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| John C. Calhoun | argued that a state had the right to refuse to obey any federal law that it beleived to be unconstitutional also known as nullification. He also argued that slaves are property and can be taken into free states or anywhere. |
| nullification | the idea that a state can refused to obey any federal law it thinks is unconstitutional. The South used nullification when it seceded from the Union. |
| Daniel Webster | was from the North but wanted peace and unity and, he argued for a compromise. He did not want the South to secede. |
| Henry Clay | looked beyond sectional (regional) demands. He wanted both sides to compromise. |
| In 1860 the North and South were unlike physically because: | the South was agricultural and rural and the North was industrial and urban. |
| What was the last straw that made the South finally secede from the Union? | The 1860 election of President Lincoln |
| Who did the South elect as their president? | Jefferson Davis |
| Who did Lincoln want as a military leader but he refused and went to fight for the South instead, and Why? | Robert E Lee was more loyal to his home state of Virginia |
| What famous General fought for the North (the Union)? | Ullysses S. Grant |
| How did Ulysses S. Grant do at his University West Point? | He did not do well ,and was not Lincoln's first choice. However, he proved to be an excellent military leader on the battlefield. |
| How many African Americans fought in the Civil War? | 186,000 in fought 166 all-black regiments. The most famous was the 54th Massachusetts. |
| Emancipaiton Proclamation | Lincoln issued this to free slaves only in the Confederat states (South) |
| What was the South's main advantage in fighting? | The South fought at home and knew the terrain. They believed could just fight long enough that the North would stop. |
| What advantages did the North have in fighting? | It had a much larger population, more money, and more industrial resources. |
| What was Lincoln's first act in the Civil War? | Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to serve int he military for three months. |
| What was Lincoln's first military strategy in the Civil War? | Lincoln ordered a naval blockade of southern ports to prevent the exportation of cotton and the importation of munitions and supplies. |
