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States Rights |
The right of the state's governments to establish their own laws where the constitution does not specifically empower the national government |
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What was the South Carolina Nullification Crisis? |
South Caroline hated the high tariffs on British goods so they threatened to secede if the tax wasn't removed. I.e. they threw a fit and got their way. Further I.e., South Carolina is a bunch of spoiled brats. |
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Who introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act? |
Senator Douglass |
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What nickname resulted from the people's attempt to make Kansas a slave state? |
Bleeding Kansas |
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Who beat who with a cane as a result of Bleeding Kansas? |
Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner |
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What happened to Dred Scott? |
Scott was brought by his owner to a free state, which happened to be where his owner kicked the bucket. He then went to court in order to fight for his freedom, after all, he was an ownerless slave in a free state. The case reached the Supreme Court who ruled against him, saying he was never a citizen so he couldn't file a law suit in the first place. |
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Who led Harpers Ferry? |
John Brown |
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Who wrote The Liberator? |
William Lloyd Garrison |
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What year did Lincoln become president? |
1860 |
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Which party opposed slavery? |
Republicans |
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Who wrote the North Star? |
Fredrick Douglas |
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Why did South Carolina secede from the Union? |
Lincoln became president and had differing views on slavery |
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What was the new country called? |
Confederate States of America |
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Who was president of the new country? |
Jefferson Davis |
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What was Abraham Lincoln's slogan? |
"Restore the Union" |
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What happened at Fort Sumter? |
Confederates attacked Union fort unprovoked and the Union did nothing. Lincoln just set food. |
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What were some advantages the North had? |
More railway lines, more factories, already established government, and more soldiers |
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What are Southern Advantages? |
Home field advantage, war of atteition, and motivation |
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Where was the first blood shed of the war? |
Bull Run |
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Who led Southern win in Bull Run? |
Stonewall Jackson |
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Where did the south mess up with the battle of bull run? |
Didn't attack DC |
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Who came up with the anaconda plan? |
General Winfield Scott |
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What were the three parts of the anaconda plan? |
1.) Navy would blockade southern ports 2.) Union riverboats and armies would move down the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two 3.) Union armies would capture the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia |
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What was the most popular weapon of the war? |
The Springfield Model 1861 with the Minie Ball (more destructive than earlier bullets) |
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What was the bloodiest single-day battle if the war? |
Antietam |
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Who won at Antietam? |
Union |
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Who won the second battle of bull run? |
Confederates |
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How many died at Antietam? |
26,000 |
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What was Lee's perfect battle? |
Chancellorsville |
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Who was the general that lead the Union to victory at Gettysburg? |
General George Meade |
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How many died at Gettysburg? |
51,000 |
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What was the point of the Gettysburg Adress? |
To help people realize that we were not a collection of individual states but a unified nation |
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What is the Writ if habeas corpus? |
A person cannot be imprisoned without being brought before a judge |
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What happened at Vicksburg? |
Grant laid seize and starved the town until they surrendered |
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What was Sherman's march? |
Union officers captured Atlanta and helped Licoln win reelection |
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Who were Copperheads? |
Union democrats |
