Civil War Review

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In the context of the American Civil War, which side was pro-slavery?

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Confederacy (South)

Front

What advantages did the Union have over the Confederacy?

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More people, more factories and food, more railroads

Front

How did the Union hope to damage Confederate trade and transportation during the Civil War?

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By blockading ports and controlling the Mississippi River

Front

Why was the surrender at Vicksburg crucial to the success of the Union campaign in the West?

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It allowed the Union to control the Mississippi River

Front

This 1857 ruling declared that slaves are property, not citizens, therefore they had no rights.

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Dred Scott v Sandford

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Who was the 16th President of the United States? He was a Republican and served during the Civil War.

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Abraham Lincoln

Front

At which fort did the first hostilities of the Civil War take place?

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Fort Sumter

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The 1860 election sparked what?

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The South to secede.

Front

A violent conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups was referred to as:

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Bleeding Kansas

Front

Which of the following was a part of the Compromise of 1850? Slavery ended in Kansas and Missouri, Slavery was allowed to continue in the Union, California was admitted as a free state, The Fugitive Slave law became more extensive in the North

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The Fugitive Slave law became more extensive in the North