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29 Cards in this Set
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Chapter 16
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A Divided Country
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People who wanted to end the practice of slavery were called __________.
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abolitionists
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The decision by the Southern states to leave the Union was called __________.
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secession
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The large number of factories in the North led to the growth of __________.
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cities
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By 1850 the North and South were deeply divided over the issue of __________.
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slavery
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Which candidate for President in 1860 opposed slavery?
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Abraham Lincoln
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The ruling by the Supreme Court that said enslaved African Americans were property and could be taken anywhere by the owners was the __________.
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Dred Scott Decision
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Which law allowed the practice of slavery in some states south of an imaginary line, but forbade the practice of slavery north of that line?
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Missouri Compromise
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The book UNCLE TOM'S CABIN convinced people that __________.
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slavery should be ended
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The Seneca Falls Convention approved a declaration that supported __________.
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the rights of women
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The Republican Party grew out of a belief that __________.
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new states must be free states
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In which state did war break out between "free soilers" and owners of enslaved people during the 1850's?
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Kansas
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Which method did Congress use to deal with the issue of slavery?
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compromises
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Who was born into slavery and later spoke to audiences against it?
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Frederick Douglas
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Which law allowed people in certain territories to decide for themselves whether their states should be slave states or free states?
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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The purpose of the Underground Railroad was to __________.
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help captives escape to freedom
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The Fugitive Slave Law said that free states must __________.
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return escaped slaves
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Which formerly enslaved person became a speaker for women's rights?
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Sojourner Truth
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How did William LLoyd Garrison work to help end slavery?
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He published "The Liberator".
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The growing importance of cotton in the 1840s and 1850s affected the Southern way of life by __________.
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keeping slavery alive
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Which of the following states left the Union?
Illinois - Louisiana - New Jersey - Maryland |
Louisiana
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Which of the following was a slave state that stayed in the Union?
Missouri - Tennessee - Florida - Arkansas |
Missouri
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Which of the following states stayed in the Union?
North Carolina - Ohio - Virginia - Alabama |
Ohio
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At the time of the Civil War, which of these places was a territory?
Kansas - Texas - Colorado - Iowa |
Colorado
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What was Wisconsin's political standing during the Civil War?
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free state that stayed in the Union
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What is a bibliography?
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list of sources used for a report
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After taking notes for a report but before beginning to write, a student should __________.
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make an outline
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The middle section of a report is important because it __________.
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gives main ideas and supports them with facts
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Which opponent of slavery led an armed raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia?
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John Brown
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