After the Kansas Nebraska Act many people moved to the western territories. Why did so many people move to these territories?

To be able to vote on a free/slave state

What was the IMPACT of the Dred Scott Decision?

Slavery was technically LEGAL in all states

Slavery was technically ILLEGAL in all states

The Missouri Compromise stayed the same

Northern states wanted new states to be free. Southern states wanted new states to be slave states. Both Northern and Southern states had ________ _______ __ _______.

Equal Power in Declaration of Independence

The Dred Scott ruling was a victory for

Supporters of popular sovereignty

“A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.” – Abraham Lincoln According to the passage above, what did Abraham Lincoln believe?

Sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union.

The Southern states should be allowed to secede.

Slavery was immoral and should be abolished immediately.

To save the nation, the North should compromise with the South on slavery.

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of the Compromise of 1850?

California is allowed into the US as a slave state

The Slave trade is banned in Washington D.C.

California is allowed into the US as a free state

A strict Fugitive Slave Law was passed

Dred Scott sued for his freedom on the belief that:

He was a slave living in a free state and therefore could not be held as a slave

That slaves, despite being property, should be allowed to use the legal system

That his master was a cruel man and should not be allowed to keep slaves

He had run away from his master and had made it to a free state and should be considered free

Virginia seceded from the Union along with other southern states to form the ______.

Confederate States of the Union

What event led Southerners to believe that blood would be shed to maintain their way of life?

The publishing of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

The fugitive slave act stated which of the following EXCEPT:

found runaway slaves can be kept by those who find them

Punish those who help runaway slaves

What did South Carolina do after Lincoln's win?

dumped all the tea in the ocean.

This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery

the election of Abraham Lincoln

the election of Jefferson Davis

What was the result of the Kansas/Nebraska Act?

Violence at voting polls resulted in Bleeding Kansas.

South Carolina began a nullification campaign.

Which of the following is NOT one of the causes of the American Civil War?

The North supported states' rights.

Regional differences caused tension

Economic differences caused tension

The North and South disagreed about slavery

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Written in 1820, it helped settle the debate over slavery for territories in the Louisiana Purchase becoming states.

Missouri Compromise

Compromise of 1850

Fugitive Slave Law

Dredd Scott Decision

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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The Compromise of 1850 talked about 3 pieces of land...

Maine/Texas/ Missouri

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The Compromise of 1850 said that Washington D.C. was a "slave state". What was the one exception?

Buying and Selling slaves was LEGAL

Buying and Selling slaves was ILLEGAL

Owning slaves was LEGAL

Owning slaves was ILLEGAL

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Under the Compromise of 1850 the Mexican Cession decided whether or not they would be free or slave states.

True

False

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What term is used to describe "the ability to vote" on slave/free statehood?

Abolitionist

Sovereignty

Slave Catcher

Annexation

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This law gave southerners more opportunity to have their escaped slaves caught and returned to their masters in the south.

Annexation of Texas

Compromise of 1850

Fugitive Slave Laws

Missouri Compromise

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What act repealed all other compromises and decisions made by congress about slavery?

Compromise of 1850

Kansas Nebraska Act

Texas Annexation

Fugitive Slave Law

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What term is used to describe "the ability to vote" on slave/free statehood?

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What act repealed all other compromises and decisions made by congress about slavery?

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