Civil War Starter Flashcard

Front

What was the main cause of sectional tension between the North and South?

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Slavery and states' rights

Front

What was the Supreme Court's ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)?

Back

Congress had no power to ban slavery in U.S. territories

Front

The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) introduced what concept?

Back

The right of territories to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty

Front

What was the primary goal of the Republican Party when it formed in the 1850s?

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To prevent the expansion of slavery into new territories

Front

What event directly led to the secession of South Carolina in December 1860?

Back

The election of Abraham Lincoln

Front

Which law increased tensions between the North and South by requiring citizens to return escaped enslaved people?

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The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

Front

Which event is known as 'Bleeding Kansas'?

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A series of violent conflicts between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers

Front

The attack on Fort Sumter (April 12, 1861) led to:

Back

The start of the Civil War

Front

What was the main economic difference between the North and South before the Civil War?

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The North was industrialized, while the South depended on plantation farming

Front

The Lincoln-Douglas debates (1858) focused primarily on:

• The future of slavery in the territories
• The expansion of railroads
• The Fugitive Slave Act
• The taxation of Southern cotton

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The future of slavery in the territories