Causes of Civil War -- Compromises

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Why did Northerners and Southerners fight to keep a balance of free and slave states?

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to guarantee that one side would not control all of the power in the Senate

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According to the Missouri Compromise, which state would enter as a slave state?

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Missouri

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Which statement below correctly describes the view of Northerner states on the Missouri Compromise?

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The Northern states were relieved that slavery wouldn’t spread into new territories

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According to the Missouri Compromise, which state would enter as a free state?

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Maine

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According to the Missouri Compromise, what was the new border that separates free states from slave states?

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36'-30' Line

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Under the Compromise of 1850, California entered the United States with what status?

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as a free state

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popular sovereignty

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that the people get to vote on whether their state is a free state or slave state

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Why did so many people rapidly move to settle in Kansas after the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed?

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Abolitionists and pro-slavery individuals wanted to vote in the Kansas election to determine the state's status.

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What was referred to as "Bleeding Kansas"?

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A civil war that broke out in Kansas between anti-slavery and pro-slavery supporters

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The political cartoon depicts which event leading to the Civil War? Options: Northwest Ordinance, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Kansas-Nebraska Act