Civil War Review

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The Dred Scott decision had a major impact on life in the United States because it

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reopened the issue on whether slavery would be allowed in the new territories

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Abolitionists in the pre-Civil War period would most likely support:

• removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia
• passage of the Fugitive Slave Act
• activities of the Underground Railroad
• use of popular sovereignty in the territories

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activities of the Underground Railroad

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During the 1840s, why were many abolitionists against the annexation of new Western territory?

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feared the admission of new slave states

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act...

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allowed the people of Kansas and Nebraska to demonstrate "popular sovereignty" with the issue of slavery

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Why did John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry help cause the Civil War?

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Abolitionists became angry at Southerners for putting him to death

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Which statement best describes the economic differences between the North and the South prior to the Civil War?

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The Northern economy had significant manufacturing, while the Southern economy was almost exclusively agricultural

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secede

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When one group voluntarily leaves another group

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What is a draft?

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when the government requires civilians to fight

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What is a direct effect of the Battle of Vicksburg?

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The Union's victory prevented Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas from sending supplies to the eastern part of the Confederacy

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Where did General Lee surrender to the Union ending the U.S. Civil War?

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Appomattox Courthouse