Causes and Events of the Civil War and Reconstruction

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Which statement explains how the Dred Scott decision pushed the nation closer to war? Options: it stated slaves were property, not citizens, it stated slaves were citizens, but also property, it stated that slaves were citizens, not property, it stated that slaves were not property, but not citizens either

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it stated slaves were property, not citizens

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What were the terms of the Compromise of 1850? Options: California was allowed to enter as a free state, and the Fugitive Slave Act was passed, Maine was allowed to enter as a free state, and the Fugitive Slave Act was passed, California was allowed to enter as a slave state, and the Fugitive Slave Act was nullified, Maine was allowed to enter as a slave state, and the Fugitive Slave Act was nullified

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California was allowed to enter as a free state, and the Fugitive Slave Act was passed

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What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act?

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It required escaped slaves be returned to their owners.

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Which of the following is a belief of states' rights advocates? Options: states' interests were not more important than the nations' interests, states should be able to vote to decide if they would be a free state or slave state, states could ignore other states' requests regarding slavery, states could ignore national laws they felt were harmful to the state

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states could ignore national laws they felt were harmful to the state

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Which of the following is the MOST accurate description of nullification?

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states had the right to ignore national laws that were harmful to the state

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Georgia and a few other states decided that they were going to leave the Union. Which of the following BEST describes this action? sectarianism, sectionalism, succeeding, secession

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secession

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What cause of the Civil War does the statement refer to: "Northern states believed that in order for the United States to function as a single union, political decisions should be made on behalf of the whole, not on the state level."? Options: patriotism, states' rights, Missouri Compromise, Articles of Confederation

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states' rights

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What is Alexander Stephens talking about in the statement: "We should not secede, and we need to adopt the Compromise of 1850"?

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the Georgia Platform

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What did Georgians debate after Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860? Options: tariffs, industrial development, agricultural development, secession from the Union

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secession from the Union

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Which two of the following did the Georgia Platform temporarily prevent? nullification and secession, nullification and war, secession and war, tariffs and war

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secession and war