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...............Though the Civil War was going to be a fight about slavery, what was the Souths main reason to secede?
Wanted to protect rural way of life
Believed States rights superceded Federal rights.
Felt they were losing power in the Senate because of population shifts, prompting them to secede.
Believed that the Industrial Revolution was a threat to their way of life.
..........How does the map of 1860 compare with the map of 2008 as far as a pattern is concerned?
Totally Different
Totally the Same
Very Similar
No correlation
..........What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act state?
they were to become free states
they were to become slave states
there were to choose for themselves
it was to be decided by the government
...............Which of the following statements is true?
The South was becoming urbanized
The South was becoming industrialized
Only 1/3 of Southerners owned slaves
Southern factories depended on slaves
..........What did the Fugitive Act state?
runaway slaves could be kept.
runaway slaves had to be returned to their rightful masters.
runaway slaves were granted freedom.
runaway slaves had the right to beat their masters if they came after them.
..........How many additonal southern states broke away after the President asked State Militias to support the war?
none
four
eight
eleven
..........How many southern states broke away from the Union right away, following the election?
none
four
eight
eleven
............What did the Missouri Compromise primarily state?
Missouri was north of the compromised line, so it was given special status as a slave state.
Missourians would be able to vote on whether or not to allow slavery.
Missouri would be admitted as a slave state as long as Maine could be a free state.
Both Missouri and Kansas would be considered soverign states in which they would vote yes or no for slavery.
..........Where else was slavery prohibited because of the Compromise of 1850?
Kansas
Missouri
Southern California
Texas
..........What controversial man was a hero in the North but a villian in the South in 1858?
John Brown
Stepehn Douglas
Frederick Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
..........What is a person called by his followers when he dies for a cause?
Hero
Martyr
Memorandia
Tyrant
..........What was the first battle of the war?
Fort Douglas
Fort Saratoga
Fort Sumter
Fort Thomas
..........Speaking of the Compromise of 1850, where was slavery prohibited?
District of Columbia
Deleware
Virginia
Texas
..........What border state did Lincoln consider the most important to keep in the Union?
Delaware
Kanahwa
Kentucky
Maryland
..........What political party was born in Ripon, Wisconsin, about 1850?
Constitutionalists
Democrats
Northern Democrates
Republicans.
..........What is it called when a President assumes dictatorial powers?
Constitutional
Dictatorial
Martial Law
Powers of the Tyrant
..........How many candidates for President were there in 1860?
1
2
3
4
..........What is the name of a person who tries to find middle-ground politically?
conservative
extremist
liberal
moderate
..........The United States does NOT elect a president based on popular vote. Each state is winner take-all, with each of the states delegates going one way or another. What is the name of this?
Congressional Priviledge
Electoral Collge
Parliamentary Procedure
Senatorial College
..........Southern states threatened this if Lincoln was elected.
compromise
division
fillibustering
secession
