Causes of the Civil War

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This law said Americans could ^_NOT help runaway slaves.

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Fugitive Slave Act

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Which law created the Mason Dixon line?

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Missouri Compromise

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This law said Americans could ^_NOT help runaway slaves.

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Fugitive Slave Act

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Which law allowed Americans to vote if their state should be free or have slaves? Options: Missouri Compromise, Fugitive Slave Act, Kansas Nebraska Act, Dred Scott Case

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Kansas Nebraska Act

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This law allowed slavery to expand in the West through popular sovereignty. Options: Missouri Compromise, Fugitive Slave Act, Kansas Nebraska Act, Dred Scott Case

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Kansas Nebraska Act

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Who threatened to leave the Union after President Lincoln was elected? Options: Southern States, Northern States, Hawaii, Great Britain

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Southern States

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Why could citizens be jailed or fined for helping runaway slaves?

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Fugitive Slave Act

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The Compromise of 1850 allowed certain territories to use ___________________________ to determine whether the territory would be free or slave. This decision applied to much of the land gained from the the U.S. Mexican War. Options: Three Fifths Compromise, Raiding, Popular sovereignty, Secession

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Popular sovereignty

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What was the idea of Popular Sovereignty?

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The people would vote to decide if their state would have slavery.

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People who were against slavery were called

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Abolitionists