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Location of 1st 1860 Democratic Convention

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Charleston, South Carolina

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Month of 1st Democratic Convention in 1860

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April

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What caused lower South delegates to walk out from 1st Democratic Convention

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Northern Democrats blocked a proposal that would pledge the party to protect the rights of slaveholders in the territories

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How many delegates left the 1st 1860 Democratic Convention

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50

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Voting for a candidate in 1st Democratic Convention

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Douglas received over half but not necessary 2/3

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Vote to reconvene 1860 Democrat Convention

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57 ballots

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Site and date of 2nd 1860 Democrat convention

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Baltimore in June

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Why could Douglas win the second Democrat Convention’s nomination

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So many Southern delegates walked out

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Candidate nominated by Southern Democrats in 1860

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Vice-President John Breckenridge

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Platform for 1860 Southern Democrats

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Called for federal government to protect slavery in the territories

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Northern support for Breckenridge

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Cass, Pierce and Buchanan, the last three Democratic Candidates
8/10 Northern Democrat Senators

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Date and site of Republican Convention 1860

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Wigwam, Chicago in May

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Republican platform (3)

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Higher protective tariff
Free 160-acre homesteads for western settlers
North trans-continental railway

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William Seward’s political experience

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Governor of New York for 4 years, Semator for 12 years

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Main Republican Potential Candidates for 1860 (5)

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Seward of New York
Lincoln of Illinois
Bates of Missouri
Chase of Ohio
Cameron of Pennsylvania
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First ballot in 1860 Republican Convention

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173 for Seward (majority but not necessary 233), Lincoln won 102 (more than twice of anybody else)

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On which ballot did Lincoln win the nomination

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3rd

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3rd party strong in upper South

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Constitutional Unionist Party

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Candidate of Constitutional Unionist Party

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John Bell of Tennessee

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Constitutional Unionist Party attitude to slavery

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Ignore slavery to relieve sectional tension

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Regional battle in 1860 election

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Lincoln v Douglas in North

Bell v Breckenridge in South

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Which candidate actively campaigned in 1860

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Douglas

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Turnout of Nov 1860

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81%

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Bell vote in 1860 election

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39% of Southern
5% of Free state
Won States of Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee

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Breckenridge vote in 1860 election

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45% of Southern
5% of free states
Won 11/15 Southern states

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Douglas vote 1860

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Same vote as Bell and Breckenridge combined
Most votes from North
Only carried Missouri and New Jersey

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Lincoln’s nickname

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‘Honest Abe’

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First state on secession

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South Carolina

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December 1860 Congress number of representatives asking for Southern Confederacy

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30 from 9 Southern states

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Date of South Carolina’s secessions

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20 December 1860

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Voting in South Carolina’s secession convention

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169 to 0

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Site of first meeting in February 1861 of Confederate government

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Montgomery, Alabama

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Date of Mississippi’s secession convention

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9 January 1861

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Mississippi convention vote for secession

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85 for to 15

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Florida secession convention voting

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62 for, 7 against

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Alabama secession convention voting

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61 for, 39 against

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Georgia secession convention voting

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208 for, 89 against

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Louisiana secession convention voting

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113 for, 17 against

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Texas convention for secession voting

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166 for , 8 against

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39
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Secession referendum Texas voting

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44,317 for, 13,020 against

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Date and number of delegates at first Confederate meeting

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50, 4th February 1861

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41
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Composition of delegates of first Confederate government

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49 were slave owners and 21 owned at least 20 slaves

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Political ideology of first Confederate government

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60% Democrat, 40% ex-Whigs

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Proportion of delegates for Confederate Government that were cooperationist

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Almost half

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44
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Month of ratification of Confederate constitution

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March 1861

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45
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State of Jefferson Davis

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Mississippi

46
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Name and state of first Confederate Vice President

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Alexander Stephens of Georgia

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Population and industrial capacity of 7 original Confederate states (as a % of USA total)

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10% of population and 5% of industrial capacity

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Virginia secession convention voting

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32 immediate secessionists out of 152 seats

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% of blacks that were free in Maryland

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Around 50%

50
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Month of Lincoln’s admission to the White House

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March 1861

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Size of House and Senate Committees on reconciliation December 1860

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33 in house, 13 in senate

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State of John Crittenden

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Crittenden compromise proposals (3)

