Civil War

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Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared --

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freedom for slaves in rebellious southern states

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What was the most important advantage the North had during the Civil War? Options: unified popular support for the war effort, superior military leadership, economic aid from Great Britain and France, greater human and economic resources

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greater human and economic resources

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Which event was the immediate cause of the secession of several Southern states from the Union in 1860? Options: The Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, The election of President Abraham Lincoln, The enactment of the Missouri Compromise, The raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry by John Brown

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The election of President Abraham Lincoln

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Which event belongs in the blank box? Options: The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed, Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox, Jefferson Davis is named President of the Confederacy, John Brown is captured at Harpers Ferry

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Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox

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People who worked to end slavery were called:

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abolitionists

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Which section of the US felt more strongly in favor of states’ rights? Options: North, South, Border states

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South

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The Southern economy was based MOSTLY on: Paid workers, Industry, Agriculture, Goods & Services

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Agriculture

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The Northern economy was based MOSTLY on: Unpaid workers, Industry, Agriculture, Goods & Services

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Industry

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What was the MOST SIGNIFICANT outcome of the Dred Scott Court Case?

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Congress could not outlaw slavery anywhere in the US

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To withdraw from something, such as a nation

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secede