Causes of Civil War Review

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What was the main issue America was fighting over in the 1850's?

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Slavery

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What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act allow?

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People in Kansas and Nebraska to decide on slavery

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What concept was the Kansas-Nebraska Act based on?

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Popular sovereignty

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What was 'Bleeding Kansas'?

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A period of intense violence related to slavery decisions

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Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act make people in the North angry?

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It went against their beliefs about slavery

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What was the outcome of the Kansas-Nebraska Act and 'Bleeding Kansas' on the national level?

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Led to the creation of the Republican Party

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What was the primary goal of the newly formed Republican Party?

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To stop the spread of slavery

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What did the fighting in Kansas demonstrate about the United States?

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Deep divisions over slavery

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Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

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Stephen Douglas

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Close reading the map, with the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

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Missouri