Why was Georgia's decision to secede important to other southern states?

Georgia was valuable due to their agricultural economy.

What was Dredd Scott v Sanford about

When African Americans weren't deemed U.S Citizens

The main principal in the idea of nullification as held by TJ & John C. Calhoun was

the right of states to strike down federal laws

States’ Rights is the view that

States could leave the Union at any time

The Fugitive Slave Law stated

Escaped slaves had to be returned

Which event was a direct result of the election of 1860?

Secession of South Carolina from the Union

Which was not a cause of the Civil War?

The Yankees winning the World Series

What is sectionalism? Choose the BEST answer

Loyalty to where you live as an American

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1
What issue played Greatest role dividing the North & South in the yrs leading up to Civil War?
Indian Removal
War with Mexico
Foreign Trade
Slavery
2
Which amendment protects states' rights?
27th
3rd
10th
8th
3
The Georgia Platform was the state's decision on which compromise?
Great Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Three-Fifths Compromise
Missouri Compromise
4
Who's election led to the southern states threatening to secede?
John Calhoun
Stephen Douglas
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
5
Why was Georgia's decision to secede important to other southern states?
Georgia always believe that the Federal Government should be more powerful
Georgia was valuable due to their agricultural economy.
Georgia was located right next to Northern states.
Georgia had the world's strongest Navy.
6
What was Dredd Scott v Sanford about
When African Americans were given the right to vote
When slaves were freed
When African Americans weren't deemed U.S Citizens
7
The main principal in the idea of nullification as held by TJ & John C. Calhoun was
the authority of the federal government over the states
the right of Congress to pass all laws "necessary & proper."
the right of states to strike down federal laws
the right of the individual to criticize the government
8
States’ Rights is the view that
States could leave the Union at any time
Because of economic ties, secession would be disasterous
Revolution against elected officials is never justified
The Union was formed by the American people, not the states
9
The Fugitive Slave Law stated
fugitive slaves were lowered in value
Escaped slaves had to be returned
Slaves were free if they reached the North
Escaped slaves became the property of whoever captured them
10
what was the Nullification Crisis?
US govt. forced taxes of goods shipped in the North
Southern state governments began to nullify the tarriffs
states argued that they had state's rights
all of the above
11
Event where John C. Calhoun and South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union
Spoils System
Nullification Crisis
Indian Removal Act
Kitchen Cabinet
12
Which event was a direct result of the election of 1860?
Beginning of Reconstruction
John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry
Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Secession of South Carolina from the Union
13
What war is a good example of sectionalism?
Revolutionary War
War of 1912
Civil War
Vietnam War
14
Which president elected in 1860 caused the Southern states to secede?
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
John Adams
George Washington
15
What was the decision in the Dred Scott v, Sandford
Dred Scott was guilty
Dred Scott was not guilty
Dred Scott was still a slave
Sandford owed back pay to Scott
16
What is an abolitionist?
Someone who makes balloon animals
Someone who owns slaves
Someone who is against slavery
Someone who is white and owns land
17
Which was not a cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
The Yankees winning the World Series
Sectionalism
States' Rights
18
Which compromise resulted in the admission of California to the union as a free state
Great Compromise
Compromise 1850
Missouri Compromise
Kansas Nebraska Act
19
What is sectionalism? Choose the BEST answer
Loyalty to your country
None of the above
Loyalty to where you live as an American
Loyalty to your region
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What was the end result of Georgia's debate over secession?
Georgia stayed in the Union
Georgia remained neutral
Georgia remained undecided.
Georgia decided to secede

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