Civil War Causes/ Course

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People who worked to end slavery were called:

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abolitionists

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Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

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they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

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The firing on Fort Sumter took place because: The Union wanted to get control of the fort. The Confederacy wanted to destroy the fort. The Confederacy was upset that the U.S. still had control of a fort in the South. The Confederacy wanted to punish the soldiers there.

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The Confederacy was upset that the U.S. still had control of a fort in the South.

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Before the Civil War, The South was:

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Pro-Slavery

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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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Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin? Options: 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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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