Causes of the Civil War Flashcard

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Which event is commonly considered the immediate cause of the American Civil War? Options: The signing of the Missouri Compromise, The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, The passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, The Dred Scott decision

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The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860

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What was the main economic difference between the North and South before the Civil War?

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The North was industrialized, the South was agricultural.

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Which compromise admitted California as a free state and included a stricter Fugitive Slave Law?

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Compromise of 1850

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What was the significance of the Dred Scott decision (1857)?

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It declared that slaves were property, not citizens.

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Which act allowed settlers in Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery?

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Who was the author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," a novel that increased anti-slavery sentiment in the North?

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

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What was the main goal of the Republican Party when it was founded in the 1850s?

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To prevent the expansion of slavery into new territories

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Which event is known as "Bleeding Kansas"?

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Violent clashes between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers in Kansas

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What was the main argument of Southern states for secession? Options: The need to abolish slavery, The right to self-government and states' rights, The desire to industrialize, The expansion of the railroad

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The right to self-government and states' rights

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Who led a raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859 in an attempt to start a slave rebellion?

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John Brown