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The Southern states refer to the group of states located in the southeastern part of the United States, including states such as Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi.

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Which event directly contributed to increased tensions between Northern and Southern states over slavery?
How did differing economic systems contribute to rising tensions between Northern and Southern states prior to the Civil War?
Which event led to increased tension between Northern and Southern states impacting the expansion of democratic ideals in these regions?
What tariff act created controversy during President Andrew Jackson's term because Southern states felt it unfairly benefited the North?
Which European influence had an enduring impact on architectural styles seen throughout elite spaces in southern states during this period?
If Southern states had embraced industrialization as enthusiastically as Northern ones during this period, how might it have affected social hierarchies?
Which invention increased cotton production and its demand for slave labor in southern states?
What principle continued to fuel the expansion of slavery in the Southern states during Period 4?
Which senator passionately defended the rights of southern states during discussions about the Compromise of 1850?
Which event directly led to the secession of Southern states?
Which event escalated tensions between Northern and Southern states leading to failed compromises?
Which Southern states were the first to secede after Lincoln's election in 1860?
Which policy, adopted by Abraham Lincoln, aimed at making it easier for Southern states to rejoin Union after their surrender?
Which policy sought to rebuild and restore Southern states after the Civil War?
Which act divided southern states into five military districts each headed by a Union general?
What was a key change in southern states during Reconstruction that had a lasting impact on education?
Despite changes brought by reconstruction which group retained economic power in southern states?
Who was responsible for implementing and enforcing "Black Codes" in Southern states during early Reconstruction?
How did southern states inhibit African American voting despite the Fifteenth Amendment after Reconstruction?
What economic system effectively replaced slavery in Southern states following Reconstruction?

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