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Civil War
Road to Disunion Checkpoint 11-21-14
| Description | Answer |
|---|---|
| What underlying issue led the Us to the Civil WAr | states rights, economic differences, slavery, |
| What was stated in the missouri compromise | Missouri will come in as a slave state, can't have slaves north the 36-30 with acception to the Missouri Compromise |
| the amount of power a state government has in relation to the amount of power held by the federal gov't in making the decisions | state's rights |
| What leads to the exponential growth of slaver in the USA | cotton gin, mechanical reaper, railroad systems |
| Planters used slaves for | planting cotton, harvesting cotton, and to operate cotton gins |
| The economy of the south depended largely on what crop... | cotton |
| The south wanted slavery to do what | expand into new territories |
| the north hoped to do what with slavery | contain it |
| Why didi congress pass a tariff on english goods? | make it more expensive so people would buy american made products |
| nullify means... | cancel a federal law… to declaw invalid |
| how do georgians respond to the tariff? | nulification controversy |
| What did south carolina threaten to do at the controversy | threatened to withdraw front he union but jackson threatened to attack them |
| Henry clay developed a plan to | lower the tax over a 10 year period of time |
| what are the 2 problems in the missouri compromise | congress was already balanced farming economy |
| Missouri will come in as a what state | slave |
| maine will come in as a what state | free |
| 36-30 south... | south slave state, north free state of the lousianna purchase |
| Problems in california are... | theres gold there and they want to make it a state fast, northerners dont want Cali. to be a slave state because they don't want slaves panning for gold |
| solution to california is... | Compromise of 1850 |
| California's a what state | free state (congress is off balanced and is in favor of free states) |
| Fugitive slave act- | guarantees the return of slaves to their owners if caught in the north (targeting Underground Railroad) |
| Georgia platform- | 1st state to speak out threatens to succeed unless the fugitive act is added to the compromise of 1850 |
| nebraska and Kansas should both be free because of what | the missouri compromise 36-30 |
| solution to nebraska and kansas is | the kansas and nebraska act of 1854 |
| what are kansas and nebraska | popolar over the rule or ruler, |
| problems in the kansas and nebraska act of 1854 are | riots break out… resulting in the nickname for kansas which is "bleeding kansas"… kansas is a free state |
| Nebraska remains what | a territory because of what chaos took place in kansas |
| Dred Scott does what for his freedom | sues |
| Scott does what to the fugitive act | challenges fugitive act because he'd been in free states |
| Fugitive slave actt is what because of scott | upheld_ slaves/free blacks aren't citizens & have no rights in court system |
| Election of 1860 | Abraham Licoln gets elected because north votes for him |
| Southerners votes are | divided by 2 other men. |
| beginning with Sc southern states do what | succeed because of the election of abraham lincoln |
| Why is the nebraska and kansas act repelling against the Missouri compromise | because it's above the 36-30 and are allowed to vote, |
| The fugitive Act is apart of the what? | Compromise of 1850 |
| the compromise of 1850 goes with... | california |
| Which vocabulary term describes the belief that powers that are not expressly given the national government belong to the state? | states rights |
| Which vocabulary term describes the action of states that choose to remove themselves from the union? | succession |
| Which vocabulary term describes the action of states that attempt to invalidate federal law? | nullification |
| Which vocabulary term describes a system in which most common belief, opinion, or idea becomes a law? | popular sovereignty |
| WHat were some of the 2 main causes of the American Civil War? | slavery state's rights |
| How did Norhtern manufacturers attempt to compete with British manufacturers, whose products were cheaper? | Northern manufacturers asked Congress to pass a tariff |
| In what event o southern states become outraged and threaten to ignore the tariff on British goods? | Nullification Controversy (or Nullification Crisis) |
| Why was it important to many people to keep balance between the number of free states and slaves states in the union | To maintain a balance between pro-slavery and anti-slavery representatives in Congress, particularly in the Senate |
| Which law set the precedent for admitting 2 slave states at the same time, one slave and one free? | Missouri Compromise |
| wWhich law admitted Missouri as a slave state MAine as a free state and forbade slavery north of the 36 30 parallel? | Missouri Compromise |
| Which law upset the balance of congress by allowing california to be admitted as a free state? | Compromise of 1850 |
| WHat was the GA platform? | Georgia officially stated that they would secede if California was admitted as a free state unless the Fugitive Slave Act was also passed. |
| WHat law that punished runaway slaves and those who helped them escape was added to the Compromise of 18050 in an attempt to appease southern states? | Fugitive Slave Act |
| The Kansas-Nebraske allowed Kansas to determine slave status by popular sovereignty. How did this result in "bleeding Kansas" | Citizens from surrounding states moved to Kansas to vote in the election. The result was fighting and death at the voting polls. |
| WHat slave attempted to sue for his freedom because he had lived in a free state? | dred Scott |
| In which Supreme Court ruling did the court deny slaves the rights of citizens stating that they were property? | Missouri vs. Dred Scott Case |
| What law was determined unconstitutional by the US Supeme Curt because it denied citizens the right to property | Missouri Compromise |
| What event directly causes the southern states to begin debate secession | Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860 |
| What georgian statesman told Georgians that Lincoln was not their enemy and warned that civil was would lead to economic ruin | Alexander Stephens |
| in what year did GA secede? | 1861 |
| Who was elected in 1860 | Abraham lincoln |
| In what year did the tariff occur | 1832 |
| In what year did the missouri compromise take place? | 1820 |
| In what year did the the Georgia platform/ Compromise of 1850 take lace? | 1850 |
| In what year did the kansas nebraska act take place? | 1854 |
| in what year did the Dred Scott Court Case take place? | 1857 |
| In what year did the election of abraham lion take place? | 1860 |
| What year did GA secede? | 1861 |
| List the events in order⦠the tariff, election, missouri compromise, kansas-nebraska, compromise of 1850/GA platform, GA secession | Misouri Compromise, tariff, Compromise of 1850/ GA platform, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott Court CAse, Election of 1860, and GA seceeding |
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