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Analyze government policies regarding slavery, such as the three-fifths clause, the Missouri Compromise (1820) and the Compromise of 1850

Describe pro-slavery and anti-slavery positions and explain how debates over slavery influenced politics and sectionalism

Analyze the ideological breakdown that resulted from different events and issues, such as Virginia-Kentucky resolutions, the Hartford Convention, nullification/states' rights, political party division, the Dred Scott decision, John Brown raids

Explain why the 1860 election led to the secession of the southern states

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This term means "to leave or withdraw"

How did the Compromise of 1850 settle the dispute over California becoming a new state?

How did the Fugitive Slave Act increase tension between the North and South?

Why did violence erupt in Kansas in 1855 over the issue of slavery?

How did the Supreme Court rule in the case of Dred Scott, the slave who was suing for his freedom?

Why were Southerners so angry over the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency in 1960?

Which is the best definition for "emancipation"?

When tariffs on imported goods were approved by the federal legislative branch, Southern states wanted to nullify the law. What may have been Georgia's reaction?

Which battle was the first major battle of the Civil War fought in GA, and was over control of the south's railroads?

Why was control of the Mississippi River an important goal of the Union strategy in
the West?

What was William Sherman's goals with the Atlanta Campaign and the March to the Sea?

Which of the following is true of the Emancipation Proclamation?

The most notorious Confederate Civil War prison, known for over crowding and high death toll.

SS8H5

SS8H5

This term means "to leave or withdraw"

How did the Compromise of 1850 settle the dispute over California becoming a new state?

How did the Fugitive Slave Act increase tension between the North and South?

Why did violence erupt in Kansas in 1855 over the issue of slavery?

How did the Supreme Court rule in the case of Dred Scott, the slave who was suing for his freedom?

Why were Southerners so angry over the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency in 1960?

Which is the best definition for "emancipation"?

When tariffs on imported goods were approved by the federal legislative branch, Southern states wanted to nullify the law. What may have been Georgia's reaction?

Which battle was the first major battle of the Civil War fought in GA, and was over control of the south's railroads?

Why was control of the Mississippi River an important goal of the Union strategy inthe West?

What was William Sherman's goals with the Atlanta Campaign and the March to the Sea?

Which of the following is true of the Emancipation Proclamation?

The most notorious Confederate Civil War prison, known for over crowding and high death toll.

Why was control of the Mississippi River an important goal of the Union strategy in
the West?