Causes of the Civil War Flashcard

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What was the main purpose of writing "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?

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To show the evils of slavery

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In what year was "Uncle Tom's Cabin" published?

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1852

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What was the result of pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers being in one area?

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Conflict

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What did John Brown believe he was doing during the Pottawatomie Creek killings?

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What God had told him to do

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What did John Brown use as his pulpit according to the text?

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The Allegheny Mountains

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What was the primary issue that Lincoln and Douglas debated?

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Slavery

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Who arrested John Brown after the raid?

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Robert E. Lee

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What was the reaction of Southerners to Lincoln's election?

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They were angry.

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Where did the attack on Fort Sumter take place?

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Charleston Harbor

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What event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

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Attack on Fort Sumter