The final straw in 1860 that led to the session of Southern states from the Union.

- infamous Civil War prisoner-of-war camp in Macon County, Georgia. Over 13,000 Union soldiers died in the camp

The Compromise of 1850 included what state and act?

document that declared all slaves in the rebellious states would be freed if the South did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863.

The nullification crisis in the early 1830’s, was a dispute over fees charged for getting supplies from outside your own state or region. What are these fees called?

- Union military campaign led by William T. Sherman from November 15-December 25, 1864 with Savannah being the ultimate objective; more importantly Sherman used a “scorched earth” policy to end the South’s will to fight

Alexander Stephens disagreed with the decison but withdrew from the Union along with the rest of the state of Georgia. This is known as___

This cause was both a political and moral issue and led to additional causes of the war.

What type of economy did the South have prior to the Civil War?

Loyalty to your state or region over the country as a whole was one cause of the Civil War known as______

(September 18-20, 1863) - Confederate victory; largest battle fought in Georgia; allowed the Union to later advance to Atlanta

an agreement between the northern and southern states about allowing Missouri to enter as a slave state and Maine to enter as a free state enabled the balance of power to remain the same