recount. It reluctantly agreed to support the policies of the new president. It declared independence from the Union and the Confederacy. It called a state convention and voted to secede from the Union.
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It called a state convention and voted to secede from the Union.
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Which concept would states' rights advocates have supported during the 1860 presidential election? the abolition of slavery the idea of popular sovereignty the candidacy of John Bell the candidacy of Abraham Lincoln
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the idea of popular sovereignty
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How did President Lincoln attempt to resolve the issue of resupplying Fort Sumter? by sending unarmed supply ships to the fort by ordering Union soldiers to abandon the fort by refusing to send supply ships to the fort by sending Union troops to defend the fort
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by sending unarmed supply ships to the fort
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In January of 1861, several Southern states responded to the recent presidential election by sending delegates to protest the inaugural address. petitioning to remove the new president from office. firing on a federal military fort in South Carolina. uniting under a new Confederate government.
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uniting under a new Confederate government.
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On which of the following issues did Lincoln and Davis most strongly disagree? whether the South had seceded for a reason whether the South had the right to secede whether slavery would continue to exist in the South whether the North and the South would go to war
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whether the South had the right to secede
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How did individual states secede from the Union in 1861? through votes in their state legislatures and conventions by collecting the signatures of Southern voters on petitions through a vote during the Democratic Party convention by collecting the signatures of Southern slaveholders
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through votes in their state legislatures and conventions
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Who ran for president as a Republican in 1860? Stephen Douglas Abraham Lincoln Jefferson Davis John C. Breckinridge
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Abraham Lincoln
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Which of the following was an area of agreement between Lincoln and Davis? Both wanted to avoid a war between the North and South. Both considered Davis an equal leader to Lincoln. Both considered Lincoln the rightful leader of the Union. Both believed the South had a right to leave the Union.
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Both wanted to avoid a war between the North and South.
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Which of the following best states a difference between the inaugural addresses of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis? Davis declared war on the Union, while Lincoln threatened war if the South did not return to the Union. Davis said that the South would eventually abandon slavery, while Lincoln insisted that the South do so immediately. Lincoln threatened war if the Confederacy did not return to the Union, while Davis promised to reconsider secession. Lincoln promised the South it could keep its enslaved people if it returned to the Union, while Davis insisted the Confederacy would not return.
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Lincoln threatened war if the Confederacy did not return to the Union, while Davis promised to reconsider secession.
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Which of the following marked the beginning of the Civil War? the 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln the 1861 election of Jefferson Davis the 1860 secession of South Carolina
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the 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter
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Which statement best describes President Lincoln's reaction to the formation of the Confederate States of America? He demanded that the South free its enslaved people. He refused to accept the secession of states from the Union. He threatened war unless the South returned to the Union. He expressed hope that the new nation would prosper.
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He refused to accept the secession of states from the Union.
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The founding principles of the Confederacy were described in an 1861 speech by Jefferson Davis. Stephen Douglas. John C. Breckinridge. Abraham Lincoln.
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Jefferson Davis.
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During the presidential election of 1860, which political party was divided on the issue of slavery? the Whig Party the Constitutional Union Party the Republican Party the Democratic Party
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the Democratic Party
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Which of the following best states a difference between the inaugural addresses of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis? Davis declared war on the Union, while Lincoln threatened war if the South did not return to the Union. Davis said that the South would eventually abandon slavery, while Lincoln insisted that the South do so immediately. Lincoln threatened war if the Confederacy did not return to the Union, while Davis promised to reconsider secession. Lincoln promised the South it could keep its enslaved people if it returned to the Union, while Davis insisted the Confederacy would not return.
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Lincoln promised the South it could keep its enslaved people if it returned to the Union, while Davis insisted the Confederacy would not return.
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The North and South held different views toward slavery in 1850. What were they?
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The North believed in a free labor system and the South believed in a slave labor system.
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What was the main concern about slavery for both the North and South in 1850?
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how slavery would affect the economy
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What was the goal of the Compromise of 1850?
