Antebellum Era and Civil War Flashcard

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Why did South Carolina secede from the Union?

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Lincoln would make slavery illegal which would end Southern wealth, influence, and culture

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What impact did the abolitionist movement have in South Carolina?

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It made slave owners more determined to keep their slaves.

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What was the Southern point of view about the expansion of slavery?

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They feared that if slavery could not expand then eventually the federal government would outlaw slavery.

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What problem did the addition of lands won from the Mexican-American War cause for the country?

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The new states created an imbalance in free and slave states.

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Why did Abraham Lincoln win the election of 1860?

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He campaigned on 'free soil' and the border states and the South split their votes between several candidates.

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Which example would Southerners use to defend slavery as a 'positive good'?

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Slaves were better cared for than factory workers in the North.

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How did the capture of Port Royal affect Charleston from a military standpoint?

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Port Royal was used as a launching point to attack Charleston

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Why did South Carolina oppose a protective tariff?

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Protective tariffs would benefit only one section of the nation

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According to John C. Calhoun, what could a state do to nullify a federal law?

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A state could call a special convention to declare a law unconstitutional.

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What was a result of the admission of Maine and Missouri as states in the Missouri Compromise?

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The balance of power between free and slave states was maintained