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Issues leading to the Civil War (Pre Break Review)
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Grade 8
Social Studies
Georgia Standards of Excellence
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- Q1What factor led to increased tensions concerning slavery in the United States?decreased demand for cotton in Great Britainthe establishment of the Monroe Doctrinethe struggles of the Northern economycontinued westward expansion of the country30sSS8H6
- Q2The adoption of the Georgia Platform helped delay the Civil War by accepting the Compromise of 1850. What was one reason the state adopted the Georgia Platform?The state wanted federal troops to help force American Indians off of their traditional homelands in Georgia.The state supported the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act that banned northern states from protecting escaped slaves.The federal government promised to raise tariffs on European goods to protect Georgia's industrial economy.The federal government promised to limit immigration to help unemployed men and women in the South find work.30sSS8H6
- Q3The Georgia Platform was a statement supportingpopular sovereignty.slavery throughout the united States.the Compromise of 1850.states’ rights.30sSS8H6
- Q4The section of the Compromise of 1850 that angered the North the MOST and may have actually fueled more tensions between the North and the South was regardingthe allowance of slavery North of the 36/30 line.the support for Popular Sovereignty in the new territories.the continuation of slavery in Washington D.C.the new Fugitive Slave Law.30sSS8H6
- Q5What compromise resulted in the admission of California to the Union as a free state?Compromise of 1850Great CompromiseKansas Nebraska ActMissouri Compromise30sSS8H6
- Q6Which issue played the GREATEST role in dividing the North and South in the years leading up to the Civil War?War with MexicoSlaveryIndian RemovalForeign Trade30sSS8H6