GA Civil War Unit Flashcard

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Which statement best explains why there are so few accounts written by slaves about their lives during the antebellum era?
Options:
Books about slavery were not as popular as other books,
It was illegal for slaves to learn to read or write,
Only abolitionist leaders wrote books about slavery,
Slaves were not willing to write about the horrors of slavery

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It was illegal for slaves to learn to read or write

Front

Which region of the United States believed that states should be able to govern themselves without interference from the national government? Options: Great Lakes States, Northern States, Pacific Coast States, Southern States

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Southern States

Front

The early 1800s belief of some people that a state could vote down a federal law was known as ___.

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Nullification

Front

In the _______________ court case, the Supreme Court sided with the owners of the slave saying that he was not a citizen of the U.S. and merely property, so he did not have the right to sue his owner.

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Dred Scott

Front

The “Georgia Platform” was a statement supporting _____.

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The Compromise of 1850

Front

The purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act was to __.

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Require slaves that had run away to go back to their owners.

Front

The Dred Scott decision made by the Supreme Court in 1857 declared that _________

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Slaves were property and had no constitutional rights

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Which event led to a special legislative session in Georgia to consider seceding from the Union? Options: John Brown's raid, Lincoln's presidential election, The firing upon Fort Sumter, The Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Lincoln's presidential election

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Which is a reason many Georgia plantation owners favored secession? A desire for increased markets in the North, Fear that abolition would end their way of life, The need to import large numbers of new slaves, Trouble getting agricultural loans from Northern banks

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Fear that abolition would end their way of life

Front

Before the Civil War, the economy of the North was based mostly on

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Industry