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Driving force of each of the following regions economy

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North- industry

South- agriculture

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Abolition movement

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People against slavery and wanted to see it end

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Make black abolitionist

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Frederick Douglas

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Female black abolitionist

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Harriet Tubman

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Underground Railroad

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A network of men and women who helped slaves escape to the north or Canada

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How did William Lloyd garrison contribute to the abolitionist movement

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Created newspaper, articles and speeches against slavery. The liberator

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Why was the Missouri compromise needed?

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Balance of power in the state

Free state and slave senator do not want to change

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Henry clay

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Gets congress to agree (the great compromise)

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3 parts of the Missouri compromise

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Balance of power in the state
Free state and slave state senator do not want to see change
Louisiana purchase

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What was clays role in the compromise of 1850

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North gets popular sovereignty

South get fugitive slaves laws put in place

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Describe the pieces of the compromise of 1850

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In 1849 California wants to come into the union free state

There were 15 free states and 15 free states

Henry clay

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Fugitive slave laws? Why do people from the north hate them?

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Required federal officials in the north to arrest and remove such fugitive person back to the state territory where he or she may escaped

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Popular sovereignty? How was it applied to new territories?

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Will decide the slavery issue in the southwest territories

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Why did the north protest the Kansas Nebraska act

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To gain the southern, questions of whether the territories would be slave of free

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Bleeding Kansas

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The vote over slavery was fixed by people from mission coming over the state line to vote pro slavery

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Who attempted to lead a slave rebellion by stealing guns at harpers ferry, Virginia?

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John brown

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Some of the event that took place that gave it the term “bleeding Kansas”

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Sinner vs brooks

John brown

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Dred Scott decision

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Landmark decision by the US Supreme Court on US labor law and constitutional law

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How did the court rule?

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A court ruled that persons of African descent, slave or free, could not be citizen of the US and therefore could not rule

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Impact of the decision for all people descent

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Affirmed the most extreme southern position

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Results of the Lincoln-Douglas debate

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Lincoln becomes a popular national figure

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What type of support did Lincoln receive in the election of 1860 from the people?

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Receives only 30% of the popular vote but wins the electoral college

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First state to secede from the union

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South Carolina

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How many states leave the union

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11

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President of the confederate states of America

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Jefferson Davis

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Different parts of the Anaconda Plan

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set up a naval blockade of southern parts

get control of the Mississippi

Move the troops from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean

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4 advantages of the north

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Large population
Manufacturing//industry//raw materials
Railroad system
Navy

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4 disadvantages of the north

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Few good officers
Had to be on the offensive
Slow changing over from a peacetime to wartime production
Supply lines were very long

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3 advantages of the south

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Defend their homeland
Better generals
More experienced with fire arms and horses

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3 disadvantages of the south

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Small population
Little to no Industry
Few railroads lines
The csa Constitution limited the authority of the central governments over the states.

31
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New technology developed during the Civil War

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Cone shaped bullets
Repeating rifles
Larger artillery
Ironclad ships

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Battles were significant throughout the war in

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First battle of the war- Battle of Bull Run
deadliest Single day of the war- Battle of Antietam
North gain control of the Mississippi-Battle of Vicksburg
Turning point of the war- battle of Gettysburg
Most significant surrender- shermans march of the sea

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Prominent military leaders of the war

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North- Ulysses S. grant, Robert e. Lee

South- William tecumseh

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Social, political, and economic affects following to civil war?

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Social, blacks were free but not equal. There were very bitter feeling between North and South.

Political, the south was broken up into five districts that were controlled by the US Army.

Economic, the south was devastated by the war. North in a bad reception and Bad high unemployment.

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Lincolns plan for reconstruction

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Pardoned confederates what is swear on oath to support the constitution and the union. 10% of the states citizens who voted in 1860 had to give the oath. Loyal governments were form. The state abolish slavery.

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Who became president after Lincoln was killed?

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Andrew Johnson

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What was the new president’s plan for reconstruction?

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Declare secession illegal.
Repudiate confederate Debt
Ratify the 13th amendment ( abolish slavery)

38
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What group opposed presidential control of reconstruction?

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Radical Republicans

39
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What are the details of the Wade Davis bill?

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A majority of white males had to fake and with before a state could be organized.
Does in the new government had to swear they never voluntary.
Required the new state government to refuse to order old confederate debts, abolish slavery.

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What was the freedmen bureau formed to do?

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Formers slaves to get knowledge to get rights

41
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Describe the Civil War amendments

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13 amendment, ends slavery
14th amendment citizenship to blacks
15th amendment voting rights to blacks

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What were the black codes?

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Unofficial segregation in the south immediately following the war

43
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Years of the reconstruction

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1863 to 1877

44
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Event related to the end of reconstruction

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Compromise of 1877

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