Topic 9 Test

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What was the Missouri Compromise of 1820 designed to achieve? Options: To ban slavery entirely in all new territories, To maintain balance between slave and free states, To allow slavery in all new territories, To give more power to Southern states

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To maintain balance between slave and free states

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What was the main goal of the Free-Soil Party?

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To prevent slavery in new territories

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What significant event led to the nickname "Bleeding Kansas"?

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Violent conflicts between pro and anti-slavery groups

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What was the key outcome of the Dred Scott case in 1857?

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It ruled that enslaved people were property and not citizens.

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Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?

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Harriet Tubman

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What was Eli Whitney's cotton gin's impact on slavery?

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It increased demand for enslaved workers.

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What was the American Colonization Society's main objective?

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To send free African Americans to Africa

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What triggered the start of the Civil War? Options: The Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln's election, The attack on Fort Sumter, The Kansas-Nebraska Act

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The attack on Fort Sumter

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How many African Americans served in the Union forces?

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About 200,000

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What was the "Anaconda Plan"?

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A plan to block Confederate ports and control the Mississippi.