Causes of Civil War

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To break away from a group

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secede

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Each state should be able to decide their issues for themselves and the Federal Government should not interfere.

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state's rights

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President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the states that seceded.

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Abraham Lincoln

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The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War

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Fort Sumter

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What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?

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It increased the demand for slaves to produce more cotton.

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What did the Dred Scott decision say?

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It considered slaves to be property without rights.

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What did the Missouri Compromise say about the future of slavery?

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It would be prohibited above the 36,30 line.

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Which term is defined as "when citizens of a territory vote to allow or ban slavery"? Options: popular sovereignty, tariff of abominations, impressment, right of habeus corpus

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popular sovereignty

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Which of the following best describes John Brown? Options: radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery, a peaceful abolitionist who hated violence, a pro-slavery Senator, a strong supporter of slavery who used violence to spread slavery

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radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery

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A group of ships that block other ships from sailing in and out of a harbor is called a ...

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blockade