Unit 4 Sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction Review

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What do all of the following have in common?
-10th Amendment
-Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
-Nullification Crisis
-Secession of South Carolina

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They are all examples of states rights in US History

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Which of the following is true of the Missouri Compromise? Allowed for a balance in the Senate with Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state

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Allowed for a balance in the Senate with Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state

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How did James Polk fulfill Manifest Destiny during his term in office as president?

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He expanded the United States to the Pacific Ocean by acquiring Oregon and California.

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The timeline below best illustrates which of the following?
<--Missouri Compromise--Compromise of 1850--Kansas-Nebraska Act--Presidential Election of 1860-->

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Increasing tensions over slavery before the Civil War

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The Mexican Cession was gained by the United States following...

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The Mexican-American War

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This poster would have been created after which piece of legislation? The 13th Amendment, The Compromise of 1850, The Missouri Compromise, The Emancipation Proclamation

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The Compromise of 1850

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Which of the following is a similarity between the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act? Options: They attempted to settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the West, They increased participation in presidential elections, They attempted to end fighting between Indian tribes and western farmers, They encouraged the growth of manufacturing in the territories

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They attempted to settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the West

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Which of the following events did NOT impact the balance of power in the Senate? The Mexican-American War, The Missouri Compromise, The Kansas-Nebraska Act

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John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry

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What was Lincoln's view on slavery during the election of 1860?

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Lincoln believed slavery was legal in states where it already existed, but should not be allowed to spread.

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How did the Dred Scott decision (Scott v. Sandford) contribute to the outbreak of the Civil War?

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The decision overturned the idea of popular sovereignty, which contributed to the move towards war.