Sectionalism & the Civil War

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In which order did the pre-Civil War compromises occur? Options: Compromise of 1820, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Missouri Compromise

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Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act

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According to popular sovereignty, the issue of slavery would be decided in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska by

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a vote of the people in a given territory

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In the Compromise of 1850, it was decided that...

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to admit California as a free state, allow the territories of New Mexico and Utah to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty, abolish the slave trade in Washington D.C., and enact a stricter Fugitive Slave Law

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The effect of the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision was

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Congress was not allowed to decide whether states were free or slaveholding

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The Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case was that

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African Americans were not considered citizens and could not sue in federal court.

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According to the Missouri Compromise, slavery was illegal...

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north of the parallel 36°30′ north

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In writing the Missouri Compromise Congress was trying to...

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maintain a balance between free and slave states

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Which generalization is true? The South exported more manufactured goods than the North, The North would have more difficulty supplying an army than the South, The North had greater economic strength than the South, The South would be better able to transport an army than the North

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The North had greater economic strength than the South

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More farmland, more miles of railroad tracks, a higher value of manufactured goods, and more factories all contributed to ...

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The economic advantages of the North during the Civil War

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Which government action most directly prompted the publication of this poster? "To colored men!" Freedom, protection, pay, and a call to military duty!

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The issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation