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Causes of the Civil War
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Events leading up to the American Civil War #civilwar
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Concern for only the interests in your region of the country is defined as -
nationalism
federalism
republicanism
sectionalism
2
Abolitionist who led over 300 slaves to freedom; known as "Moses" to slaves -
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher Stowe
John Brown
Sojourner Truth
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The idea that settlers in a territory can choose whether or not they allow slavery is known as-
freedom of ideas
individual rights
popular sovereignty
manifest destiny
4
Belief that states give the national government its power under the 10th amendment is called -
absolute power
limited government
popular sovereignty
states' rights
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A tariff is a -
tax collected during war
tax on imported goods
tax used for social welfare
tax on luxury items
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Why did South Carolina and 10 other states leave the Union to form the Confederate States?
They did not want slavery to expand West.
They refused to read Uncle Tom's Cabin.
They did not want to pay tariffs.
They feared Lincoln would end slavery.
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Kansas-Nebraska Act & Compromise of 1850 both let residents decide on slavery. This is called -
sectionalism
freedom of the press
popular sovereignty
federalism
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Which compromise is depicted below?
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
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What was the decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case?
Slaves were property, not citizens.
Slaves were free in only free states.
Slaves were free in all free states.
Slaves were citizens, not property.
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Which compromise is depicted below?
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
11
Which compromise is depicted below?
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
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A secret network system of people & places that helped runaway slaves escape north to freedom -
The North Star
Freedom Train
Mason-Dixon Line
Underground Railroad
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Who came up with both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?
John Brown
Henry Clay
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
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Which event led to the secession of South Carolina from the Union?
Battle of Gettysburg
Election of 1860
Nullification Crisis
Emancipation Proclamation
15
Images like this one appeared after which compromise was passed?
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
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The Kansas-Nebraska act repealed the -
Missouri Compromise
Fugitive Slave Law
Compromise of 1850
Tariff of Abominations
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Opposing views in the North and South on tariffs, slavery, and states' rights increased this.
sectionalism
nationalism
popular sovereignty
unity
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This abolitionist led a raid on Harpers Ferry in a failed attempt to start a slave rebellion.
William Lloyd Garrison
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
Frederick Douglass