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| What justification did the south use to secede from the Union? |
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| Each state had voluntarily come into the Union, so they had the right to leave the Union. |
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| How did the Supreme Court use preperty rights and the 5th amendment in the Dred Scott decision? |
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| bans on slavery anywhere would violate property rights protected by the 5th Amendment. |
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| Lincoln's opinion of slavery |
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| did not want slavery to spread |
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| The impact of Uncle Tom's Cabin on the slavery controversy |
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| Northern readers were outraged by the realistic image of slavery in the south |
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| Effect of the Compromise of 1850 |
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California was admitted as a free state
A stronger fugitive slave law was passed
Congress banned slave trade in Washington, DC |
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| Fugitive slave law was favored by |
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Democrats split over Douglas' support for popular sovereignty
Lincoln's views on slavery made him the best candidate in the North
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| South seceded after the election of1860 because |
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| southerners feared Lincoln's election would lead to the end of slavery |
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| Why did John Brown attack Harper's Ferry? |
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| to gain weapons for slves to fight for their freedom |
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| Charles Sumner is famous for |
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| An antislavery speech and being caned by Preston Brooks in Congress |
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| The Compromise of 1820/Missouri Compromise allowed for |
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| Missouri became a slave state, Maine became a free state , a line was drawn and Slavery was allowed in the part of the Louisiana Purchase south of the 36 , 30'N. |
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| Abolitionist famous for violent attacks and raids to help end slavery |
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| Why was Kansas "Bleeding Kansas?" |
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| popular sovereignty caused violence in the area |
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| The Supreme Court added to the tensions over slavery by |
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refused to free Dred Scott
chose property rights over personal freedom in it's Dred Scott decision
ruled that slavery could not be outlawed in any territory by Congress |
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This would repeal the Missouri Compromise- would remove the boundary of free and slave states. Popular sovereignty would decide the question of slavery in each state
Plunged the entire nation into a debate over slavery
TWO constitutions were written for the area- one proslavery/one antislavery
Missouri encourages Kansas to become a slave state |
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| Why was the Republican Party formed |
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| They were all antislavery |
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| COnfederate States of America President |
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| Were African Americans allowed to vote in 1860? |
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| No, they were not citizens of the US |
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| Fought for the British cause |
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| Fought for the American Cause |
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| off New England from the rest of the colonies |
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| in a desire for profit and patriotism, private ship owners signed up to fight in the war |
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| treaty that officially ended the Revolutionary War |
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| idea that developed as a result of the war, that instead of a King, the people should rule |
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| The "shot heard 'round the world |
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| Battle where Patriots got lost |
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| Follow-up Battle to Trenton |
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| Surprise attack on the British December 26,1776 |
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| Last battle that won the war for the Patriots |
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| Commander in Chief Revolutionary Armed forces |
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| Head of British troops in Boston |
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| Went to France to get help for the Patriot's cause |
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| led troops at the Battle of Saratoga, surrendered |
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| Baron Frederick von Steuben |
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| German who helped train inexperienced Americans into a strong fighting force |
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| Also known as the Swamp Fox |
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| French leader that flanked British at Yorktown |
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| Volunteered for General Washington and served in the Continental Army |
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| Surrendered 8,000 troops in the last battle of the war |
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