Sectionalism and Reform Flashcard

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In the Compromise of 1850, territories such as Utah and New Mexico were given the right to vote on slavery.

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TRUE

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____________________ was put into motion to help slave owners recapture their runaway slaves.

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Fugitive Slave Law

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_____________ sued for his freedom on the grounds that he was living in a free state.

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Dred Scott

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Scott claimed that he was a ________________

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free man

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The Kansas Nebraska Act was sponsored by ________________.

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Douglas

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President _______________ signed the Kansas Nebraska Act into law in 1854.

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Pierce

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__________________ said that Scott had no right to sue for his freedom.

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Chief Justice Roger Taney

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What is Popular Sovereignty?

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People's power to vote on slavery

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____________ was abolished in Washington, D.C.

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Slave trade