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The Major Causes of the Civil War
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A review of the major causes of the Civil War
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What was the significance of admitting this state as a Free State?
The advantage went to the North
The advantage went to the South
The advantage went to the west
The advantage went to Mexcio
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What caused the Brooks -Sumner Incident ?
The refusal of the North to lend money to the south
The refusal of the North to recognize Southern elections.
The refusal of the North to transport southern cotton
an outraged speech over the Kansas-Nebraska Act and slavery
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Why was
Uncle Tom's Cabin
so influential in the North
It revealed how cheap land was in the south
It put a face on slavery
It encouraged more bank loans with the south
It encouraged more trade with the south
4
What state was admitted as a Free State as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
Texas
California
New Mexico
Arizona
5
What was introduced into the Kansas/Nebraska territory that created enormous controversy?
Women could vote!
Free trade
Free elections
Popular Sovereignty
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Why did the Wilmot Proviso create such controversy with the South?
no southern slavery could exist in territory from Mexico
No southern elections could be held here
No southern cotton could be sold here
no southern armies could enter this territory
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What was the reason for the Nullification Crisis?
The lack of available labor in the south
The high tariff imposed on the south
The high cost of western land
The low price of cotton in the north
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What was the outcome of the Dred Scott decision?
Dred scott was considered property
Dred Scott was now a citizen
Dred Scott was a free man
Dred Scott could now vote
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What does the publication of
The Liberato
r signal?
The free press of the new government
The first printing press in the North
The first national newspaper in the South
The beginning of the Abolitionist movement
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Why was the Missouri Compromise established?
To settle the west as quickly as possible
to ensure that the north would have more free states
To ensure the south would have more slave states
To balance slave and free states
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What did John Brown hope to accomplish with his raid at Harpers Ferry,Va?
to steal guns and cause a a war with Mexico
to steal guns and attack the North
To steal guns and sell them
to steal gun and arm slaves for a revolt
