Which was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
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Was the Wilmot Proviso successful?
No
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What does popular sovereignty mean?
A state can decide if they want to be a slave state or free state.
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Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
The author of Uncle Tom's cabin
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How did southerners hope to keep a balance of power in Congress?
To extend slavery into new territories/states.
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What was the name of the new southern country?
The Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
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How could the North have taken control over the senate?
By having more "free" states enter the Union.
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Why did the North have more seats in the House of Representatives?
They had a bigger population.
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Why didn't the South believe Lincoln wouldn't abolish slavery?
He thought slavery was morally wrong and wanted to stop it's spread.
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Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
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True or False. The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed residents of these two territories to vote on whether to allow slavery.
True
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Why did southern states secede after the election of 1860?
They thought Lincoln planned to free the slaves.
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Who was John Brown?
Attacked Harpers Ferry. Also did a retaliation attack on pro-slavery groups in Kansas.
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How did Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas differ in their ideas about slavery?
Lincoln believed that slavery was morally wrong. He did not want to spread slavery. Douglas believed that the people should decide on the issue of slavery for themselves.
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How did Uncle Tom's Cabin cause more tension between the north and the south?
The North became more aware about slavery. The south found themselves having to defend slavery.
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How did the North and South differ in the mid-1800s?
The North was more populated, had more cities and factories, was wealthier. The South was more rural and did not have as many people.
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Why couldn't a slave get a good job even in the "free" north?
They were not considered citizens and did not have the same rights.
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Why did John Brown attack Harpers Ferry?
To try to spark a slave revolt.
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What is considered the start of the Civil War?
The attack on Fort Sumter.
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What is the Dred Scott case?
The court ruling that made slavery legal everywhere.
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Explain the Fugitive Slave Law.
Citizens had to help capture escaped slaves and return them. If you were caught helping an escaped slave you were either put in jail or given a heavy fine.
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What were the first 7 states to secede?
Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, South Carolina, Louisiana, Texas
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Why did the South want to prevent the North from controlling the Senate too?
They thought that if the North controlled all of Congress they would abolish slavery.