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Causes of civil war
AP US History
Question | Answer |
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Cotton Gin | Invention called for high labor from slaves, south doing better economically |
poor southerns protect the slave system, why? | high hopes of owning one, one day and they were racist |
Sectionalism | rivalry between North and South over the control over the West |
popular sovereignty | the people should determine if they wanted their state to be free or not |
Free Soil Party | Didn't want slavery moving westward, they didn't want slaves taking their jobs |
Ostend Manifesto | tried to get Cuba for more slave land |
political reasons? | no political balance in the house of reps |
social reason? | self-determination, nationalism |
economic reason? | north depend on south they had an advantage |
Dred Scott case/Fugitive Slave Law | slaves were treated a property |
Charles Sumner | Beat because he insulted slavery |
Nebraska-Kanas | Left to popular sovereignty and split because of location, upset because it violated Moussir Compromise |
Uncle Tom's Cabin | sparked sectional tension, condemning slavery |