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The Republican Party was formed to
Back the Dred Scott decision
Repeal the Missouri Compromise
Support lower taxes for farmers
Oppose the spread of slavery to new territories
Southern leaders supported slavery as
Banned by federal law
Unpopular in border states
Vital to agriculture and social structure
A failed economic system
The election of 1860 led to
Southern states seceding from the Union
Northern states leaving the Union
Full support of Lincoln in the South
Abolition of slavery nationwide
Secession means
Creating new military branches
Voting to limit tariffs
Reforming state constitutions
Leaving the United States
Abraham Lincoln believed his main goal was to
Abolish slavery in all states
Promote Western settlement
Preserve the Union above all else
End states’ rights forever
The term “sectionalism” refers to
The formation of third parties
Loyalty to one’s region over the country
The separation of church and state
Migration from cities to farms
The Nullification Crisis showed that
Slavery was ending peacefully
Courts could override elections
Congress had no power to tax
States might try to ignore federal laws
The main goal of the Free Soil Party was to
Support national banks
Lower Southern taxes
End immigration from Europe
Stop the expansion of slavery westward
Southern leaders used the idea of states’ rights to
Ban all new taxes
Promote civil rights protections
Reform immigration policies
Defend slavery from federal interference
The North had more railroads and factories than the South, which
Caused sectional peace and prosperity
Made it harder to pass the Fugitive Slave Act
Led to stronger support for slavery
Gave it a major advantage during the Civil War
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 allowed the federal government to
Relocate Native Americans west of the Mississippi River
Protect Native American lands from settlers
Grant U.S. citizenship to all Native peoples
End land disputes in New England
The Trail of Tears was the forced removal of
Mexican farmers from Texas
Cherokee and other tribes to western territories
Enslaved people from the Upper South
Loyalists after the American Revolution
President Andrew Jackson opposed the National Bank because he
Believed it favored the wealthy elite
Wanted to increase its power
Supported foreign ownership of banks
Thought it helped small farmers
Andrew Jackson’s use of the spoils system meant that he
Fired federal judges for political gain
Gave government jobs to political supporters
Hired only military officers into government
Promoted the best-qualified civil servants
The Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia ruled that
Georgia had no authority over Cherokee lands
States could nullify federal laws
The Indian Removal Act was legal
Native Americans could not own land
Jackson’s response to Worcester v. Georgia showed that he
Ignored the Supreme Court’s decision
Respected the Court’s authority
Resigned in protest
Supported Native American rights
