Georgia's Role in the Civil War

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Withdrawal of a state or states from the United States.

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secession

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The Union's original goal for fighting in the Civil War.

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To preserve (save) the Union

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Another name for the United States of America.

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The Union

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The government that runs the entire United States, also known as the central government or national government.

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federal government

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The rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government are known as

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states' rights

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A tax on imported goods.

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tariff

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The argument that a state has the right to nullify, or not follow a federal law.

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nullification

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South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union due to high tariffs, claiming it had the right to nullify federal law and Andrew Jackson responded with the threat of military force.

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Nullification Crisis

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A series of laws aimed to keep peace between the North and South, including admitting California to the Union as a free state and passing the Fugitive Slave Act.

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Compromise of 1850

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A proclamation stating that Georgia would support the Union and the Compromise of 1850. Other states followed GA's lead, preventing civil war for 11 years.

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Georgia Platform