Civil War STAAR Review

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What years did the Civil War occur during?

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1861-1865

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Who was the Civil War between? Options: North and South, Union and Confederacy, United States of America and Confederate States of America, All of the above

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All of the above

Front

What word means to leave?

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Secede

Front

What word means favoring one area or part of a country instead of the whole?

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Sectionalism

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What region viewed slavery as an economic issue? Options: North, South, West, East

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South

Front

What question had to be answered every time a state was added to the United States?

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Would they be a slave or free state?

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What law said that Missouri would be admitted as a slave state, Maine as a free state and that any territory in the Louisiana Purchase above the 36'30" parallel would be a free state?

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Missouri Compromise

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What law said that California would be a free state, the slave trade was banned in Washington D.C., the Fugitive Slave Law was passed and that the rest of the Mexican Cession would decide on the issue of slavery with popular sovereignty?

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Compromise of 1850

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Why were Northerners opposed to the Fugitive Slave Act?

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It made them feel a part of the slave system

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How did Uncle Tom's Cabin lead to the Civil War? Options: It increased abolition, It increased sectionalism, All of the above

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All of the above