Unit 5: Causes of the Civil War

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The growing division between the anti-slavery states and the pro-slavery states was known as

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Sectionalism

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The United States received California and parts of the American Southwest as a result of the

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Mexican-American War

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Which number represents the land gained by the U.S. after the Mexican War? Options: 2, 4, 6, 5

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6

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American belief that it is our God given right to expand the U.S. from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

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Manifest Destiny

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Which of these is associated with a failure of popular sovereignty? Election of 1860, John Brown's Raid, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Scott v. Sanford

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Why was the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed?

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conflict between slave and free states

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What does "Bleeding Kansas" refer to?

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violence between abolitionists and pro-slavery groups

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The Dred Scott ruling angered abolitionists because

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it removed all limitations on slavery expansion

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Purpose of John Brown's Raid of Harper's Ferry.

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arm slaves and lead them to freedom

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What was Lincoln's public position on slavery in 1860?

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against slavery expansion