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| What was one of the major conflicts that developed between the northern and southern states that led to the Civil War? | The economy in the north was industrialized, while in the south it was agricultural. |
| What was the name of the agreement, created in 1820, that attempted to maintain a balance between free and slave states? | Missouri Compromise |
| Why did some southern states secede from the Union when Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States? | Lincoln was firmly opposed to the spread of slavery. |
| What was the significance of Montgomery, Alabama during 1861? | It was the location of the capitol of the Confederacy. |
| What was the significance of the takeover of Fort Sumter, South Carolina in 1861? | It was the beginning of the Civil War. |
| What caused the disagreement between the two areas of Virginia that led to the creation of West Virginia? | The eastern part of Virginia relied on slavery and the western part was against slavery. |
| Which was a reason Virginia seceded from the Union? | Virginians did not like Abraham Lincoln as their president since he was not in favor of adding additional slave states. |
| What was a provision of the Fugitive Slave Law? | It was illegal to help slaves escape and required all citizens to capture and return them to their owners. |
| What was purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854? | It said that each new territory had to decide for itself whether or not it would become a free or slave state. |
| What was the result of the Dred Scott Decision? | The United States Supreme Court decided that a slave was not a United States citizen. |
