Events leading to the Civil War Day 1

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In what year was the Missouri Compromise passed?

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1820

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What did the Missouri Compromise primarily deal with? Options: The right to bear arms, Abolishing slavery in all states, Balancing the # of free and slave states, The right to vote

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Balancing the # of free and slave states

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Harriet Beecher Stowe is associated with.....

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Uncle Tom's Cabin

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This was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850...

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The Fugitive Slave Act

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In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter the Union as a free state?

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Maine

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The ____ was a proposal to outlaw slavery in western territories gained by the Mexican-American war.

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Wilmot Proviso

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Which sectionalist politician supported states' rights over preserving the Union during debates in Congress?

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John C. Calhoun

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Which sectionalist politician proposed a compromise, encouraging Northerners to accept the Fugitive Slave Law in exchange for preserving the Union?

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Daniel Webster

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Most likely, ___ states were fully satisfied with the Compromise of 1850.

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neither Northern nor Southern

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Which law effectively repealed the Missouri Compromise by allowing states to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty?

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act