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Road to Civil War 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dred Scott was a | slave |
| Dred Scott sued in federal court for his freedom based on the fact that | his owner had taken him to a free state |
| In the Dred Scott case the Supreme Court said that African-Americans had no rights because they were not | citizens |
| The court in the Dred Scott case ruled that slavery could exist | anywhere in the US |
| Since the Missouri Compromise prohibited slavery in parts of the Louisiana Territory, the Dred Scott ruling said that it was | unconstitutional |
| This book strengthened the abolitionist movement in the north | Uncle Tom's Cabin |
| Slave owners felt that slavery was necessary for the southern | economy |
| Slave owners claimed that slavery was approved of in the | Bible |
| Slave owners claimed that slavery was a benefit to | slaves |
| This man led a raid into Virginia in order to start a slave revolt | John Brown |
| This man led a slave revolt that resulted in the death of dozens of white people in Virginia in 1831. | Nat Turner |
| In the north, John Brown was viewed as a | martyr |
| Southerners could not understand why people in the north would support John Brown who had committed | treason |
| Southerners lived in constant fear of | slave revolts |
| What event in 1860 triggered the secession of Southern states | Lincoln's election |
| Abraham Lincoln belonged to this anti-slavery political party | Republican Party |
| Southerners feared that, as president, Lincoln would | try to end slavery |
| People who wanted to end slavery immediately were called | abolitionists |
| Southern mistrust of the north increased dramatically due to northern approval of this 1859 event. | John Brown's raid |
| The first southern state to secede from the Union was | South Carolina |
| The southern states that seceded formed what they considered a new nation called | the Confederate States of America |
| At the time of the Fort Sumter attack how many states had seceded from the Union | seven |
| In the north, secession was considered | illegal |
| The event that caused NC to secede was | Lincoln's call for troops to forcibly end the rebellion of the Southern States. |
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