Political/Social Causes of Civil War

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The Abolitionist movement primarily focused on which social issue?

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Abolishing slavery

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"Popular Sovereignty" means:

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Let the people decide

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One primary effect of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was that it:

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repealed/canceled the Missouri Compromise, allowing slavery issue to be decided by popular sovereignty

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The law that required escaped enslaved people to be returned to their owners, even if they were found in a free state:

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Fugitive Slave Act

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What was the main political issue that led to compromises before the Civil War? Options: Taxation without representation, The balance of free and slave states in Congress, Foreign policy disagreements, Native American rights

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The balance of free and slave states in Congress

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Which compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state?

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Missouri Compromise

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What did the Missouri Compromise decide about future states north (above) of the 36°30' line?

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They would all be free states.

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What was a significant result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

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It led to the formation of the Republican Party

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How did slave rebellions, such as those led by Gabriel Prosser and Nat Turner, impact Southern society?

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They resulted in stricter slave codes and increased restrictions.

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How were the women's rights movement and the abolitionist movement related to each other?

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The women's rights movement grew out of the abolitionist movement