Social 7 Ch 16 Towards the Civil War

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Person who is running away from authority

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fugitive

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A law passed that made it so voters in each territory would vote on whether to allow slavery

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Pro-slavery activities who crossed the Kansas border to vote but did not live in Kansas

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Border Ruffians

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Name used in 1856 newspaper stories about events in Lawrence, Kansas surrounding the vote about slavery

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"Bleeding Kansas"

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Which of the following best describes the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

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African Americans suspected of escaping slavery & living in free states were required to return to slavery.

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What allowed the federal government to arrest any person accused of being a runaway slave, even in free states?

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Fugitive Slave Act

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a place to store weapons and military equipment

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arsenal

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What state had the worst violence when border ruffians showed up to vote on the issue of slavery? Options: Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Missouri

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Kansas

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Who was Dred Scott?

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Dred Scott was an enslaved African American man who sued for his freedom.

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What did the Supreme Court ruling in Scott v. Sanford mean for slavery in the U.S.?

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The ruling protects slavery due to the 5th amendment protection of slave owners right to property - slaves being property.