Causes of the Civil War

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What do you call a person who was opposed to slavery and worked toward ending it?

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Abolitionist

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When people get to decide on an issue, including whether or not to allow slavery in their territory

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Popular sovereignty

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To withdraw or leave are synonyms of this word:

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Secede

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This law allowed government officials to arrest anyone suspected of being a runaway slave

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The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

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Which of the following was NOT a part of the Compromise of 1850? California was admitted as a free state, The slave trade was abolished in Washington D.C., The Fugitive Slave Act was strengthened, Slavery was abolished in the New Mexico and Utah territories

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Slavery was abolished in the New Mexico and Utah territories

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This abolitionist took part in "Bleeding Kansas" and led a raid on Harper's Ferry, VA

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John Brown

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True or False: The southern states wanted the federal government to have all the power and make all the laws.

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False