Road to American Civil War
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| Which group wanted jobs in northern industries? | European immigrants
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| What is a factor that led to the rise of cotton as a cash crop? | Decreased demand of rice
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| What is the main goal of the abolitionist movement? | End slavery
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| What was a consequence of the Denmark Vesey plot? | Illegal for slaves to learn to read and write
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| What was the basis for South Carolina's nullification crisis? | High protective tariff
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| How did Stephen Douglas think the issue of slavery should be decided in the western territories? | Popular sovereignty
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| What was decided in the Missouri Compromise? | Missouri enters as a slave state, Maine as a free state
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| What was the southern benefit from the Compromise of 1850? | Fugitive Slave Act
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| From what event did the Republican Party form? | Bleeding Kansas
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| Which abolitionist became a martyr? | John Brown
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| Which abolitionists spoke out in favor of women's rights? | Grimke Sisters
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| Which area of SC started increased slavery? | Upcountry
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| What was the impact of the cotton gin on the plantation system? | More dependent on slaves
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| What event immediately preceded South Carolina's secession? | Election of Lincoln
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| For which section of the US did the Dred Scott decision validate? | South
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| Which branch of the government was directly limited by the Dred Scott decision? | Legislative
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| What was Lincoln's 1860 campaign platform? | Slavery should not expand to the territories
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| Why did Lincoln win the 1860 election? | Southern states split votes among the remaining candidates
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| Which group favored South Carolina's secession if other states seceded as well? | Cooperationists
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| Which group favored South Carolina's secession as the only option after Lincoln's election? | Secessionists
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| Which group were against South Carolina's secession after Lincoln's election? | Unionists
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| Why was the Secession Convention moved from Columbia to Charleston? | Smallpox rumor
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