VUS Expansion 2

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What was a major consequence of the slave revolts led by Gabriel Prosser and Nat Turner in Virginia?

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Stricter restrictions on Black Americans and harsher fugitive slave laws

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Which statement best describes William Lloyd Garrison's role in the abolitionist movement?

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He published The Liberator newspaper and argued for abolition on Christian principles.

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The Underground Railroad's activities created conflict between: Women suffragists and abolitionists, Northern and Southern churches, Free and enslaved Black Americans, Southern slave owners and Northern abolitionists

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Southern slave owners and Northern abolitionists

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The Seneca Falls Declaration of 1848 was significant because it:

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Marked the beginning of the organized women's rights movement

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were known for:

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Their work in both women's suffrage and abolitionist movements

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What was the primary belief behind Manifest Destiny?

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The United States was destined to expand across North America from Atlantic to Pacific

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During James K. Polk's presidency, which territory was acquired from Great Britain? Options: Mexican Cession, Louisiana Territory, Oregon Territory, Florida Territory

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Oregon Territory

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What was a major consequence of territorial expansion under Polk's presidency?

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Renewed controversy over the expansion of slavery

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Which political development resulted from the territorial expansion debates of this period?

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The rise of the Republican Party

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What significant legislation emerged as a result of the territorial expansion conflicts? Options: The Missouri Compromise, The Compromise of 1850, The Emancipation Proclamation, The Treaty of Paris

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The Compromise of 1850