Sectionalism Era

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Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854? Options: Fighting broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas., Kansas entered the Union as a slave state through popular sovereignty in 1856., Nebraskan settlers who supported abolition moved to Kansas., The boundary established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was extended farther south.

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Fighting broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas.

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Which event is the BEST example of a conflict over states' rights? Options: Trail of Tears, The War of 1812, The Compromise of 1850, The Nullification Crisis

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The Nullification Crisis

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Who was the most vocal opponent of the Tariff of 1828 and advocated "State's Rights" and "Nullification" in the growing sectional conflicts between North and South?

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John C. Calhoun of South Carolina

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How did the Missouri Compromise deal with the issue of slavery? Options: It required all territories to abolish slavery before becoming states, It made the Mississippi River the dividing line between slave states and free states, It prohibited slavery in most of the former Louisiana Territory except for Missouri, It states that all future states would be required to be slave states except for Missouri

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It prohibited slavery in most of the former Louisiana Territory except for Missouri

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The Wilmot Proviso (1846) attempted to forever ban slavery in territories that were won as a result of

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the Mexican War

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Before the Civil War began, which issue played the GREATEST role in increasing tension and conflict between northern and southern states? Options: northern opposition to the Tariff of 1832, westward expansion and the issue of how to seize land owned by the Native Americans, westward expansion and the issue of whether slavery would be allowed in the new territories, the Indian Removal Act, the "Trail of Tears," and the creation of Indian reservations in Oklahoma.

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westward expansion and the issue of whether slavery would be allowed in the new territories

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The Compromise of 1850 allowed certain territories to use popular sovereignty to determine whether the territory would be free or slave. This decision applied to much of the land gained from the —

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U.S.-Mexican War

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Which constitutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?

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The legal ability of states to secede

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These headlines refer to the decision in which Supreme Court case? Options: McCulloch v. Maryland, Gibbons v. Ogden, Dred Scott v. Sandford, Worcester v. Georgia

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Dred Scott v. Sandford

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Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise? A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation., A federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed., The census bureau was established to help apportion representation., The election of senators was delegated to state legislatures.

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A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation.