What was a major cause of tension in the United States during the 1850s?

Civil War Tensions and the Dred Scott Decision in 1850s America

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The expansion of slavery into the American West
The election of Abraham Lincoln
The Industrial Revolution
The Gold Rush
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?
To allow California to enter as a free state
To balance the number of slave and free states
To abolish slavery in the southern states
To establish a new constitution
3.
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Why did Dred Scott sue for his freedom?
He was born in a free state
He was captured by slave catchers
He lived in free states with his master
He was promised freedom by his master
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Chief Justice Roger B. Taney's stance in the Dred Scott case?
He wanted to expand slavery to the North
He ruled that African Americans were not citizens
He believed African Americans were citizens
He supported the abolition of slavery
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the effect of the Dred Scott decision on the Missouri Compromise?
It expanded the Missouri Compromise
It had no effect on the Missouri Compromise
It declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
It upheld the Missouri Compromise
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which clause did Taney use to justify that slaveholders could take their property anywhere?
The Supremacy Clause
The Due Process Clause
The Commerce Clause
The Equal Protection Clause
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Justice Benjamin Curtis argue in his dissent?
Slavery should be abolished
Free blacks had the right to vote in some states
Free blacks were not citizens
The Missouri Compromise was constitutional
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