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Extend Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific
Constitutional amendment to prevent interference in slavery
Congress would be forbidden to abolish slavering in Washington and interfere with the inter-state slave trade

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Peace Convention in Washington, date and state behind it

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February 1861 and Virginia

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Number of delegates at Virginia Peace Convention

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Congress’ actions on Crittenden Proposals and Virginian Peace Convention’s proposals

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Composition of Lincoln’s cabinet

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Very diverse

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Number of Lincoln’s Cabinet members who had competed for Republican nomination

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Site of Fort Pickens

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Pensacola, Florida

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Site of Fort Sumter

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Middle of Charleston Harbour

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Number of troops in Fort Sumter

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Less than 100

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Leader of troops at Fort Sumter

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Major Robert Anderson, Kentucky

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What happened to Buchanan’s ship to Sumter January 1861

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Shot at by South Carolinian batteries and then retreated

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Lincoln’s attitude to federal property

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Hold, occupy and possess

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Supplies of food left at Sumter after Lincoln’s inauguration

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4 to 6 weeks

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15 March 1861, initial opinion of Lincoln’s cabinet on Sumter

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Most favoured withdrawal

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Who made promises to the Confederacy without Lincoln’s approval on Sumter

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Second cabinet meeting on Sumter, opinion

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Resupplying Sumter and protecting Pickens

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Seward’s international proposal on Sumter

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Evacuate Sumter and provoke war with France and Spain to re-unite the nation

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Lincoln’s response to Seward

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Privately put him in his place

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Size of 9 April 1861 expedition to Sumter

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3 ships and 500 men

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Commander of Confederate forces in Charleston

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General Beaureguard

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Time and date of first shots of war

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4:30 am on 12 April

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Number of deaths from Fort Sumter

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Number of artillery rounds fired at Sumter

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Treatment of troops after evacuation at Sumter

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Evacuated to Washington

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Change in New York opinion following Sumter

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250,000 attended Union rally, previously had been pro-South

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Comparative Call to Arms

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75,000 for 90 days from Lincoln

100,000 for Davis

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Date of announcement of blockade

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Industrial capacity of Virginia in 1861

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Equal to the seven original confederate states

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Virginia state convention on secession 1861 AS

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88 to 55 for secession

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Referendum for ratifying secession in Virginia

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128,884 to 32,134 for secession

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New capital of Confederacy

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Tennessee referendum secession

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104,913 to 47,238 for

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Regions of Confederacy States that were Union

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West Virginia and East Tennessee

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Four slave States that did not secede

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Delaware, Maryland, Missouri and Kentucky

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Name of colleges developed by Republicans

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Morrill Colleges

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In how many Southern states did Lincoln receive no votes in the 1860 election

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On what date did Anderson move the garrison to Fort Sumter from Fort Moultrie

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26 December 1860

90
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Fort Sumter number of soldiers capacity

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Indiana response to initial call to arms

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Asked for 6 regiments but offered 12

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On what date was Lee offered command of Union army

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April 18th 1861

93
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Where did Lee come in his West Point Class

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Arkansas convention on secession after Sumter

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65 to 5 but became 69 to 1

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How had the Governor of North Carolina acted before secession and after Sumter

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Seized 3 federal forts and a federal arsenal

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% of East Tennessee voting against secession

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Comparative slave populations of East and rest of Tennessee

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8% and 30%

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4 non-seceding states manufacturing capacity as a % of confederacy’s

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Fraction of Maryland population in Baltimore

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Who and and on what date were the first unit to respond to Lincoln’s call to arms

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Massachusetts 6th on April 19th

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Maryland 13 June 1861, number of seats won by unionists

102
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Size of arsenal in Missouri at St Louis

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60,000 muskets, largest in all slave States

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Number of deaths in Missouri 10th May 1861

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28 civilians and 2 soldiers

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Which body ruled Missouri through the war

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Constitutional convention (only unionist body left)

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Kentucky House of Representatives, seats for union candidates in August 1861

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West Virginia referendum on secession from Union

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75% against

107
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How and on what date did Davis become president

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9th Feb 1861, unanimously appointed by convention

108
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What were crittenden’s proposals (2)

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6 constitutional amendments

4 congressional resolutions

109
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How many confederate delegates at Virginia peace Conference

110
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Nickname for Virginian Peace Convention

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Old Gentleman’s convention

111
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Nickname for 13th amendment in early form

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Corwin Amendment

112
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When was Jefferson Davis first elected to congress

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