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to preserve the Union
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Which was not a provision of the Compromise of 1850?
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admission of New Mexico as a slave state and Utah as a free state
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Who wrote the strongly antislavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, published in 1852?
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Harriett Beecher Stowe
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How did the North and the South react to the Compromise of 1850?
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Neither side was pleased with the outcome.
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Whose theory of popular sovereignty reopened the issue of slavery in the territories?
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Stephen Douglas
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What political party was formed by bringing several northern antislavery coalitions together?
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Republicans
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What Supreme Court decision overturned both the Missouri Compromise and popular sovereignty?
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Dred Scott v. Sanford
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What was the significance of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
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They framed the issues related to slavery and brought Lincoln into the national spotlight.
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Which abolitionist tried to seize a federal armory on behalf of his cause?
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John Brown in Harpers Ferry
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Who won the election of 1860 with a platform against slavery in the territories, but for tariffs, a transcontinental railroad, and a Homestead Act?
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Abraham Lincoln Correct Answer: Correct Abraham Lincoln
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Which state led the secession movement with its declaration in December 1860?
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South Carolina
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Congress never passed the Wilmot Proviso.
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True
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The Free-Soil party opposed the Wilmot Proviso.
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False
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One fifth of the gold seekers who went to California in 1849 died within six months.
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True
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In the mining frontier of the Far West, women often enjoyed greater opportunities than back East.
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True
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As a result of the Compromise of 1850, California entered the Union as a free state.
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True
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The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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True
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The Republican Party was created in 1854 by the merging of several anti-slavery groups.
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True
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The Pottawatomie Massacre was part of the conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas.
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True
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James Buchanan's great experience in public service helped him become one of the most successful presidents.
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False
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The proposed Lecompton Constitution would make Kansas a free state.
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False
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In 1857, the majority of the population in Kansas was anti-slavery.
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True
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During his senatorial run against Douglas, Lincoln stated his belief in racial equality.
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False
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Through his execution, John Brown became a martyr for the anti-slavery cause.
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True
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Stephen Douglas was one of the most extreme pro-slavery and states' rights advocates in the Democratic party.
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False
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The Republican platform in 1860 promised to end slavery in the southern states.
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False
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The states of the Deep South did not secede from the Union until Lincoln took office.
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False
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The Wilmot Proviso:
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would prohibit slavery in any lands acquired from Mexico
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John C. Calhoun believed that the Wilmot Proviso:
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violated property rights guaranteed in the Fifth Amendment
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The idea of popular sovereignty:
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would allow people in the territories to decide whether or not to permit slavery
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All of the following might have joined the Free-Soil party EXCEPT:
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Cotton" Whigs
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The Free-Soil party stance on slavery:
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infuriated John C. Calhoun
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The 1848 presidential election:
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was won by Zachary Taylor
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Which of the following is NOT true of Zachary Taylor?
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The "Conscience" Whigs were his strongest supporters.
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The discovery of gold in California did all of the following EXCEPT:
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create a population with an equal balance of men and women
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In late 1849, Zachary Taylor proposed
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California's immediate entry as a free state
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President Zachary Taylor wanted to admit California as a state immediately because he:
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wished to bypass the divisive issue of slavery in the territories
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During the great congressional debate over the Compromise of 1850:
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Henry Clay pushed for the compromise and national harmony
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The Compromise of 1850:
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strengthened the fugitive slave laws
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What was the impact of President Taylor's death?
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It strengthened the chance for compromise over slavery in 1850.
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Given the bitterness of the Congressional debate, why was Stephen Douglas successful in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed?
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He split the issues into separate bills
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Why did the new Fugitive Slave Act outrage abolitionists?
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It offered a strong temptation to kidnap free blacks in northern "free" states.
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Author Harriet Beecher Stowe's background was indicative of the abolitionist movement's:
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powerful religious underpinnings
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Why did Uncle Tom's Cabin outrage slave owners?
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It presented slavery as an abominable sin.
