powers held by the United States

What was the main argument of the Southern states in favor of states' rights?

States should have the right to secede from the Union if they disagreed with federal laws.

What was the purpose of the Compromise of 1850?

To balance out the number of free and slave states

What is Popular Sovereignty?

Allowing the people to vote for the state

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

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

What was the Anaconda Plan during the Civil War?

The Unions attempt to create a blockade by 'squeezing' the CSA.

The Georgia Platform succeeded in saving the Union from collapse by

quieting radicals who wanted to secede after the Compromise of 1850.

The southern states were trying to nullify, or cancel: tariffs on goods such as cotton

tariffs on goods such as cotton

What did the Dred Scott case decide?

slaves are considered property, not citizens and cannot sue in court

What was the purpose of both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?

They both dealt with slavery in the new territories

The election of Abraham Lincoln led to

southern states seceding from the Union

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

A law that made northern states return any slaves that escaped from the South.

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Secede

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leave the Union

2.

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Sectionalism

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loyalty to one section of the country

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Popular Sovereignty

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the people rule

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Agrarian economy

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agricultural/ farming

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casualties

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people who are killed

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Confederacy

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South

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The Union

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North

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