Civil War

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What did the 13th Amendment do?

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Abolished slavery in the United States

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A person who was against slavery was known as __.

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An abolitionist

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Who was Dred Scott?

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Dred Scott was a slave, who fought for his freedom in the Supreme Court, but was denied.

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Who was John Brown?

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An abolitionist who led a raid for weapons, but was captured and sentenced to death for treason.

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What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act make possible?

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states to vote to be free states or slave states

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Why was the election of 1860 important?

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Lincoln, who was against slavery, won the election by electoral votes.

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What happened after Lincoln was elected?

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The Southern states seceded because they feared he would take away states' rights to make decisions about slavery.

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What was a difference between the war strategies of the Union and Confederacy?

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The Union's plan was to surround the Confederacy and block southern ports.

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___ is known for helping to convince Lincoln to free the slaves in the Confederacy. Options: William Loyd Garrison, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Robert E. Lee

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Frederick Douglass

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What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

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An announcement where Lincoln proclaimed that all slaves living in the rebel states were free