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Review over Chapter 16

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John Brown   led a raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia  
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Attack on Fort Sumter   marked the beginning of the Civil War  
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Who did The Know-Nothings chose as their candidate in the 1856 presidential election?   Millard Fillmore  
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Who was the first president of the Confederate States of America?   Jefferson Davis  
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What is the name for a war between citizens of the same country?   Civil War  
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Which was the first state to vote to secede from the Union?   South Carolina  
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In which state did rival pro-slavery and antislavery governments exist at the same time?   Kansas  
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The Wilmot Proviso called for   banning slavery in any lands the U.S. acquired from Mexico.  
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Lincoln was largely unknown before which election?   1858 congressional election  
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Name used in 1856 newspaper stories about events in Lawrence, Kansas   “Bleeding Kansas”  
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The line that marked the division between slave states and non-slave states   36° 30' North Latitude  
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Put the issue of slavery to popular vote   Kansas-Nebraska Act  
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Who was a violent abolitionist   John Brown  
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The Compromise of 1850 included..   included the Fugitive Slave Act  
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What created a break in the Democratic Party during the 1860 presidential election.   The issue of slavery  
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What is the term that refers to pro-slavery activists who crossed the Kansas border to vote?   border ruffians  
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What was the third state to secede from the Union?   Florida  
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What event marked the beginning of the Civil War   The attack at Ft. Sumter  
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What did Lincoln believe about slavery   That it was not moral  
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What party did the Antislavery Whigs, Democrats, and Free-Soilers join together to form?   The Republican Party  
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What effect did the Northern states have on the Election of 1860?   It was more populous which meant more votes  
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What is an arensal   A storage site for weapons  
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What accusations did Douglas make about Lincoln?   Lincoln wanted African Americans to be fully equal to whites.  
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Who considered John Brown a martyr?   Anti slavery groups  
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What Supreme Court decision ruled that the Constitution protected slavery?   Dred Scott decision  
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What caused the The American Party to grow quickly   its anti-immigrant views.  
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What did secessionists use to support their views?   States' rights  
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What approach did Senator Stephen A. Douglas propose as an alternative to the Missouri Compromise?   popular sovereignty  
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