8th Grade Georgia Studies Unit 5 Lesson 1

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Which correctly explains the term “nullification”?

Back

to do away with

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Which state was added to the Union as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

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California

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What stance did Georgia take concerning the Compromise of 1850, according to the Georgia Platform of 1850?

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Georgia supported the compromise.

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Which accurately describes the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dred Scott case?

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That Scott, as a slave, was not a citizen and therefore had no right to sue.

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What effect did the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dred Scott case have on the nation?

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It further divided the North and South over the issue of slavery.

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Who was the Supreme Court Chief Justice in the court case Dred Scott v. Sanford?

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Roger Taney

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Which accurately describes southern states’ reaction to the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860?

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They began to secede from the Union.

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Which was an organized escape plan for southern slaves fleeing their owners? Options: the slave code, the slave revolt, the Fugitive Slave Law, the underground railroad

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the underground railroad