Causes of the Civil War & Events

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What political action got Georgian's to approve of the Compromise of 1850? Options: Chief John Ross Leadership, Justice Marshall's decision, South Carolina leaving the Union, Georgia Platform

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Georgia Platform

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Which result of the Compromise of 1850 benefitted slave states?

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Fugitive Slave Act, design to return slaves to their owners

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Which best describes a part of the Dred Scott decision?

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All anti-slavery laws were invalid

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States' rights could be BEST defined as the belief that states

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could ignore national laws if they were harmful to the state

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The early 1800s belief of some people that a state could refuse to enforce a federal law

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nullification

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Why did the U.S. Supreme Court rule against Dred Scott?

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because he was a slave and he was not eligible to sue in court

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Which candidate for president of the US in 1860 won the electoral vote?

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Abraham Lincoln

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Why did Alexander Stephens help to create the Georgia Platform?

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To keep GA from succeeding from the Union

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Someone who believes in states' rights would say which of the following? National laws take precedence over state laws, The national government has no right to tell the states how to operate, States could only pass laws in the Constitution, The national government settles disputes between states

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The national government has no right to tell the states how to operate

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What did it mean when South Carolina threatened to secede?

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They would leave the Union (United States)