Causes of the Civil War

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How did the Missouri Compromise solve the problem of keeping the balance of power in the Senate between free and slave states?

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Maine became a free state and Missouri became a slave state.

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Which state entered the Union as a free state, according to the Compromise of 1850? Options: New York, California, Nebraska, South Carolina

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California

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How would Kansas and Nebraska deal with slavery, according to the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

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The state of slavery would be decided by popular sovereignty (people voting)

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What is a "civil war"?

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A war fought between people of the same country

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The event that led seven southern states to secede from the Union, led by South Carolina was:

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The Election of 1860

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Significance of Uncle Toms Cabin

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It played a significant role in shaping public opinion about slavery and fueling the abolitionist movement.

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Importance of the Louisiana Purchase

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It doubled the size of the United States and opened up valuable land for settlement and resources.

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Term used to describe our God given right to expand westward

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Manifest Destiny

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One important precedents President Washington set was

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Washington established the first presidential cabinet.

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Popular Sovereignty was the idea that the people would vote whether or not their state would have slavery.

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the people would vote whether or not their state would have slavery.