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What role did Alexander Stephens play in the Georgia Platform?

He was against the Fugitive Slave Act

He encouraged Georgians to secede from the Union

He asked Georgians to accept the Compromise of 1850 and not secede (correct)

He debated against popular sovereignty

What was the main idea behind the concept of popular sovereignty?

To allow settlers in new territories to vote on the issue of slavery (correct)

To allow the federal government to decide on slavery in new territories

To restrict slavery in all territories

To abolish slavery in all states

What was the main purpose of the Union blockade during the Civil War?

To invade the North

To blockade Southern ports to weaken the Southern economy (correct)

To free slaves in the South

To supply arms to the Confederacy

What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

It broadened Union war goals to include ending slavery Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the military prison in southwest Georgia that held over 45,000 Union prisoners?

Andersonville Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?

It was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War Signup and view all the answers

Which region of the country supported Abraham Lincoln in the election of 1860?

North Signup and view all the answers

What does Popular Sovereignty mean?

Territories having the right to vote on slavery Signup and view all the answers

What does nullification mean?

States' right to not accept a federal law Signup and view all the answers

What did Southerners oppose in the 1828 and 1832 tariffs?

The tariffs which helped northern businessmen Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott Case?

Slaves were the property of slave owners with no citizenship rights Signup and view all the answers

Why did the Southern States secede from the Union in 1860 and 1861?

Because of the election of Abraham Lincoln Signup and view all the answers