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Who was Alexander Stephens?
Georgia politician who argue to stay in the Union. Became VP of the Confederacy.
What did the South gain in the Missouri Compromise?
The state of Missouri as a slave state.
What did the North gain in the Missouri Compromise?
The state of Maine as a free state.
What was the reason for the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?
To maintain a Balance between Slave and Free States
Why did Dred Scott believe he should have been freed so he sued his owners?
He had been taken to Free states to live.
What was the North's economy based on during the Antebellum Period?
Industry and manufacturing
What was the South's economy based on during the Antebellum Period?
Agriculture using slave labor
What did the South gain in the Compromise of 1850?
The Fugitive Slave Act
What did the North gain in the Compromise of 1850?
California entered as a free state Causing tention in the South
True or False: Georgia seceded from the Union after the Election of 1860.
True
Explain the Georgia Platform.
Georgian politicians drafted an agreement about Compromise of 1850 to keep the South from seceding.
What did the Supreme Court Rule in the Dred Scott Case?
Slaves were not citizens of the United States, slaves could not sue, the Federal gov't did not have the ability to outlaw slavery anywhere.
List 3 causes of the Civil War.
Slavery, states' rights, economics, Nullification Crisis, Dred Scott Case
Which side had more people, more soldiers, and more industry?
The North aka The Union
What did the South nullify (refuse to pay) that helped lead to the Civil War?
Tariffs on goods imported from Europe
What is the pre-Civil War period called?
Antebellum
What does Nullification mean?
To say no, to cancel, to act like something doesn't exist
What do you call the belief that the interests of the state are more important than the interests of the nation?
States' Rights
States that allowed slavery but never seceded from the union were known as...
 
border states
 
fence states
 
half states
 
free slave states
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
 
South Carolina
 
Georgia
 
Texas
 
Tennessee
True or False: The Republican Party and Abe Lincoln initially sought to end all slavery.
 
False
 
True
Abraham Lincoln was the Presidential nominee for the ________________ Party.
 
Republican
 
Democrat
 
Whig
 
Patriot
How many candidates ran for President in 1860?
 
4
 
2
 
3
 
5
True or false: The Dred Scott Case essentially made all states slave states.
 
True
 
False
During the Dred Scott Case, the Supreme Court ruled that slaves were not __________________.
 
U.S. citizens
 
literate
 
supposed to live in free states
 
responsible for their masters
Why did Dred Scott sue for his freedom?
 
he lived in two free states during his life
 
he was born free but captured
 
his parents were free
 
he believed that Missouri should be a free state
Which of the following was not a condition of the Georgia Platform?
 
The govt had to pay Georgia for all the slaves that escaped
 
Northern states had to comply with the Fugitive Slave Act
 
The Southern states agreed to pass the Fugitive Slave Act
True or false: Georgians were happy with the Compromise of 1850.
 
False
 
True
The Compromise of 1850 allowed _____________ to enter the union as a free state.
 
California
 
Missouri
 
Maine
 
Texas
The idea that a state can choose not to follow an unfair federal law is known as...
 
nullification
 
abolition
 
sovereignty
 
nationalism
The Tariff of 1828 was passed because the South was buying too many cheap goods from...
 
Great Britain
 
The North
 
Spain
 
South America
Which compromise provided an equal balance of free/slave states?
 
Missouri Compromise of 1820
 
Compromise of 1850
 
States' Rights Compromise
 
Nullification Compromise
The South's economy was based on agriculture. The North's economy was based on _________.
 
manufacturing
 
agriculture
 
tourism
 
public service
What is a tariff?
 
tax on foreign goods
 
tax on Northern goods
 
tax on Southern goods
 
tax on domestic goods
Which is NOT a part of the Missouri Compromise?
 
California became a slave state
 
Maine became a free state
 
Slavery was banned above the 36'30 parallel
 
Maintained a balance between free and slave states
What refers topower, authority, and rights that states have over the federal govt?
 
states' rights
 
secession
 
abolition
 
nullification
What advancement could be seen as helping to cause the Civil War?
 
cotton gin
 
plow
 
railroads
 
light bulb
People who called for the ending of slavery were known as...
 
abolitionists
 
secessionists
 
States' Rights advocates
 
Democrats
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