Causes and Events of the Civil War

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Which statement explains how the Dred Scott decision pushed the nation closer to war? Options: it stated slaves were property, not citizens; it stated slaves were citizens, but also property; it stated that slaves were citizens, not property; it stated that slaves were not property, but not citizens either

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it stated slaves were property, not citizens

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What were the terms of the Compromise of 1850? Options: California was allowed to enter as a free state, and the Fugitive Slave Act was passed, Maine was allowed to enter as a free state, and the Fugitive Slave Act was passed, California was allowed to enter as a slave state, and the Fugitive Slave Act was nullified, Maine was allowed to enter as a slave state, and the Fugitive Slave Act was nullified

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California was allowed to enter as a free state, and the Fugitive Slave Act was passed

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What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act?

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It required escaped slaves be returned to their owners.

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Which of the following is the MOST accurate description of nullification?

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states had the right to ignore national laws that were harmful to the state

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How did the slave states feel about Abraham Lincoln, the Republican Party presidential nominee, in 1860?

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They didn't like his policies, and he received few votes from slave states.

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Georgia and a few other states decided that they were going to leave the Union. Which of the following BEST describes this action? sectarianism, sectionalism, succeeding, secession

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secession

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Tariffs created a problem between the North and South. Which of the following BEST describes the feelings of the citizens of each region at the time? Northerners supported tariffs because they allowed them to be more competitive with cheap British goods, while southerners were against tariffs because they cut into cotton farmers profits.

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Northerners supported tariffs because they allowed them to be more competitive with cheap British goods, while southerners were against tariffs because they cut into cotton farmers profits.

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What cause of the Civil War is referred to by the belief that political decisions should be made on behalf of the whole United States, not on the state level? Options: patriotism, states' rights, Missouri Compromise, Articles of Confederation

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states' rights

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What is Alexander Stephens talking about in the statement: "We should not secede, and we need to adopt the Compromise of 1850"?

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the Georgia Platform

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Which of the following was a slave, who lived in a free state, and sued for his freedom? Options: Dred Scott, John Brown, Robert Toombs, Alexander Stephens

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Dred Scott