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What position did both the Democrats and Whigs support in the 1852 presidential election?
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support of the Compromise of 1850
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The election of 1852:
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was won by Franklin Pierce
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Stephen Douglas's proposed Kansas-Nebraska Act:
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might allow slavery in Kansas and Nebraska
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Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was a victory for:
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the concept of popular sovereignty
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Why did so many northerners, including the so-called Independent Democrats, oppose the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
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The act repealed the Missouri Compromise.
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Why did efforts by federal officials to return Anthony Burns to slavery following the 1854 passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act spark intense controversy and violence?
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The repeal of the Missouri Compromise inspired many northerners to actively oppose enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act.
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Why did the Whig party collapse?
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The strain of the Kansas-Nebraska Act pushed northern and southern members toward joining different parties.
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The Republican party reflected a combination of all of the following groups EXCEPT:
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Cotton Whigs
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How did the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act impact the settlement of Kansas?
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Popular sovereignty encouraged violence-prone supporters and opponents of slavery to flood Kansas.
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All of the following about John Brown are true EXCEPT:
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he was fanatically committed to fight to protect the institution of slavery
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Preston Brooks's caning of Charles Sumner:
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made Brooks a hero in much of the South
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In the 1856 election, the Democrats supported all of the following EXCEPT:
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the reinstitution of the Missouri Compromise
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In 1856, the Republicans:
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declared their opposition to slavery
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A major reason the Democrat James Buchanan won the 1856 election was that:
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the Democrats were the only remaining national party
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On what legal basis did Dred Scott sue for his freedom?
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He claimed that living for an extended period in areas where slavery was forbidden made him free.
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What did the Supreme Court rule in Dred Scott v. Sandford?
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Blacks did not have citizenship and therefore lacked legal standing.
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The Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision:
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implied that the Missouri Compromise had been unconstitutional
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Why did President Buchanan support the Lecompton Constitution?
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He was dependent on southern congressmen, who also supported the Constitution.
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Why did Kansas' Lecompton Constitution become so controversial?
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It allowed slavery even though a majority of residents opposed it.
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The Panic of 1857:
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strengthened southern confidence in its cotton economy
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Why were the religious revivals of 1857-1859 different from earlier awakenings?
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Participants were largely uninterested in social reform.
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Abraham Lincoln:
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opposed the further spread of slavery
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The Lincoln-Douglas debates:
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bolstered Lincoln's presidential prospects in 1860
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The Freeport Doctrine might be defined as the concept that:
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whatever the Supreme Court said about slavery, it could not exist anywhere unless supported by local police regulations
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John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was intended to:
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provoke slave insurrections
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John Brown targeted Harpers Ferry, Virginia, because:
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it was the site of a federal arsenal
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John Brown's raid:
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terrified southerners
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As the election of 1860 approached, the Democratic party:
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broke up into northern and southern wings
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The Republican party platform supported all of the following in 1860 EXCEPT:
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John Brown's raid
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All of the following were presidential nominees in 1860 EXCEPT:
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William Seward
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Lincoln won the election of 1860 by:
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sweeping the free states
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The states of the Confederate States of America seceded after Lincoln's election because:
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The southern secessionists were convinced that Lincoln would move against slavery despite his assurances otherwise.
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In response to secession, President Buchanan:
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did practically nothing
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The Crittenden Compromise proposed to:
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guarantee continuance of slavery in the states where it then existed
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Preston Brooks
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caned Charles Sumner
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John Brown
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led Pottawatomie Massacre
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John C. Calhoun
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argued that a congressional ban on slavery in the territories would violate the Fifth Amendment
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Jefferson Davis
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elected president of the Confederate States of America
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Stephen A. Douglas
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was the author of Freeport Doctrine
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Millard Fillmore
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was the president who supported the Compromise of 1850
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John Bell
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was a candidate for the presidency in the 1860 election
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Roger B. Taney
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was the chief justice for Dred Scott case
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Zachary Taylor
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died in July 1850
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Martin Van Buren
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was the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidate
