Road to the Civil War

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The secret way slaves escaped to the North:

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Underground Railroad

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Why did Texas' population of African Americans grow before the Civil War? Options: Many were looking for jobs in the cities of Texas. Freed slaves stayed in Texas to raise families. Southerners who moved to Texas brought slaves with them. Better nutrition due to a better economy.

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Southerners who moved to Texas brought slaves with them.

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Missouri Compromise:

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1820

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The efforts of the writers, speakers, and editors who were against slavery resulted in what event in the 1830s?

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the abolitionist movement

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Stephen Douglas: Let the people in the territory vote on allowing slavery or not: this was called

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popular sovereignty

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What is this concept?

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Manifest Destiny

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Missouri Compromise

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Henry Clay

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Law with harsh punishments for people who helped escaped slaves?

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Fugitive Slave Act

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A key reason Southern states seceded from the Union? Options: The right of citizens in each state to be treated equally, The right of citizens to travel freely, The right of citizens to own property, The right of citizens to own slaves

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The right of citizens to own slaves

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Most southerners were-

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against high tariffs because they would increase the price of goods.