FLASHCARD: Civil War: A Defining Moment in U.S. History [Text]

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Which of the following MOST influenced the Southern states to form the Confederacy? They didn’t want to be a part of the Union anymore, because they wanted to elect their own Democratic president. They didn’t want to be a part of the Union anymore, because they didn’t want to have to follow the Northern laws. They didn’t want to be a part of the Union anymore, because they believed slavery should be allowed in new states. They didn’t want to be a part of the Union anymore, because they wanted the Northern states to have slavery.

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They didn’t want to be a part of the Union anymore, because they believed slavery should be allowed in new states.

Front

What is the summary of the section “Cost of the war”?

Back

The North experienced economic growth from the war, but the South suffered economic loss.

Front

What is the MOST important reason why Abraham Lincoln wanted to free the enslaved?

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He believed freeing slaves was the fastest way to end the war.