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Which of the following assumptions best explains why South Carolina seceded from the Union? Lincoln was raising an army to quickly force the South to end slavery. Lincoln would make slavery illegal which would end Southern wealth, influence, and culture. Lincoln would allow them to keep nullifying Federal Tariff laws. Lincoln would support slavery and increase planter elite control in the South.

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Lincoln would make slavery illegal which would end Southern wealth, influence, and culture.

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What impact did the abolitionist movement have in South Carolina?

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It made slave owners more determined to keep their slaves.

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What does the term sectionalism mean?

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Loyalty to a particular region instead of the nation as a whole.

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How did John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry further increase sectionalism in the southern states?

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Southerners feared that abolitionists and freed slaves were a danger to them.

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What was the Southern point of view about the expansion of slavery?

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They feared that if slavery could not expand then eventually the federal government would outlaw slavery.

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What problem did the addition of lands won from the Mexican-American War cause for the country?

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The new states created an imbalance in free and slave states.

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Which of the following statements BEST explains why Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860? The South and border states split their votes among several candidates

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The South and border states split their votes among several candidates

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Which view would Cooperationists most likely support? South Carolina should secede only with support of other southern states, Abraham Lincoln should become President in order to preserve the Union., South Carolina should cooperate with all states in preserving the Union., The Fugitive Slave Law should be repealed in order to show a spirit of cooperation.

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South Carolina should secede only with support of other southern states

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Which of the following examples would Southerners use to defend slavery as a "positive good"? Slaves would receive clothing twice a year. Slaves were better cared for than factory workers in the North. Slaves would receive free childcare. Slaves were allowed to grow their own food.

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Slaves were better cared for than factory workers in the North.

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How did the capture of Port Royal effect Charleston from a military standpoint?

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Port Royal was used as a launching point to attack Charleston.