Civil War Causes

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Before the Civil War, The South was: Pro-Slavery, Anti-Slavery, The Union, More populated than North

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Pro-Slavery

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This act allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state, and Maine as a free state. It drew a boundary line to separate northern free states and southern slave states.

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Missouri Compromise 1820

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This legislation brought California in as a free state, and also created Utah and New Mexico. The Fugitive Slave Act was included in this legislation, as well:

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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 a Novel that showed how evil slavery was.  It helped the anti-slavery movement grow stronger

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Uncle Tom's Cabin

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Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by: Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Dred Scott, John Brown

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

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This slave was taken to the North, but told he could still not be free (even in a free state)

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Dred Scott

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In the Dred Scott decision, it was decided that:

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African Americans can not be citizens.

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Why was the raid on Harper's Ferry important?

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It was an example of an uprising against slavery.

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Who won the Election of 1860?

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Abraham Lincoln