Events Leading to the Civil War-Georgia

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What was the key difference between the Northern and Southern economies that helped lead to war?

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The Southern economy depended on slavery and the Northern economy did not.

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The Compromise of 1850 included five different laws. Which law was beneficial to the North as part of this compromise? Options: South would have to pay the North for any captured slaves, South promised to reduce the number of slaves, Slavery was outlawed in the Louisiana territory, California was admitted as a free state

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California was admitted as a free state

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The Fugitive Slave Act provided for the

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recovery of runaway slaves

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The idea that people should be allowed to vote whether or not to have slavery in a territory is known as.....

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Popular sovereignty

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Six weeks after Lincoln was elected the South began talking of withdrawing from the Union. This is called.....

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Secession

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What decided that the balance in congress of free and slave states would remain? Options: Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott decision, Missouri Compromise

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Missouri Compromise

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Lincoln's election as president lead to this: Southern states seceding from the union, state's rights, lack of government support

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Southern states seceding from the union

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The Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were beneficial to the south because they brought about the use of popular sovereignty to make decision about slavery.

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they brought about the use of popular sovereignty to make decision about slavery

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Which state was admitted as a free state as a result of the Missouri compromise that added Missouri as a slave state? Options: Louisiana, California, Maine, Florida

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Maine

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The north was ________ slavery

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Against