USHC Standard 3 Flashcards

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Key Issues Leading to Civil War

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States' rights and slavery were two of the most notable issues.

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Federal Government Role

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Some favored a stronger federal government to unify the nation economically and provide infrastructure.

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States' rights in the Nullification Crisis.

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Calhoun argued that states could refuse to enforce unconstitutional laws.

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Role of Congress in the Compromise of 1850.

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Congress admitted California as a free state and addressed the status of new territories.

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Significance of 36°30' N in the Missouri Compromise.

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It was the line dividing slave and free states.

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Secession, Civil War, and Reconstruction

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The law required northern states to return escaped slaves to their owners in the South. Many northern citizens refused to obey it.

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The Dred Scott Decision of 1857 involved a slave named Dred Scott who sued for his freedom.

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The Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott had no right to sue because he was not a citizen, and declared that slaves could not be deprived of their "property" without due process.

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The failed raid by John Brown intensified southern resentment.

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Many southerners saw it as a threat to their way of life, affirming the need to protect slavery.

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Most African Americans in the South were slaves during the 1800s.

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They were often treated as property and forced to work long hours under harsh conditions.

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The Dred Scott Decision was a landmark Supreme Court case.

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It had far-reaching implications for the status of slaves and free blacks in America.