SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
THE ELECTION OF 1860
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the introduction of the Homestead Act
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the passage of the Crittenden Project
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the secession of several southern states
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the demise of the Whig Party in the South
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Detailed explanation-1: -Southern states justified the institution of slavery as being part of their states’ rights, or the rights and powers reserved to the states under the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following was a major difference in economic development between the North and the South in the 1850s? The North’s economy relied on free labor, while the South’s economy relied on enslaved labor.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to the excerpt, which of the following best explains the most important effect that the “system of measures” had on the United States? It preserved the Union and prevented secession by southern states.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which states were the first to secede, and what was the reaction of the United States government to this? South Carolina, then Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. No state had the right to secede but the federal government didn’t have the authority to stop it.