Civil War

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People who worked to end slavery were called:

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abolitionists

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Why were Southerners upset when Lincoln was elected president?

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They believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life.

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One reason South Carolina chose to leave the Union was because:
- the other states refused to trade with South Carolina
- people in SC believed their state's rights were being denied
- our state was too far away from the state capital
- plantation owners were being forced to trade with northern businesses

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people in SC believed their state's rights were being denied

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What happened at the Secession Convention?

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The leaders signed the Ordinance of Secession, which said South Carolina has left the Union.

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The firing on Fort Sumter took place because:

• The Union wanted to get control of the fort.
• The Confederacy wanted to destroy the fort.
• The Confederacy was upset that the U.S. still had control of a fort in the South.
• The Confederacy wanted to punish the soldiers there.

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The Confederacy was upset that the U.S. still had control of a fort in the South.

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Why did Lincoln order a blockade of Charleston and the entire south?

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keep the South from getting any supplies

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Why did people in Charleston send their families and belongings to Columbia during Sherman's march?

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They thought Sherman would attack Charleston, and they would be safe in Columbia.

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What are two ways Shermans' march affected South Carolina?

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Sherman's men burned homes and buildings and left destruction all through the state.

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What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?

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to help slaves escape to freedom

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How did the H.L. Hunley affect the Civil War?

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it sank a Union ship, but didn't end the war. (and didn't make it home)