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19 Cards in this Set
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In 1831, which slave led a revolt in Virginia in which nearly 60 white people were killed? |
Nat Turner |
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Which of the following abolitionists grew up in a slave-owning family in South Carolina? |
Angelina Grimké |
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Which of these people was an escaped slave who frequently gave speeches about his experience as a slave in an effort to have slavery abolished? |
Fredrick Douglass |
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Which of the following religious groups strongly supported the abolition of slavery and founded the world's first anti-slavery society in 1775? |
Quakers |
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In what way was Harriet Beecher Stowe's book Uncle Tom's Cabin so important to the abolition movement? |
It exposed the evils and cruelty of slavery. |
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In 1854, Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which allowed the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide on the legalization of slavery based on a popular vote. This decision was a victory for those who were in favor of states' rights. The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed parts of which previous decision? |
the Missouri Compromise |
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Which of the following events that took place before the Civil War dealt with states' rights? |
the Nullification Crisis |
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In the 1850s, the territory of Kansas became known as "Bleeding Kansas" after violence erupted between abolitionists and those who were pro-slavery. Why were people living in Kansas so divided on the issue of slavery? |
Pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces fought for control of the territory because it had not yet been decided if Kansas would become a free or slave state. |
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The North was more industrialized than the South. |
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In 1836, Texas gained independence from Mexico. Shortly after it became free from Mexico, Texas requested to be annexed by the United States. The United States did not annex Texas until 1845. Which was one of the reasons that the United States did not initially want to annex Texas? |
Because Texas allowed slavery, Northerners were opposed to allowing another slave state into the Union. |
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Which treaty ended the Mexican War? |
the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
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Which of the following dealt with the issue of slavery in land acquired as a result of the Louisiana Purchase? |
The Missouri Compromise |
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What was the outcome of the Dred Scott case? |
The Court ruled blacks could not be considered citizens and reversed part of the Missouri Compromise. |
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How did many escaped slaves flee to freedom in the North? |
the Underground Railroad |
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According to the Compromise of 1850, which territory entered the Union as a free state? |
California |
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Which politician wrote The South Carolina Exposition and Protest, in which he argued that a state had the right to nullify a federal law in its territory? |
John C. Calhoun |
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Taking over command of the Richmond forces in 1862 after General Johnston was injured defending the southern capital, this leader was once offered the command of all Union troops. Choosing instead to remain loyal to his home state, Virginia, he became the South's greatest military figure. |
Robert E. Lee |
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What did Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson do to gain his nickname and become a noted Civil War figure? |
He refused to give up his position at the Battle of Bull Run. |
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Often named the single greatest northern military leader in the Civil War, this West Point graduate was known for his victory at Vicksburg in 1863 and his leadership over the Union Army during the latter half of the war. |
Ulysses S. Grant |
