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The government was a union of people and not of states The Southern States did not permit their people to vote on secession Slavery was not profitable As the Commander in Chief, he had the duty to defend the United States against foreign invasion. Which argument did President Abraham Lincoln use against the secession of the Southern States

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members of Congress from Southern States gained control of the legislative branch Federal Government’s power over the States was strengthened economic system of the South came to dominate the United States economy nation’s industrial development came to a standstill A major result of the Civil War was that the

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the Federal Government adopted a policy of neutrality only northerners were represented at the Constitutional Convention economic conditions and interests in each region varied early Presidents favored urban areas over rural areas Sectional differences developed in the United States largely because

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preserve the Union end slavery throughout the entire country enforce the Emancipation Proclamation encourage sectionalism Early in his Presidency, Abraham Lincoln declared that his primary goal as President was to

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end slavery set new national boundariesincrease congressional powers preserve the Union As the Civil War began, President Abraham Lincoln stated that his primary goal was to

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causing a severe depression increasing unemployment rates stimulating industrialization decreasing demand for agricultural products The Civil War affected the northern economy by

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increased government demand for many products enslaved persons filling industrial jobs a reduction in the number of immigrants The North’s rapid economic growth during the Civil War was stimulated by the elimination of taxes on defense industries

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In the 1850s, why did many runaway slaves go to Canada? They feared being drafted into the Northern army Northern abolitionists refused to help fugitive slaves More factory jobs were available in Canada The Fugitive Slave Act kept them at risk in the United States

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end segregation based on race The major goal of the civil rights movement of the 1960’s was to gain passage of an equal rights amendment to the Constitution permit unlimited immigration to the United States establish a separate political state for African Americans

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increase educational and employment opportunities for women and minorities improve the Amen can economy by guaranteeing that employees will be highly skilled decrease social welfare costs by requiring recipients of public assistance to work reduce the Federal deficit by increasing government efficiency An original purpose of affirmative action programs was to

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expansion of individual rights in criminal cases reluctance to overturn state laws insistence on restricting freedom of speech to spoken words refusal to reconsider the issues of the Plessey v. Ferguson case Under Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Supreme Court was considered "activist" because of its

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obtain equal rights for women The main goal of the Seneca Falls Convention (1848) was to correct the abuses of big business organize the first labor union in the United States make the public aware of environmental problems

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bringing about equal rights for women The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was primarily concerned with limiting immigration to the United States promoting the settlement of western territories carrying out Reconstruction in the South

bringing about equal rights for women

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