the civil war taught by : alison garaspe alicia alameda sarah ann valentini the civil war by: sarah...
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The Civil War
Taught by : Alison Garaspe Alicia Alameda
Sarah Ann Valentini
The Civil War
By: Sarah Ann Valentni Alison Gorospe Alicia Alameda
Sectionalism :
The greater loyalty that many Americans felt toward their own section than to the county as a whole.
Missouri Compromise:
admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state; prohibited slavery in the lands of Louisiana Purchase north of Missouri's southern border (36 30')
Dred-Scott v. Sandford:African Americans are not citizens and have no rights; Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
*Confederate*favored slavery*felt they were fighting a second *war of independence*made living from small farms and plantations*wanted to lower taxes on goods*believed in states' rights
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