Why did some plantation owners present the Ostend Manifesto to the U.S. government?
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What is to formally withdraw from a nation or organization in order to become independent called?
Secede
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What opinion did southern leaders have about tariffs?
Tariffs helped the North by raising the price of manufactured goods.
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What was one provision of the Compromise of 1850?
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In the election of 1860, how did the Democratic Party address the conflict between their northern and southern factions?
The factions chose separate nominees for president.
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Which candidate in the 1860 election campaigned in both the North and the South?
Stephen Douglas
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What declaration did President Lincoln make about secession?
It was illegal.
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Which statement best describes Abraham Lincoln's background?
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What was the Crittenden Plan?
a proposal by federal government - would have no power to abolish slavery in the states where it already existed; the Missouri Compromise line moves to Pacific
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Who were the “team of rivals”?
the men Lincoln appointed to his Cabinet
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How did many plantation owners justify the enslavement of African Americans?
They claimed that African Americans were better off under the care of plantation owners than they would be by caring for themselves.
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Who did the Republicans nominate in the presidential election of 1856?
