AP Causes of the Civil War Flashcard

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What was the primary economic difference between the North and the South that contributed to sectionalism before the Civil War?

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The North was primarily industrial, while the South was primarily agricultural (plantation economy).

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DOK Level 1: Recall

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How did the institution of slavery contribute to the tensions leading up to the Civil War?

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It created economic competition between the North and the South, led to the development of different social and political ideologies in the North and the South, and caused disputes over the expansion of slavery into new territories.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

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The Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were both concerned with the issue of

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the expansion of slavery into new territories

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DOK Level 1: Recall

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What was the significance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

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It allowed territories to decide the issue of slavery through popular sovereignty and led to violent conflicts known as "Bleeding Kansas."

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

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Analyze the impact of Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 on the Southern states.

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It led to immediate secession of several Southern states.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

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Describe the events known as "Bleeding Kansas."

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A series of violent political confrontations between anti-slavery and pro-slavery settlers in the Kansas Territory.

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DOK Level 1: Recall

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Discuss the significance of the Dred Scott decision on the national debate over slavery.

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It affirmed the legality of slavery in all U.S. territories, declared the limitation of slavery unconstitutional, and intensified sectional conflict, pushing the nation closer to Civil War.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

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What was Popular sovereignty?

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People vote to determine if territory becomes free or slave state

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The Free Soil Party wanted the west to be...

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free of slavery to give more opportunity to white Americans

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Which is NOT true of the Compromise of 1850? CA enters as free state, fugitive slave law was strengthened, fugitive slave law was weakened, The slave trade was abolished in Washington DC

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fugitive slave law was weakened