Ch. 14 Review

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What was part of the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

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That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens

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What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harpers Ferry?

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to create a slave rebellion that would bring an end to slavery

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How did the Lincoln Douglas debates of 1858 impact Lincoln's political future?

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He became known throughout the nation.

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The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the Dred Scott case was

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Roger B. Taney

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An Illinois candidate for senate that supported popular sovereignty in Western territories.

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Stephen Douglas

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In these debates Lincoln became famous for challenging Douglas on the central issue of slavery

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Lincoln-Douglas Debates

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This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery: the election of Jefferson Davis, High tariffs, the election of Abraham Lincoln, the death of Stonewall Jackson

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the election of Abraham Lincoln

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The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?

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Fort Sumter

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Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

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Jefferson Davis

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To withdraw or break away

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secede