Antebellum-Civil War Test

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The Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all efforts to settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories.

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settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories.

Front

This compromise came first.

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The Missouri Compromise

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What is popular sovereignty?

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When the people living in an area get to make the laws

Front

Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850? Options: California, Maine, Missouri, Texas

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California

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Which politician from Kentucky was instrumental in creating the Compromise of 1850? Hint: He also was key in passing the Missouri Compromise in 1820.

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Henry Clay

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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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What was the primary issue that the Compromise of 1850 aimed to address?

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The expansion of slavery into new territories

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What was a key provision of the Fugitive Slave Act, part of the Compromise of 1850?

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It required citizens to assist in the recovery of fugitive slaves.

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What was the significance of the Dred Scott decision?

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It declared that Congress could not ban slavery in the territories.