Events Leading to the Civil War

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What was the key difference between the Northern and Southern economies that helped lead to war?

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The Southern economy depended on slavery and the Northern economy did not.

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This act established Kansas and Nebraska as territories and allowed residents to decide on whether or not to allow slavery in the newly established territories.

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Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854

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The Compromise of 1850 included five different laws. Which law was beneficial to the North as part of this compromise?

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California was admitted as a free state

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The Fugitive Slave Act provided for the

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recovery of runaway slaves

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What arsenal did John Brown attack in 1859? Options: Kansas, Harper's Ferry, Pottawatomie Massacre

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Harper's Ferry

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The idea that people should be allowed to vote whether or not to have slavery in a territory is known as.....

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Popular sovereignty

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Six weeks after Lincoln was elected the South began talking of withdrawing from the Union. This is called.....

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Secession

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The book that was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe which focused on the atrocities of slavery is called.....

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Uncle Tom's Cabin

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The institution of slavery was an issue that.....

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created division within the country following the American Revolutionary war

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What caused a lot of violence, but advocated for popular sovereignty? Options: Kansas-Nebraska Act, Compromise of 1850, Wilmot Proviso

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Kansas-Nebraska Act