Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War

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History

8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

During the Antebellum Period, what was a person who wanted an immediate end to slavery called?

Back

Abolitionist

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

To break away from, or withdraw from something is to _________________?

Back

Secede

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The Fugitive Slave Act was included in this legislation: Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott decision

Back

Compromise of 1850

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

In the Fugitive Slave Act, it was ILLEGAL for a northerner to let a runaway slave go free.

Back

True

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

This was an 1852 novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed the brutality and horrors of slavery.  It helped the anti-slavery movement grow stronger.

Back

Uncle Tom's Cabin

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

This enslaved man was taken to a free state but told by the Supreme Court he would not be freed because he did not have citizenship rights.

Back

Dred Scott

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

This enslaved man was taken to a free state but told by the Supreme Court he would not be freed because he did not have citizenship rights.

Back

Dred Scott

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