Which best describes a result of the Supreme Court's decision in the DRED SCOTT case

A slave was not a citizen but rather the property of an owner.

A slave had the right to sue for freedom in a federal court

A slave was only a citizen after he or she purchased freedom.

A slave that lived on free soil for any amount of time was free

Why did southern states object to and resist the tariffs of 1828 and 1832?

Southerners had to pay much higher prices on imported goods from countries affected by the tariffs.

The tariffs eventually brought an end to the slave trade.

The tariffs were on goods shipped in from the North.

Southerners were forced to pay increased taxes on slaves they imported from Africa and the Caribbean.

How did protective tariffs benefit America manufacturers in the early 1800s?

American made goods were less expensive than similar goods.

Southerners and Northerners both gained riches .

U.S. manufacturers could not compete with the British manufacturers.

Chinese made goods were much more expensive than similar imported goods.

Economically, why was slavery common in the Southern states but not the Northern states?

The South needed the slave population to grow labor-intensive tobacco, cotton, and rice.

The North needed the slave population to manufacture goods in factories.

The climate in the North was too cold for the slave population to thrive.

The topography in South Carolina was similar to the conditions.

Which of these events happened in the War of 1812?

The US capitol was burned by British forces.

The British took back control of Florida.

President Adams became a prisoner of war.

More Americans died than any other war.

Being rich in the pre-Civil War time period in South Carolina did not necessarily mean you had a lot of money. How else were people considered "rich" in South Carolina during this time?

You were considered rich if you owned a lot of land and a bunch of slaves.

You were considered rich if you went to the bank and asked for a loan.

You were considered rich if you sold your house and all of your possessions.

You were considered rich if you were happy and enjoyed everything you worked for.

Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1795. What change did this lead to for owners of cotton plantations in the South?

They did not need as much land.

They did not need as many slaves.

They were able to grow other crops.

What was the main purpose of the Missouri Compromise?

to maintain a balance of free and slave states.

to give the North more power in the national Congress.

to prevent slavery from expanding to other parts of the United States.

Antebellum life in South Carolina is associated with large plantations and cotton. What does the word Antebellum mean?

The time period before Civil War.

The time period before the American Revolution.

The time period after the Civil War.

Abolitionists were outraged by the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. What did this law declare that angered abolitionists?

All citizens must help catch runaway slaves.

The Fugitive Slave Law of 1793 was unconstitutional.

The Underground Railroad was legal.

African Americans in territories admitted after 1850 were free.

Which part of the Compromise of 1850 would have most likely upset abolitionists?

A Fugitive Slave Law was passed.

California enters as a free state.

The slave trade was banned in Washington DC.

Slave states agreed to the compromise.

Which part of the Compromise of 1850 would have most likely upset abolitionists?

A Fugitive Slave Law was passed.

California enters as a free state

The slave trade was banned in Washington DC

Slave states agreed to the Compromise

The Denmark Vesey plot resulted in:

stricter laws regulating the behavior of slaves and free blacks living in South Carolina.

more freedom for blacks in South Carolina.

increased rights for free blacks living in South Carolina.

increased contact between black sailors from the North and Charleston blacks.

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Missouri Compromise

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

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30 sec • 1 pt

Maine entered the USA as a free state

Missouri Compromise

Compromise of 1850

Kansas-Nebraska Act

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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California entered the USA as a free state

Missouri Compromise

Compromise of 1850

Kansas Nebraska Act

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Popular Sovereignty will be used to determine the issue of slavery in these states.

Missouri Compromise

Compromise of 1850

Kansas Nebraska Act

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Fugitive Slave Act (must return runaway slaves to their owners) was part of this compromise.

Missouri Compromise

Compromise of 1850

Kansas Nebraska Act

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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This compromise ended the slave trade in the District of Columbia (Washington DC)

Missouri Compromise

Compromise of 1850

Kansas Nebraska Act

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Free-soilers and pro slavery groups clashed and many people were killed over the issue of slavery.

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Compromise

Slavery would not be allowed above the '36-'30 latitude line in the...

Maine entered the USA as a free state

California entered the USA as a free state

Popular Sovereignty will be used to determine the issue of slavery in these states.

The Fugitive Slave Act (must return runaway slaves to their owners) was part of this compromise.

This compromise ended the slave trade in the District of Columbia (Washington DC)

Free-soilers and pro slavery groups clashed and many people were killed over the issue of slavery.

No new slave states will be allowed to join the USA above 36'20"N Latitude.

Who was the Warhawk of 1812 from South Carolina? (Hint* he was Andrew Jackson's Vice President)

Who was the Warhawk of 1812 from South Carolina? (Hint* he was Andrew Jackson's Vice President)

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