Causes of the Civil War

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What did states in the South believe?

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They should have the right to decide their own laws

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Who threatened to leave the Union after President Lincoln was elected?

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Southern States

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Why did the Southern states want to leave the Union?

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They knew many Republicans were against Slavery

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The first state to secede from the Union was: Canada, North Carolina, Arkansas, South Carolina

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South Carolina

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What allowed the federal government to arrest any person accused of being a runaway slave, even in free states?

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Fugitive Slave Act

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An enslaved person who sued for his freedom after having lived in a free state.

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Dred Scott

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Why could citizens be jailed or fined for helping runaway slaves?

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Fugitive Slave Act

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What was the result of the Dred Scott decision?

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slaves are property, not citizens

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What was a result of Abraham Lincoln winning the 1860 presidential election?

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7 southern states seceded to form the Confederacy

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Who was the first Republican President?

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Abraham Lincoln