Civil War and Reconstruction

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In the early 1800's, some Americans believed that a state could refuse to enforce a federal law. What was this belief known as?

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nullification

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Which candidate received the largest number of votes in the United States, but no votes from any southern state including Georgia?

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Abraham Lincoln

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Which statement best explains the Missouri Compromise? Options: It required captured slaves to be returned to slave states, It allowed slavery in Maine, but not Missouri, Missouri could have slavery, It maintained a balance of power between slave and free states

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It maintained a balance of power between slave and free states

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What was the purpose of the Georgia Platform?

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It showed Georgians' support of the Compromise of 1850.

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According to the terms of the Compromise of 1850, California was a free state.

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California was a free state.

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Why did federal troops occupy Georgia for a third time in 1869?

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The Black legislators were expelled from the General Assembly and the KKK had grown stronger.

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Campbell, McNeal Turner, and Bradley were expelled from the GA House and Senate after their elections because they

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had the right to vote but not the right to hold office due to their race

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Which issue did the Emancipation Proclamation bring to the forefront of the Civil War?

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Freeing African-Americans from slavery.

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Why was Georgia often referred to as the "heart of the Confederacy" during the Civil War?

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Georgia had the best railroads and more industry than other Confederate states.

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What was at stake during the battle of Chickamauga? Options: Control of water., Control of weapons., Control of the high ground., Control of the railroads.

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Control of the railroads.