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voluntary work force (North or South)

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North

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many immigrants working for low wages (North or South)

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North

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had slavery (North or South)

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South

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little capital, much debt (North or South)

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South

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industrial economy- factories, manufactured items, textiles (North or South)

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North

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had railroad, steam boats, etc. for more rapid city growth (North or South)

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North

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grew cash crops and large amounts of wheat (North or South)

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North

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agrarian economy- plantations and farms - cotton was king (North or South)

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South

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bad roads and less railroads lead to slower growth of cities (North or South)

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South

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grew cotton, tobacco, and indigo (North or South)

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South

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not as many schools, private tutors (North or South)

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South

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bad working conditions- child labor (North or South)

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North

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public education and schools (North or South)

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North

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Missouri Compromise

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1820, prohibited slavery in territory acquired in Louisiana that was north of 3630 and admitted Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state to maintain balance in Congress

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Wilmot Proviso

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said slavery should be prohibited in any lands acquired from Mexico, Calhoun disagreed and thought that not Congress nor territorial gov't can ban slavery

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Compromise of 1850

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1) CA free state 2)no restriction on slavery in Mexico territory 3) New Mexico favored in border dispute with Texas 4) slave trade banned in D.C. 5) stronger Fugitive Slave Law - RESULT: postponed the breakup of the Union

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What did Harriet Beecher Stowe write and what is the significance?

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wrote \"Uncle Tom's Cabin\" which showed the evils of slavery and how brutal and inhumane it was, best seller

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Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

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required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves, anyone who aided a runaway was fined up to $1,000 or imprisoned, instead of helping Southerners it made Northerners more antislavery, very hard to enforce

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Underground Railroad

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a network of free African-Americans and whites that helped runaways to freedom

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popular sovereignty

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allowing the people of a region decide whether or not to allow slavery

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

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repealed the Missouri Compromise, allowed people in territories/states to decide whether or not to allow slavery regardless of the 3630, South liked this act

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border ruffians

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proslavery voters from Missouri that crossed the border to Kansas to vote in its elections- illegal, traveled in armed groups

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why was Kansas called Bleeding Kansas?

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civil war within Kansas between proslavery and antislavery groups, showed how popular sovereignty could not work peacefully

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what parties joined to form the Republican party?

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antislavery Whigs, Democrats, and Free-soilers

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what was the Republican party's main goal?

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to prevent slavery from spreading into territories

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what was the Dred Scott Case? what's the significance?

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Chief Justice Taney said that the Constitution protected slavery (Fifth Amendment protects property) and how all territories might have slavery

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Lincoln-Douglas debates

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Lincoln (Republican) challenged Douglas (Democrat) to a series of debates, slavery was the main topic, Lincoln said \"a house divided against itself cannot stand\", after debates Lincoln lost in Senate but won President

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John Brown

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abolitionist who used violence, led raid on Harper's Ferry, was tried and executed which created an uproar

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what is a martyr?

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someone who dies for a cause, example: John Brown

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secession

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withdrawal from the Union

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why did the South secede?

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feared the Republican gov't wouldn't protect their rights and liberties

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advantages of the North during Civil War

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larger population, more industry, more abundant resources

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advantages of the South during Civil War

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defending their own land, tradition of military service and training

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weaknesses of the North during Civil War

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opinion about the war was divided and shaky, support for the war was not always strong

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weaknesses of the South during Civil War

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fewer factories to produce weapons and supplies, fewer railroads- hard to transport food, weapons, and supplies

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what was the goal of the North

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to win the war and bring Southern states back into the Union

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what was the goal of the South

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to preserve slavery and their way of life

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blockade

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to block off an area by using troops or warships to prevent people or supplies from going in and out- strategy used by North

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Emancipation Proclamation

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Jan 1, 1863- signed by Lincoln after battle of Antietam, freed slaves in Confederacy

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Gettysburg Address

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after battle of Gettysburg, \"Four score and seven years ago..\", 2 minute speech by Lincoln

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Second Inaugural Address

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Lincoln said, \"With malice toward none and charity toward all...\" he meant that the Union should accept Southerners back into the Union

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Appomattox Court House

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there Lee and his troops surrendered to General Grant and the Union on April 9, 1865

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