Civil War Review

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The Dred Scott decision had a major impact on life in the United States because it

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reopened the issue on whether slavery would be allowed in the new territories

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Abolitionists in the pre-Civil War period would most likely support the

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activities of the Underground Railroad

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During the 1840s, many abolitionists were against the annexation of new Western territory because they

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feared the admission of new slave states

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act...

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allowed the people of Kansas and Nebraska to demonstrate "popular sovereignty" with the issue of slavery.

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Why did John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry help cause the Civil War?

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Abolitionists became angry at Southerners for putting him to death.

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Which statement best describes the economic differences between the North and the South prior to the Civil War? The Northern economy had significant manufacturing, while the Southern economy was almost exclusively agricultural.

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The Northern economy had significant manufacturing, while the Southern economy was almost exclusively agricultural.

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What does the word secede mean?

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When one group voluntarily leaves another group

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What is a direct effect of the Battle of Vicksburg?

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The Union's victory prevented Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas from sending supplies to the eastern part of the Confederacy.

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Where did General Lee surrender to the Union ending the U.S. Civil War?

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Appomattox Courthouse

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On what battlefield did Abraham Lincoln give his famous Gettysburg Address speech about unifying the country?

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Gettysburg