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Causes of the Civil War
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1
Which of the following would have been against secession from the Union?
small farmers in North GA
large plantation owners
slaveholders
2
Missouri joined the Union as a slave state
False
True
3
Agriculture best describes
cotton
what the North's economy was mainly based upon
what the South's economy was largely based upon
primary purpose of food shortages
4
Abraham Lincoln's political party was
the Constitutional Union Party
the Southern Democrats
the Northern Democrats
the Republican Party
5
Which of the following best describes the Georgia Platform?
built by GA to show the North who was in charge
helped push other southern states to accept the Comp of 1850
helped the North decide if secession was possible
was built by GA to help see Western GA
6
Abraham Lincoln's election had little effect on the South's decision to secede from the Union.
True
False
7
What law was passed by the North to appease the South in the Compromise of 1850?
Missouri Compromise
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Californian Proposal
The Georgia Platform
8
Why would the North have not wanted there to be more slave states than free states?
they didn't want to lose the war
they didn't won't the South to have the most senators
they didn't wants slaves to take over the north
the north wanted to initiate slavery in the north
9
Which compromise permitted California to join the Union?
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of Western States
10
Nullification revolved around the issue of...
slavery
compromises
tariffs
Dred Scott case
11
The Constitution of 1789 said that federal law reigned supreme over state law.
False
True
12
Georgia supported nullification
False
True
13
Which of the following people was not considered an abolitionist?
a northern Congressman
Frederick Douglas
a southern plantation owner
William Lloyd Garrison
14
The Dred Scott case ended with the Supreme Court deciding the Dred Scott was a free man.
False
True
15
Which of the following best describes nullification?
deciding federal law is unlawful and not enforcing it
using the state governments to combat the federal government
the belief that the federal government is always superior
declaring something is valid and accepting it
