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Key Events and Concepts Leading to the Civil War

Key Events and Concepts Leading to the Civil War

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Social Studies

9th Grade

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Peter Allard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Abolition

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Opposing slavery

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How did Southerners justify slavery economically?

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Southerners argued that slavery was essential for the economy, particularly for the cotton industry.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The Compromise of 1850

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  1. California was a Free State

Slave Trade is banned in DC

  1. Popular Sovereignty in Utah and New Mexico Territories

  2. Fugitive Slave Law

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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John Brown

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Revolutionary Abolitionist who wanted to free slaves immediately

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Impact of the Election of 1860

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The Election of 1860 significantly influenced the onset of the Civil War.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Platform of the Republican political party

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The Republican party's platform opposed the expansion of slavery into new territories.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Missouri Compromise and Dred Scott decision

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The Missouri Compromise attempted to balance slave and free states, but the Dred Scott decision declared it unconstitutional.

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