Civil War Flashcards

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Lincoln's election led to the secession of Southern states and the start of the Civil War.

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Impact of the election of 1860.

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Loyalty or support for a region of a country, rather than the country as a whole.

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Sectionalism

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• - Industrial

• - favored tariffs

• - many people were against slavery

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The North

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• - more rural

• - cash crops like cotton

• - disliked tariffs

• - supported slavery.

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The South

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Tariff

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A tax on foreign-made goods.

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Missouri Compromise

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• -Missouri becomes a slave state

• - Maine becomes a free state

• - Louisiana territory is divided at 36°30' latitude.

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• -California became a free state

• - Slaver trade ended in the District of Columbia

• -Fugitive Slave Act passed

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Compromise of 1850

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Northern states' view on the Fugitive Slave Act

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The North did not want to enforce the law.

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Southern states' view on the Fugitive Slave Act

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The South thought it was not strict enough to get slaves back.

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People living in Kansas and Nebraska voted on whether or not slavery would be allowed.

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Kansas-Nebraska Act