Civil War Review

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What was the primary cash crop that the South relied on during the Civil War?

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Cotton

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How would you describe the North's economy during the Civil War era?

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Centered on manufacturing and factory labor.

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What was one major outcome of the Civil War regarding the Confederacy?

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The Confederacy did not become an independent country.

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Why did the Emancipation Proclamation only free slaves in Confederate states?

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Lincoln believed he had the authority to free slaves in rebelling states as a military tactic.

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What did the Compromise of 1850 accomplish?

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Admitted California as a free state and allowed other territories to vote on slavery.

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What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

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It declared the freedom of all slaves in Confederate-held territory.

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What was the main reason for the South's expectation of support from Britain and France?

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These nations relied on the South for cotton.

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What was the impact of the Civil War on the federal government's power?

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The federal government became more powerful than the states.

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What was one of the key issues that led to the Civil War?

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The debate over slavery and states' rights.

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What role did the border states play during the Civil War?

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They were slave states that did not secede from the Union.