Which of the following helped lead to the start of the civil war? check all of the boxes that apply.

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How did the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 allow slavery to continue within the United States? Check all that apply

The Missouri Compromise allowed newly admitted states to be slave states, depending on their location.
The Compromise of 1850 allowed the citizens of Utah and New Mexico to vote on their state's laws about slavery.

Violence erupted in Kansas following the passage of the

Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Which new law required Northerners to return escaped enslaved people to their owners in the South?

Fugitive Slave Act

Why did so many Northerners oppose the Dred Scott decision?

They were concerned that laws prohibiting slavery in the North might be overturned.

Which of the following helped lead to the start of the Civil War? Check all of the boxes that apply.

Violence over the Kansas-Nebraska Act
The publishing of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Passage of the Fugitive Slave Act
The Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case

Which of the following things were accomplished by the Emancipation Proclamation? Check all of the boxes that apply.

It freed enslaved persons living under Confederate control.
It signaled that the Civil War was a war to end slavery.

The turning point of the war occurred after the Union victory at

Gettysburg.

Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at

Appomattox Court House, VA.

Based on this passage, how did Abraham Lincoln propose that the victorious North should treat the defeated South?

With help and kindness

Which of the following occurred during Presidential Reconstruction?

Freed enslaved people in the South faced widespread discrimination.

Why did Congress take over Reconstruction? Check all of the boxes that apply.

The South elected former Confederate leaders and military officers to high positions.
The South passed new laws restricting the rights of African Americans.

Which of the following statements about Reconstruction are true?Check all of the boxes that apply.

Reconstruction was a success in certain respects.
Many of the initial gains of Reconstruction were undone.

The first Union victory of the Civil War came at

Antietam

During the Civil War, the North began to dominate the South after the battle at

Gettysburg

Which of the following was an advantage of the North during the Civil War?

a strong industrial economy

The South's economy in the 1850s is best described as

plantation-based and agricultural.

How did Congress approach Reconstruction after the Civil War?

It wanted to penalize the South heavily for starting the war.

After the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, John Brown became

an antislavery leader and abolitionist.

Which of the following best states why Reconstruction was considered by some people to be a failure?

The South left African Americans isolated and powerless.

Why did violence occur in Kansas after the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Opposing forces clashed because they disagreed about popular sovereignty and slavery.

Why did the early battles of the Civil War favor the South?

The South had more effective military commanders.

How was the economy of the South in the 1850s connected to the culture of slavery?

The agricultural economy depended on enslaved labor for its survival.

An immediate result of Lincoln's election in 1860 was that

seven Southern states seceded.

During Reconstruction, the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment

outlawed slavery in the United States.

A specific failure of Reconstruction was that

Southern governments passed Jim Crow laws.

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What helped lead the start of the Civil War?

A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the moral issue of slavery. In fact, it was the economics of slavery and political control of that system that was central to the conflict. A key issue was states' rights.

What are the 3 main causes of the Civil War?

The reasons for the Civil War were disagreements over slavery, states vs. federal rights, the election of Abraham Lincoln, and the economy. After the inauguration of Lincoln in 1861, the South seceded and the Civil War officially started with the Battle at Fort Sumter.

What were 4 things that were direct results of the Civil War?

The Civil War confirmed the single political entity of the United States, led to freedom for more than four million enslaved Americans, established a more powerful and centralized federal government, and laid the foundation for America's emergence as a world power in the 20th century.

What was one problem that led to the Civil War quizlet?

The primary causes of the Civil War included an argument over federal as opposed to states' rights, a struggle for control of the federal government, economic differences, and slavery. Many historians feel that slavery was the main cause because it was an emotional issue that most separated the North from the South.