Slavery
How did slavery play a role in the Civil War?
to aid the war effort
What does nullification have to do with the Civil War?
this is the first time tensions between state and federal authority almost led to a civil war.
Who was known as the Great Compromiser?
Clay earned titles such as "The Great Compromiser
Why did the Union decide to blockade the Georgia coast during the Civil War?
to prevent the export of cotton and the smuggling of war materiel into the Confederacy.
the United States
Was the slavery issue a justified reason for the Civil War?
the Civil War was fought over the moral
How did nullification cause war?
it increased the sectional differences the North and South had over economics and the constitutionality of federal laws.
Which state wanted to join the Union as a free state?
In 1849, California requested permission to enter the Union as a "free state"
How did the Union blockade affect Georgia's role in the Civil War?
use its superior navy to prevent the South from shipping its cotton to England and France in return for weapons and other supplies.
uncompromising differences between the free and slave states over the power of the national government to prohibit slavery in the territories that had not yet become states.
Did the Civil War end slavery?
Yes it did it ended legal slavery in the united states
What was the central question of the Nullification Crisis?
growing Southern fears over the movement in the North for the abolition of slavery.
What law compelled the North to return runaway slaves back to the South?
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Why was the Union blockade so harmful to the Confederacy?
the Confederacy could not export raw materials such as cotton, nor could it import war supplies.
save the Union,slavery or not
Were slaves allowed to fight in the Civil War?
Effective January 1, 1863, the Proclamation emancipated Confederate slaves and authorized the use of black soldiers by Union troops.
Why did nullification become a major issue during the Jackson administration?
Andrew Jackson, generally in favor of states' rights, saw nullification as a threat to the Union.
How does the Compromise of 1850 relate to the Civil War?
The concept of popular sovereignty was soon to result in a proxy civil war in the Kansas Territory.
What did the Union blockade prevent?
the trade of goods, supplies, and weapons between the Confederacy and other nations.
What was the cause of the Civil War other than slavery?
economic policies and practices, cultural values, the extent and reach of the Federal government
What was the problem with slavery in the Civil War?
Southern political leaders' resistance to attempts by Northern antislavery political forces to block the expansion of slavery into the western territories.
What ended the argument over nullification?
The Compromise Tariff of 1833
New Mexico Territory and Utah Territory.
What was the Union's blockade strategy called?
Anaconda plan
How did the Civil War affect free blacks?
free blacks were particularly hard hit by Union and Confederate confiscations and the devastations of the war.