Causes Of Civil War Flashcard

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The North's economy was based largely on: agriculture, industry (factories), shipping, cotton products

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industry (factories)

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The South's economy was based on: shipping, industry, agriculture, nationalism

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agriculture

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People who wanted to end slavery were called

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Abolitionists

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Nullification doctrine is the idea that ...

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a state can pick and choose which federal law it wants to follow.

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Which state invoked the nullification doctrine during this time period and why? (Options: Georgia / Federal Transportation Laws, South Carolina / Federal Slaves Laws, Georgia / Federal Tariff Laws, South Carolina / Federal Tariff Laws)

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South Carolina / Federal Tariff Laws

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During the 1800s, the South’s most important cash crop was ________________.

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cotton

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What were the two main topics/arguments that divided the North and the South? Options: Slavery and Trade, Slavery and Taxes, Slavery and States Rights, Slavery and Economics

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Slavery and States Rights

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Which best describes the economic reason many people in the North was against slavery?

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The North opposed slavery because they had to pay their workers while those in the South didn't.

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The 36' 30' latitude line was involved in which of the following significant acts leading to the Civil War? Compromise of 1850, Election of 1860, Missouri Compromise, Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Missouri Compromise

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This significant event helped keep a balance in Congress by adding one slave and one free state.

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Missouri Compromise