Abolitionist Actions and Historical Compromises

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Which statement best defines the concept of Manifest Destiny?

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The people of the United States are entitled to expand across the continent.

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This painting best illustrates which of the following concepts?
Manifest Destiny, Popular Sovereignty, Transcendentalism, Abolitionism

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Manifest Destiny

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U.S. bought Louisiana Territory from France. Doubled the size of the United States.

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Louisiana Purchase

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What is an abolitionist?

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a person who wanted to end slavery.

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Which of the following compromises dealt with popular sovereignty of Kansas? The Missouri Compromise of 1820, The Compromise of 1850, The Kansas-Nebraska Act, The Connecticut Plan

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act

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In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

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Missouri

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In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?

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Maine

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The Compromise of 1850 admitted _________ as a free state.

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California

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30 years after the Missouri Compromise, the question about the growth of slavery into new territories re-emerged after the...

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Mexican-American War.

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What was the main motivation behind John Brown's actions?

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To free slaves and start a revolution