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USI U8: Civil War

Issues and Compromises

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What are the four types of issues that divided the nation before the Civil War? slavery, cultural, economic, and constitutional
Much of America's economy revolved around the __________________________ of slavery. institution
Northerners believed that slavery should be abolished for ___________________. moral reasons
Southerners believed that the abolition of slavery would destroy their region's _______________. economy
The North was an _________________ society in which people held jobs in cities. urban
The North was an urban society in which people held jobs in _______________. cities
The South was an __________________ society in which people lived in villages, farms, and plantations. agricultural
The opposite of urban is rural
Urban society vs. rural society is a ____________ issue. cultural
The North was a _____________________ region that favored tariffs because they protected American factories. manufacturing
What is manufacturing? making products
What are taxes on goods that come or leave a country? tariff
The North favored tariffs because they protected American factories from ____________________________ foreign competition
The North ________________ tariffs. favored
The South _______________ tariffs. opposed
What does oppose mean? disagree with
The South opposed tariffs because they caused the price of manufactured goods to _______________________. increase
The South opposed tariffs because they were worried that _____________________ might stop buying cotton from the South. Great Britain
Tariffs are an _______________________ issue. economic
Northerner's believed that the national government's power was ______________ over the states. supreme
The North believed that the nation was a __________________ that could not be divided. union
The North believed that the nation was a union that could not be ___________________. divided
The South believed that ___________________ were more powerful than the national government. states' rights
The South believed that, according to the Constitution, states could declare any national law ___________________. illegal
States' rights vs. national supremacy is a __________________ issue. constitutional
Which compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state? Missouri Compromise
In the Missouri Compromise, __________________ was admitted as a slave state. Missouri
In the Missouri Compromise, __________________ was admitted as a free state. Maine
In the Missouri Compromise, slavery would be based on if an area was located above or below the ______________ line. 36°30′
Which compromise admitted California as a free state, allowed the Southwest territories to decide slavery for themselves, enacted a stricter fugitive slave law, and banned the slave trade in Washington DC? Compromise of 1850
In the Compromise of 1850, ___________________ was admitted as a free state. California
In the Compromise of 1850, the ________________________ territories could decide the slavery issue for themselves. Southwest
In the Compromise of 1850, a stricter _______________________________ was enacted. fugitive slave law
In the Compromise of 1850, the slave trade was banned in ____________________________________. Washington, DC
Which compromise established that people in each new state could decide the slavery issue themselves (popular sovereignty)? Kansas-Nebraska Act
What was the idea that people in a new state could decide on the slavery issue themselves? popular sovereignty
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