civil war and reconstruction

In the mid-1800s, why did hundreds of thousands of people flock to California?

• the lure of striking it rich mining for gold

• the hope of becoming successful sheep herders

• for the better farming and agricultural opportunities

• collection beaver pelts for hat manufacturers back east

What was one requirement imposed by the bundle of laws known as the Compromise of 1850?

• the transportation of slaves across state lines required the approval of the federal government

• runaway slaves, even those in the north, were required to be returned to their owners under penalty of law

• all slave owners were required to apply for a license from the federal government and provide proof of ownership

• transactions involving the transfer of ownership of slaves required the payment of an additional fee to the federal government

What did the Fugitive Slave Law do?

• The underground railroad was ended
• Slaves that ran-away would be jailed
• Made it illegal for slaveholders to recapture their slaves
• Made it easier for slaveholders to find and reclaim runaway slaves

What was the impact of the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• It created a slave revolt in Kentucky.
• It turned many more people against slavery.
• Congress agreed that slavery should be abolished.
• The Fugitive slave law was cancelled.

Dred Scott was famous for ___________. 

• being sued by someone else
• suing for his freedom
• being in the military
• being a famous doctor

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Dred Scott took his case to _________. 

• the state court
• the north
• the supreme court
• the south

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What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

• That slavery diminished the national character.
• That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.
• That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens
• That slavery should be abolished by executive order

What is Popular Sovereignty?

• Being popular in the world
• People voting and having a say in the governments decisions
• People voting
• The act of the 20th admendment and it’s rules.

Why was popular sovereignty important in the Civil War?

• People living in a new territory to decide by vote of their territorial legislature
• To vote, you could send a letter of who you wanted to vote for
• If you didn’t want to vote in another state you didn’t have to
• People that wanted to vote, but were in another state than the one you lived in could vote without signing papers

A political party formed to prevent the spred of slavery

• Free Soil Party
• Republican Party
• Democratic Party 
• Constitutional Party