Causes of the Civil War

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Which region of the United States believed that the states should be able to govern themselves without interference from the national government? Options: Southern states, Northern states, Great Lake states, Pacific Coast states

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Southern states

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States' rights can BEST be defined as the belief that states

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could ignore national laws if they were harmful to the state.

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The early 1800s belief of some people that a state could vote down a federal law was known as

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nullification.

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Which was a result of the Compromise of 1850?

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Runaway slaves had to be returned to southern owners.

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The "Georgia Platform" was a statement supporting

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the Compromise of 1850.

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The purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act was to

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require slaves that had run away to go back to their owners.

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To which city did most slaves from Georgia flee via the Underground Railroad?

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Through which free states did most of the routes run?

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South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia

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How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act change the Missouri Compromise?

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It permitted slavery north of Missouri's southern boundary.

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Why did the U.S. Supreme Court rule against Dred Scott?

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because he was the property of his owner and could be taken anywhere