The Civil War
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Objective
I can analyze the causes and consequences of the Civil War.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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The Civil War was fought from 1861 to 1865 and was rooted in the issue of slavery.
- 2
Economic differences between the agrarian South and the industrializing North led to disagreements over tariffs and federal economic policies.
- 3
The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 led Southern states to secede from the Union, triggering the Civil War.
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Practice
7 questions
What was the central issue that led to the American Civil War?
The Northern and Southern economies were similar, with both regions heavily reliant on agriculture and slave labor. True or False?
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“Describe one economic cause of the Civil War and one political consequence of the Civil War.”
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