Causes of Civil War and Battles in Georgia - ? Only

An agreement that admitted California as a free state and issued a strong Fugitive Slave Law

• Compromise of 1850

• Nullification

• Missouri Compromise

• Tariff

Answer explanation

Remember, 1st is Missouri Compromise and 2nd is Compromise of 1850. The name of the Missouri Compromise tells one of the states involved.

An agreement that admitted Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state

• Compromise of 1850

• Nullification

• Missouri Compromise

• Tariff

How did economics contribute to shifting attitudes toward slavery in Georgia between 1750 and 1860?

• Georgia's economic reliance on slavery in cotton production led people to try to normalize and defend it.

• Georgia's shift toward an industrial economy led to indifference and a desire only to stop slavery's spread.

• Georgia's elite grew wealthy through education and skilled work and fought for the cause of abolition nationwide.

• Georgia's growing cities attracted abolitionist speakers and writers who grew the movement to eliminate slavery.

Answer explanation

The economy of the South was built upon the backs of slaves.

South Carolina threatened to nullify the Tariff of 1828 and 1832. Why?

• They believed that it hurt the South because it taxed imported goods

• They believed that it hurt the North because it taxed cotton exports

• They believed that it would slow down manifest destiny

• They believed that it would slow down the international slave trade

The right of a state to void, or not to follow a federal law

• Missouri Compromise

• States' Rights

• Tariff

• Nullification

Answer explanation

Remember, NULL means void.

The differences between the North and South caused people to want what was good for their region/section regardless of what was best for the whole nation. This is an example of:

• Regionalism

• States' Rights

• Sectionalism

• Slavery

A supporter of the idea of States' Right would disagree with which of the following statements?

• The interests of individual states are more important than the interest of the rest of the counry

• The interests of the country should overrule the interests of individual states

• Individual states have the power to ignore national laws that they think are harmful

• The national government has the right to make sure that individual states follow national laws

Industrialization, slavery, states' rights, and nullification all worked together to create a division between the North and the South. This division is known as

• Sectionalism

• Abolishonism

• Seperatism

• Communism

Which war began over intense issues over states rights and slavery?

• Cold War

• Vietnam War

• Civil War

• Battle of Kettle Creek

How did Abraham Lincoln winning the election of 1860 lead to the Civil War?

• He wanted slavery and to get rid of the Union

• He was paying for votes and Promised to raise pay

• He agreed to ban slavery

• He was against slavery and he wanted to preserve the union