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level: Level 1 of Lesson 7 - The Civil War

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level questions: Level 1 of Lesson 7 - The Civil War

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Missouri compromiseMaine would be admitted to the Union as a free state, Missouri would be admitted as a slave state, and slavery would be prohibited in the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase except for Missouri.
Gadsden PurchaseGave the southern parts of New Mexico and Arizona to the US and allowed a future railroad to be constructed entirely within its borders.
Compromise of 1850California admitted as a free state.
Popular sovereigntyUsed to determine whether new states would enter as “slave” or “free”.
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850Allowed special government officials to arrest any person accused of being a runaway slave.
Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854Senator Stephen Douglas suggested that popular sovereignty be used to determine whether each territory would be free or a slave territory. Pro and anti slavery settlers came from neighboring states. Widespread fighting occurred throughout Kansas, also known as the “Bleeding Kansas” event. Result: Two opposing states formed.
Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)Supreme Court decided that no black, free or slave, could claim U.S. citizenship, and therefore blacks were unable to petition the court for their freedom.
Emergence of Political PartiesFree-Soil Party (1848) and the Republican Party (1854) strongly opposed the spread of slavery to the West.
Civil War 1861-1865Events moved quite rapidly once Lincoln was elected. South Carolina called for a convention to secede from the Union. Within three months of Lincoln’s election, seven states had seceded from the Union. The war lasted 4 years.
Civil War contributions of minority groupsContributions of women and African Americans, including the importance of the American Red Cross and Emancipation Proclamation.
Civil War Unintended ConsequencesDestruction on the home front, print media and photography, technological advancements, and environmental impact