Causes of the Civil War Flashcards

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Why did Roger B Tanny?Declare that slavery cannot be limited.

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Slaves were property and cannot be taken away without due process.

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Which 2 acts of Congress attempted to solve the problem of slavery in the Territories.

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Missouri compromise and compromise of 1850

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Does the supreme court ruling and dread scott v sanford helped to increase sectional conflict because the decision…

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Deny Congress the power to regulate slavery in the Territories.

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Abolitionist and publisher of the liberator

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William lloyd garrison

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Inventor of the cotton gin

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Eli whitney

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Senator who was beaten up after insulting many people

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Charles sumner

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Conductor on the underground railroad

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Harriet tubman

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Slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme court

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dred scott

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IL politician, Popular sovereignty was his idea.

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Stephen a Douglas

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Illiterate former slave who spoke out against slavery

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sojourner truth

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Well-educated former slave outspoken abolitionist

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Frederick douglas

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Which of the following was a resource used to guide slaves on the underground railroad

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all of the above

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True or false. A high productive tariff passed by Congress protects American manufacturing.

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True

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Before 1820 Most factories and mills in the u s were powered using what

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water

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In the mid 1800s, the growth and population of California Was mainly a result of what?

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Gold and silver

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True or false. The cotton gin was important because it separated the seeds from the cotton fiber.

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True

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What percentage of southerners owned slaves?

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Sixteen percent

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True or false. Preston.
Brooks attacked Charles sumner because sumner made fun of Brook’s relatives

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True

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Which of the following would have been included in a discussion about slavery

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All of the above

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True or false. The southern states seceded because they were afraid lincoln would try to abolish slavery

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True

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True or false. The Term “bleeding Kansas” was used to describe clashes between pro slavery and anti-slavery.

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True

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Why did many runaway slaves flee to Canada in the 1850s

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The fugitive slave act kept them at risk in the us

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How did Uncle Tom’s cabin help start the civil war

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By increasing northern dislike of slavery

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The internal structure of public and private buildings at aid and economic production

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Infrastructure

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Lolalty to a stay or area rather than the country as a whole
Sectionalism
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To withdraw from membership in a group
secede
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A reformer who thought that slavery was wrong
Abolitionist
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Is centered upon the principle of popular sovereignty
kansas-nebraska act
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Maintain the balance of slave and free states in 1820.
Missouri compromise
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An idea that the state had the right to cancel a law passed by the federal government
Nullification
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Allowed for the return of runaway slaves to the south
Fugitive slave act.
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True or false. An Arsenal is a storage site for government weapons and ammunition.
True
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where people should have the final say over an issue
popular sovereignty
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Process where machines replaced manual labour and hand tools
Industrial revolution
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The route. Used to transport slaves from africa to the americas
middle passage
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A network of abolitionists who had runaway slaves and helped them escape
Underground railroad
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The mass Movement of people to california for wealth
gold rush
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Laws that controlled the lives of african americans and prevent slave revolts in the south
slave codes
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A refusal of workers to do their jobs until their demands are met
strike
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Threat by south carolina to leave the union over teriffs
nullification crisis
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Group of workers bound together to improve working conditions
union
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Tax on goods imported into a Nation from another place
tariff
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South carolina politician who believe that slavery was beneficial
John c Calhoun
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Radical abolitionists involved in violence in KS & VA and attacked harpers ferry
John brown
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Republican presidential canada in 1860
Abraham Lincoln
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Chief justice of the supreme court and the dred scott case
Roger b taney
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Congressman from south carolina who attacked a senator
Preston Brooks
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Slave who let a rebellion in virginia, he was hanged
nat Turner
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author of uncle Tom's cabin
Harriet beecher stowe
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Why was the missouri compromise of eighteen twenty important
The balance between free and slave states was maintained
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How are the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions and the South Carolina ordinance of nullification similar?
Claimed that individual states have the right to ignore federal laws
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During The early eighteen hundreds how did Geographic factors influence economy of new England
Promoting the growth of trade and manufacturing
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What principle was the Kansas-nebraska act centered upon
popular sovereignty
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Why did john brown attack harper's ferry
There was a large supply of weapon stored there