Civil War Flashcards
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How did the abolitionist movement cause tensions between southern states and the federal government before the war?
A
- southerners felt their way of life was being threatened
- southerners felt it increased the threat of slave revolts
- increased northern support for abolition
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Q
Why was there a series of compromises whenever new states were added to the Union?
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to maintain equal voting power in the Senate between slave and free states
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Q
what is the definition of secession?
A
withdrawing from a group
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Q
What is the best definition of abolition?
A
the elimination of slavery
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Q
How did the election of Abraham Lincoln lead to the secession of the southern states?
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- Lincoln promised to prevent the spread of slavery into western territories
- because Lincoln had been elected without any southern votes, southern states felt they had no say in the federal government
