Causes of the Civil War

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What is a Civil War?

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A war between people of the same country

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What is sectionalism?

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When people from different regions of a country care more about their region than the unity of the country.

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Why did westward expansion increase tension between the North and the South?

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As new states were added representation would change and each region wanted to maintain their power in Congress

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Abolitionists wanted to

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Get rid of slavery.

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The economy of this area is mainly industrialization - factories and manufacturing. Which area is being referred to?

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The North

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The economy of this area is mainly agricultural - farming.

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The South

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Who led the raid on Harpers Ferry trying to start a slave rebellion?

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John Brown

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Whose Presidency was MOST concerned with fulfilling the country's Manifest Destiny?

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James K. Polk

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Which of these was the largest and most constant issue facing the United States during the era of "Manifest Destiny?"
Options: whether labor unions would be allowed to form, whether states would allow women the right to vote, whether Indians would be relocated to North Carolina, whether slavery would spread across the United States

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whether slavery would spread across the United States

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What restriction was placed on the extension of slavery by the Missouri Compromise?

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With the exception of Missouri, it restricted slavery to below the 36°30’ latitude line.