Causes of the Civil War

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

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Abolitionist

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

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Secede

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

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Compromise of 1850

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

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True

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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.

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Uncle Tom's Cabin

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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.

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Dred Scott

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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.

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Dred Scott

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After Lincoln was elected:

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Southern states began to secede.

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What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?

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It increased the demand for slaves to produce more cotton.

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What did John Brown do to unarmed pro-slavery men in Kansas?

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hacked them to death with swords