Unit 8 Test Review

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What was the Southern point of view about the expansion of slavery?

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They feared that if slavery could not expand then eventually slavery would be outlawed.

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To counter the arguments of northern abolitionists, which justification was used by southern slave owners who promoted the idea that slavery was a "positive good" in the nation? Options: States made a positive contribution to the economy and helped to boost revenue for northern industries, Money from the slave trade increased the nation's GDP and encouraged international trade, Unlike immigrant workers in the North, slaves were provided with necessities such as food and shelter, Southern slaves were given the same basic rights and access to education as women in northern states

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Unlike immigrant workers in the North, slaves were provided with necessities such as food and shelter

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How did the Gag Rule (1836–1844), which banned Congress from discussing antislavery petitions, influence national tensions that eventually contributed to the Civil War?

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It increased sectional conflict by convincing many Northerners that Southern leaders were trying to silence free speech and protect slavery.

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The Missouri Compromise (1820), the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) were all efforts to

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settle disputes over the spread of slavery to western territories

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Which statement best shows how the ideas of Dred Scott continued into later laws or court cases like Plessy v. Ferguson?

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Both supported the idea that African Americans were socially and legally inferior.

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What was the main argument made by Dred Scott in his case?

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He argued that he should be considered a free man because he had lived in a free state and a free territory.

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Based on the excerpt below, what was the impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Dred Scott v Sanford, 1857?
It must be admitted that Congress possesses no power to regulate or abolish slavery within the States; and that, if this act had attempted any such legislation, it would have been a nullity.

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It led to the potential for slavery to spread anywhere which increased sectional tensions over balance of power between slave and free states.

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Which is NOT an example of a Black Code? Options: Freedmen cannot own any guns or firearms. Freedmen cannot own businesses or be employed as skilled labor. Freedmen must have proof of employment or risk arrest and forced labor. Freedmen can sell, barter, and exchange goods without needing special permission.

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Freedmen can sell, barter, and exchange goods without needing special permission.

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What precedent did the Supreme Court set in the Dred Scott v Sanford case?

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Slaves were not free just because they resided in territory where slavery was not allowed.

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The 13th Amendment granted voting rights to African American Men

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False

Answer explanation

The 13th Amendment Abolished (banned) slavery in the United States