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33 Cards in this Set
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Which state had the greatest number of electoral votes?
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New York
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Which candidate won the election of 1860?
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Abraham Lincoln
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The _____ supported the emancipation of slave sin Mississippi and their removal to Liberia
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Mississippi Colonization Society
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Those southern states that withdrew from the Union formed the
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Confederate States of America
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____ is the withdrawal of a state from the Union
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Secession
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_____ was the idea that people in a particular location would decide whether or not to permit slavery
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Popular Sovereignty
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The _____ party was formed to oppose the expansion of slavery
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Republican
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A ____ is a tax on imports and is designed to keep out foreign competition
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tariff
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John C. Calhoun proposed the theory that a state could _____ or prevent the enforcement of a federal law
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nullify
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The ______ issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1862, declared that all slaves owned by persons in the Confederate states were free
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Emancipation Proclamation
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____ is releasing from oppression or bondage
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Emancipation
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The war between the states began with the bombardment of
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Fort Sumter
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In February 1861, the seven states that had seceded from the Union formed the
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Confederate States of America
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The ______ of 1850 first put forth the idea that those living in a particular area should be allowed to determine whether they wanted slavery or not
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Compromise
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Did Most Mississippi want to secede from the Union
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Yes
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Mississippi was the _____ state to secede from the Union
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second
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was elected president of the Confederate States of America
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Jefferson Davis
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_____ surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House in April 1865.
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General Robert E. Lee
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____ bought the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803
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President Thomas Jefferson
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The ____ river was one dividing line between free states and slave states
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Ohio River
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Largest party the MS State and split over the secession argument
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Democratic Party
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Unionist against secession their leader was
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John Quitman
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What did John Quitman believe
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He believed that the south must succeed to protect their 3 main interests
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John Quitman 3 main interests
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1. slavery, stronger state government, tarrif issue
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Dread Scott decision:
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Slaves were not citizens and had no rights in court
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Lincoln becomes president in
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January 1861
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War begins in
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April 1861
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Lincoln (North)
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21 million more people
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Americans fought int he Civil War
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3 million
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How many people died in the war
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Over 600 thousand men died
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At what battle did 7000 Americans die in 20 minutes?
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Cold Harbour
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How did Robert E Lee feel about slavery and secession
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He disapproved slavery and secession
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Which Us president was the speaker at the 75th anniversary of gettysburg?
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President Roosevelt
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