Unit 4 - Day 1 Review

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Introduced popular sovereignty to unorganized territories

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What was decided in the Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sanford?

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Slaves had no citizen rights and were not protected by the Constitution

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The underlying cause of the Civil War was: The Supreme Court's unwillingness to rule on slavery, The Democratic party commitment to Abolitionism, Section tensions created by slavery and states rights, The North's unwillingness to compromise on tariffs

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Section tensions created by slavery and states rights

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In 1860 and 1861 seven Southern states seceded from the Union in protest of

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The election of Republican Abraham Lincoln

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The Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 were attempts by the federal government to reduce the conflict over slavery.

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Reduce the conflict over slavery

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The ________________ meant that the states above the 36-30N Latitude line must be free, while states below could be entered as slave states

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Missouri Compromise

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The ________ made it more difficult for enslaved people to escape and angered many northerners who refused to enforce this law.

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Fugitive slave act

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The South's economy was focused on _______, while the North was more industrial.

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agriculture

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Which state entered into the Union as a free state as part of the Compromise of 1850?

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California

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Which region of the United States believed that states should be able to govern themselves without interference from the national government?

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Southern states