Civil War

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Which of the following was a cause of the Civil War? The Northern states wanted to end slavery everywhere, the Southern States believed it was a state's right to have slavery, The South wanted to secede from the Union, All of these are causes

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All of these are causes

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What was the outcome of the Dred Scott case?

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no former slave could be a citizen

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Which of the following describes the Compromise of 1820? Maine became a free state and Missouri became a slave state, Maine and Missouri became free states, Mississippi became a slave state and Missouri became a free state, Montana became a slave state and Maine became a slave state

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Maine became a free state and Missouri became a slave state

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What is popular sovereignty?

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the right to decide to be a free or slave state

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The Kansas-Nebraska did which of the following? Gave Kansas popular sovereignty and Nebraska the right to be a slave state, Gave Nebraska popular sovereignty and Kansas the right to be a free state, Gave both states popular sovereignty, Made both Kansas and Nebraska became slave states

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Gave both states popular sovereignty

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Which of the following occurred as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Kansas became a free state, Abolitionists and those who were pro-slavery went to Kansas to cause trouble, Charles Sumner was caned on the Senate floor, all of these occurred

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all of these occurred

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The slave trade in Washington D.C. as a part of the _____________.

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Compromise of 1850

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Which word best describes John Brown? Options: peaceful, persuasive, radical, heartless

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radical

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Which statement is true about John Brown? Options: He led a successful slave revolt and captured an arsenal., He was hanged for treason, He wrote anti-slavery novels, He attacked a senator at the capitol building

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He was hanged for treason

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What did Republican candidates realize after the election of 1856?

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winning only required winning the free states