The Civil War and the End of Slavery -Slavery and Abolition Pt.2

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Most people who opposed slavery joined which political party?

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Republican Party

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Who was the Republican candidate for presidency during the 1860 election?

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Abraham Lincoln

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What is Inauguration Day?

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The day the president elect officially becomes president.

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What is the purpose of the 13th amendment?

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The 13th amendment banned slavery in the United States.

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What does the word secede mean in this sentence? "Leaders in South Carolina said the state would secede from the Union if Abraham Lincoln was elected president."

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to formally withdraw from an alliance or group

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Which amendment promised the right to vote?

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15th Amendment

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What did the 13th Amendment do that the Emancipation Proclamation did not?

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Freed enslaved people in the border state.

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How did the 14th Amendment impact American citizens?

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This amendment made anyone who was born or naturalized in the U.S. a citizen.

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How did Southern leaders make it harder for black Americans to vote in elections?

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They made voters pay poll taxes and take literary tests before they could vote.

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What is the name of the group of laws that kept black and white people separate in the South?

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Jim Crow Laws