Period 5 Review

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One could argue that Manifest Destiny contributed to the Civil war in that territorial expansion led to further sectionalism.

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territorial expansion led to further sectionalism

Front

The admission of what state as a free state led to the Compromise of 1850?

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California

Front

This political party formed in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act

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Republicans

Front

According to Abraham Lincoln's quotation, "A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free."

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sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union

Front

Which event was the immediate cause of the secession of several Southern states from the Union in 1860? Options: The Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, The election of President Abraham Lincoln, The enactment of the Missouri Compromise, The raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry by John Brown

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The election of President Abraham Lincoln

Front

In Lincoln's First Inaugural Address, he stated that

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he had no intention of ending slavery in the south

Front

He was the president of the Confederate States.

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Jefferson Davis

Front

The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?

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Fort Sumter

Front

The Union wanted to control the Mississippi River so that it could control the movement of trade and goods, it was a natural division to “split the South”, it was an easier invasion route to the South than by land.

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all of the above

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This battle was the turning point in the war.

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Battle of Gettysburg