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events leading to civil war
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1
The invention of the Cotton Gin was important because:
It used very little electricity
It decreased the importance of slavery
It allowed for more factories in the South
It increased the demand of slavery
2
Why was slavery important in the South?
Plantation owners needed slaves to cook their meals.
Factories began to spread and a need for free labor.
Plantation owners needed more farm hands to work on the land
3
Fugitive Slave Act was added to:
The Compromise of 1850
The Missouri Compromise
The Dred Scott Decision
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
4
In 1860, how many slaves were in the South?
8 million
1 million
.5 million
4 million
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True or False: Most Southern whites owned slaves.
False
True
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True or False: There were slaves in America during Revolutionary times.
False
True
7
What was the “Bleeding Kansas” in 1856?
Attacks on job-seeking Irish immigrants
Reaction to the U.S. ruling against Dred Scott
Fighting between pro-slavery & anti-slavery
Conflict between cattle ranchers and farmers
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True or False: Until the Civil War, there was no resistance against slavery.
False
True
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True or False: Industrial factories emerged in Northeastern U.S. in the 1800s.
False
True
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True or False: The cotton gin increased the need for slaves.
Ture
False
11
Whatwas the purpose of compromises like the Missouri Compromise?
Keepterritories from becoming states
Avoidgoing to war over slavery
Stop slavery from spreading
Stop Natives from returning to their land
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What impact did the Dred Scott decision have on the slavery issue?
the president to impeach the chief justice
settled the debate for more than 30 years
convinced the North to secede
divided the country over slavery even more
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The New England region:
was ideal for growing crops like tobacco
more people living in cities than the South
was not hospitable to trade
had a long warm growing season
14
Compromise allowed territories to choose whether they wanted to be slave states or Free states.
The Compromise of 1850
The Dred Scott Decision
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Missouri Compromise
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True or False:The Declaration of Independence was signed after the Civil War.
False
True
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The Supreme Court ruled that slaves were a piece of property and therefore had no rights
The Dred Scott Decision
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Compromise of 1850
The Missouri Compromise
17
What were the importance/goals of the Underground Railroad?
Created jobs in a suffering economy in the South.
fugitive slaves used a secret local network of individuals.
To move goods from the East to the West.
18
This compromise allowed a free state (ME) and a slave state (MO) to enter the Union.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Missouri Compromise
The Compromise of 1879
The Dred Scott Decision
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True or False: Prior to 1860, the South was more city population than country.
True
False
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The Dred Scott decision said that
Slaves were free in free territories
Slaves were not free in slave states
Slaves had rights under the Constitution
Slaves were not citizens
21
What did John Brown hope to accomplish by taking over the Harpers Ferry arsenal?
All of the above
He hoped to end slavery in the South
He hoped to start a revolt among the slaves
He hoped to arm the slaves so they could fight back
22
When people vote directly on the issue of slavery, it was called
Special election
Compromise
Initiative
Popular sovereignty
23
What happened to John Brown after the raid?
He was sent to prison for life.
He was taken captive and hanged to death.
Captured, but was eventually set free by Abraham Lincoln.
He was shot to death during the raid.
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Popular sovereignty, who would decide whether or not slavery would be allowed in a territory?
residents of the territory
President
Senate
House of Representatives
