Sectionalism, slavery, states rights, and the election of Lincoln were all direct causes of what?
The Civil War
100
What act of congress made it legal for southern slave owners to come to the north to re-capture escaped slaves?
The Compromise of 1850
100
These are the main economic differences between the North and South
Factories (industry) in the North and Farms (agriculture) in the South
100
What were two advantages the North had over the South during the Civil War?
More people and more economic resources
100
Who did Lincoln want to take the blame for the Civil War?
Nobody
200
Chief Justice Taney's decision in the Dred Scott case stated that Dred was legally considered...
Property
200
Who were Abraham Lincoln, Robert E Lee, and Ulysses S Grant during the Civil War?
The Presedent of the US, the top Confederate General, and the top Union General.
200
What Supereme Court Case eventually created the need for the 13th Amedment?
The Dred Scott v. Sanford
200
The Declaration of Independence highlights the ideals of self-government and human rights. What other famous American document argues the same principles?
The Gettysburg Address
200
South Carolina's problem with tariffs caused what "crisis"?
The Nullification Crisis
300
After the Civil War, Southern states tried to restrict the rights of former slaves by passing...
Black Codes
300
What did the Radical Republicans think about Lincoln's reconstruction plan?
It was too easy on the South
300
What was the overall purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?
To extend rights to African Americans
300
The Compromise of 1850, the Missouri Compromise, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the Nullification Crisis all revolved around what concept?
States Rights
300
Tariffs on manufactured goods hurt the economies of states located in what part of the country?
Southern United States
400
Who was the first black senator that took Jefferson Davis' spot in Mississippi?
Hiram Rhodes Revels
400
What Amendments did Jim Crow Laws limit for Southern blacks?
14th and 15th
400
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850 were both intended to....
decrease regional differences
400
The Gettysburg Address changed Lincoln's focus of the Civil War from uniting the country to...
Ending Slavery
400
Which part of the country had the majority of manufacturing jobs?
The North
500
The steam engine was used to run machinery in factories, as well as to run boats and trains to transport manufactured goods. What part of the country did this bennefit the most?
The North
500
The power of the federal government was strengthened as a result of this conflict.
The Civil War
500
Although the North had many advantages, why did the Civil War last for so long?
The South had brilliant leaders and were fighting for their way of life
500
During the Civil War, why did twice as many soldiers died of disease than of wounds?
Medicine was primitive and unsanitary
500
What group tried to prevent former slaves from excercising their rights after the Civil War?