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attempted to ban slavery in territories won from mexico |
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declared Congress unable to ban the slave trade between slave states |
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divided a territory into two parts |
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Which statement summarizes the effects of the Missouri Compromise? |
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It helped ensure a balance of slave and free states for almost 30 years. |
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Which of the following can be said of abraham linclon? |
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His debates with stephen douglas won him fame as well as an opponent of slavery. |
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Which statement summarizes the outcome of the presidental election of 1860? |
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Abraham Linclon won despite the fact that he did not carry even one southern state. |
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Which of these generalizations BEST describes the effect of Uncle Tom's Cabin? |
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The novel further heightened tensions between the North and the South. |
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Which of these generalizations BEST describes the effect of Uncle Tom's Cabin? |
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The novel further heightened tensions between the North and the South. |
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What made it possible for the southern planters to boost their profits after 1793? |
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workers planted less cotton and more rice and sugar cane. |
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An agricultural economy developd in the south because? |
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The land and climate were ideal for cotton rice and livestock. |
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Which of the following statements does NOT describe factory conditions in the 1840's? |
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Workers lived in a well-built factory housing. |
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What did factory workers hope to achieve by forming trade unions? |
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improvements in working conditions |
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Which list classifies groups of wite southerners beginning with the wealthiest? |
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The cottonocracy, small farmers, poor whites. |
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What was the primary purpose of the slave codes? |
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to prevent slaves from running away. |
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What was the primary purpose of the slave codes? |
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to prevent slaves from running away. |
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What generalization can you make about factory conditions in the 1840's |
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Workers suffered from extreme temperatures and unsafe equipment. |
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Nat Turner resisted slavery by? |
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leading a major slave revolt. |
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Which group made up about 75% of the white population in the South? |
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rule by the army instead of by the elected government. |
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right to a hearing before being jailed. |
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rise in prices and decrease in the value of money. |
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General Jackson's last battle |
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Battle of Chancellorsville |
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one of the worst defeates for the Union. |
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one of the bloodiest civil war battles. |
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Which of the following was a successful strategy for winning the Civil War? |
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The union took control of the mississippi river |
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What was the North's one official goal at the start of the civil war? |
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To protect the northern way of life. |
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What was one effect of the Emancipation Proclamation? |
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It added the abolition of slaveryin the South to the Union's war goals. |
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Which statement applies to BOTH the Battle of Fredericksburg and the Battle of Chancellorsville? |
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It was a stunning Confederate victory. |
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Which of the following helped the Union achieve one of its goals in the Civil War? |
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the determination of General Grant |
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Early Civil War battles showed? |
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the likely Confederate victory in the war. |
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How did Ulysses S.Grant's concept of total war differ from earlier strategies? |
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Civilians were subject to the same hardships as enemy soldiers. |
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After he was reelected, President Linclon stated that his major goal was to? |
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work toward peace and unity. |
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Which of these individuals was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil war? |
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Which of these people would have been MOST likely to disaprove of the Emancipation Proclamation? |
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Which statement accurately describes the early days of the civil war? |
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Both sides realized that their hopes for a short war were unrealistic |
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Which of the following summarizes army life during the Civil War? |
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combat was deadly, but infection and disease were greater threats. |
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Why did small southern farmers resent the Confederacy's draft law? |
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A rich man could avoid military service by paying a 300$ fee. |
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What plan did Grant have for ending the war? |
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Destroy anything that might be useful to the enemy |
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