A Nation Divided Flashcard

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Which group was focused on eliminating slavery? Options: politicians, abolitionists, missionaries, transcendentalists

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abolitionists

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In 1831 a Slave rebellion took place in Virginia led by

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Nat Turner

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The Missouri Compromise did all of the following EXCEPT: Make the North and the South happy, Kept the slave states and free states equal, Allowed Maine to join the Union as a Free State, Allowed Missouri to join the Union as a Slave State

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Make the North and the South happy

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In what way did the Compromise of 1850 appease the South? Options: It created new taxes for railroad construction, It provided an end to the trade of enslaved people in Washington, D.C, It included a law requiring the return of escaped enslaved people, It required the Underground Railway to be disbanded

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It included a law requiring the return of escaped enslaved people

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The guy who led a slave revolt raiding a Federal Arsenal

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John Brown

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The Compromise of 1850 included what law?

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The Fugitive Slave Act

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California was admitted into the Union as a free state under

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The Compromise of 1850

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All of these territories was Mexican Cession land Except: New Mexico, Utah, California, Illinois.

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Illinois

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The Fugitive Slave Act made _________

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assisting a fugitive slave a crime.

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How did the Fugitive Slave Act discourage people from helping enslaved people?

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people faced harsh penalties like jail or prison