US I Ch 4.1 Causes of Civil War Flashcard

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Who won the Election of 1860?

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Abraham Lincoln

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Which of the following was NOT an advantage the North had over the South at the start of the war? North had more railroads, North had more industry, North had a large population, North had the better generals

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North had the better generals

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This admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state and created a line at the 36 30 parallel that said there could be no slavery above that line.

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Missouri Compromise

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What is popular sovereignty?

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people get to choose whether they wanted to be a free state or a slave state

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What was the main idea in the 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin written by Harriet Beecher Stowe?

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was about Stowe's hatred for slavery

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Which of the following statements is FALSE about the Compromise of 1850? California was admitted to the Union as a free state, A new Fugitive Slave Act was passed, residents of Kansas and Nebraska had the right to popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery, the slave trade became illegal in Washington D.C.

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residents of Kansas and Nebraska had the right to popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery

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What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case?

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they ruled against Dred Scott because the 5th Amendment protects property, which includes slaves

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This man defeated Abraham Lincoln in the 1858 Illinois senatorial race, but was defeated by Lincoln in the 1860 presidential race.

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Stephen Douglas

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How does the South react to the election of Abraham Lincoln?

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They opposed it and some states start to secede from the United States.

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What was the first Southern state to secede from the Union?

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South Carolina