Causes of the Civil War

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Who led the raid on Harpers Ferry trying to start a slave rebellion?

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John Brown

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How did the North and the South differ on their views regarding slavery?

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The north believed slavery was wrong for moral reasons, and the south believed they needed slavery for their economy.

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Which part of the Compromise of 1850 received the most support from Southern plantation owners?

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the passage of a strict fugitive slave law

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People who opposed slavery were known as:

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Abolitionists

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Popular Sovereignty

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The right of the states to vote on whether their state will be a free state or slave state

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Which law allowed popular sovereignty in several U.S. territories?

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

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In what way is the Kansas-Nebraska Act similar to both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?

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Each decided the legality of slavery in new states.

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Which statement describes the outcome of the Dred Scott case?

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The U.S. Supreme Court decided against Scott.

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Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860. He was a: Republican, Democrat, Confederate, Independent

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Republican

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Southerners’ belief that states should have higher authority than the federal government was called:

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States’ rights