| A | B |
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| Sectionalism | Underlying cause of the war due to differing economic conditions, slavery, states rights and tariffs |
| Secession of the South | Immediate cause was Lincoln's election |
| Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act | All dealt with the extention of slavery |
| Dred Scott case | Supreme Court rules slaves are property; not citizens. They failed to protect the rights of minorities |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin | Novel which exposed the cruelty of slavery and helped the abolitionist cause |
| Effects of the Civil War | Strengthened the power of the Federal Governmnent, ended the question of secession and nullification |
| Times of War | Civil liberties are sometimes restricted or limited, presidents given greater authority |
| 13th amendment | Abolished slavery |
| 14th amendment | Granted black's citizenship. Provided for equal protection of the law. Used to protect peole from abuses by state governments |
| 15th amendment | Black male suffrage (voting) |
| Reconstruction | The political, economic and social rebuilding of the South after the Civil War. Congress and the Radical Republicans were stronger. Short term gains for blacks |
| End of Reconstruction | 1877 when President Hayes withdrew federal troops from the South |
| Jim Crow Laws | Arise after the Civil War to limit black rights and segregate blacks. ex. grandfather clauses, literacy tests and poll taxes |
| Impeachment of Andrew Jackson | Radical Republicans use impeachment for political reasons. Found not guilty |
| Reason Lincoln fought the Civil War | To preserve the Union |
