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Civil War
Causes of the Civil War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cotton became more valuable since the creation of the? | Cotton Gin. |
| Cotton was bought and spun to make? | Finished Goods. |
| The Southern economy became a? | One Crop State. |
| Missouri enters the Union as a? | Slave State. |
| Maine enters the Union as a? | Free State. |
| What was the 36*30 Line? | Any new territory North will be free. Any new territory South will be a slave territory. |
| New Mexico and Utah had? | Popular Sovereignty. |
| The slave trade in DC became? | Abolished or banned. |
| What happened to the Fugitive Slave Law? | It strengthened so slaves that ran away had to be brought back to their owners. |
| Who was Dred Scott? | Dred Scott was a slave that sued his master for his freedom. |
| What fictional story about the life of a slave did Harriet Beecher Stow create? | The book titled Uncle Toms Cabin. |
| What did Abraham Lincoln do as he became president? | He tried to end slavery. |
| What is nullification? | A state has the right to invalidate any federal law which that state has deemed unconstitutional. |
| What is popular sovereignty? | The authority of the government is created and sustained by the consent of its people through their elected representatives. |
| What is the economic base for the North? | The economic base for the North was more industrial than agriculture. |
| What was the Social base for the North? | The Social base for the North was that industry was growing so everyone had to work together. |
| What was the economic base for the South? | The economic base for the South was the slave plantation system and cheap labor. |
| What was the Social base for the South? | The Social base for the South was that the South still continued to use slave labor and antiquated social order. |
| Diversity? | North is more diverse than the South. |
| Seven states seceded from the Union, what were those states? | South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. |