Civil War & Reconstruction

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What do you call a person who was opposed to slavery and worked toward ending it?

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Abolitionist

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This means that the people get to decide on an issue, including whether or not to allow slavery in their territory

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Popular Sovereignty

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The US Supreme Court decided that this man was still just a slave, even though he had lived in a free territory, setting the stage for slavery to be legal everywhere.

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Dred Scott

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In the 1850s, why was the territory of Kansas known as "Bleeding Kansas?"

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Pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces battled for control of the state.

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Who was president of the Confederate States during the war?

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Jefferson Davis

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Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the North? More factories, Larger population, Better railroads, Most of the nation's best generals

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Most of the nation's best generals

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The first shots of the Civil War were fired at this fort on April 12, 1861: Fort Benning, Fort Sumter, Fort Belvoire, Fort Pierce

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Fort Sumter

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What were the major causes of the Civil War? (List all that apply) Expanded Fugitive Slave Laws, Slavery, Lincoln winning the election of 1860, Westward Expansion, All of the above

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All of the above

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What Amendment grants citizenship to all person born on American soil except for Native Americans?

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14th Amendment

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Which of the following best explains the Emancipation Proclamation? It stated that all slaves in the Confederate states should be freed.

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It stated that all slaves in the Confederate states should be freed.