Causes of the Civil War

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What was the main goal of the abolitionist movement in the early and mid-1800s?

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to end slavery in the United states

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True or False: In the early 1800s, only a few Northerners supported abolition

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True

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All of the following were part of the Compromise of 1850 except?
- banned the slave trade in Washington D.C.
- California admitted as a free state
- banned slavery in all new western territories
- created the Fugitive Slave Act

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banned slavery in all new western territories

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What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

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law that required American citizens to help catch and return runaway slaves

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What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

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system to determine whether new territories and states would allow slavery

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What was the Republican position on slavery in the early 1850s?

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opposed slavery

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In what region of the United States did the Republicans receive the most support? Options: the West, the South, the North, newly acquired territories from Mexico

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the North

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Who was Abraham Lincoln's opponent in the 1858 Senate race in Illinois?

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Stephen A. Douglas

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How many electoral votes did Abraham Lincoln receive from the south in the Election of 1860?

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0

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Which state was the first to secede from the Union after Lincoln's election?

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South Carolina