Under the Missouri Compromise, what had to happen every time a slave state joined the Union?

A free state also had to be admitted to the Union

What was the central point of the Dred Scott decision?

That slaves had no rights anywhere in the United States

If you wanted to nullify a quiz you took in history class, what might you do?

Ask your teacher to throw the results of the quiz away

What event made southern states finally decide to secede?

The election of Abraham Lincoln

If you supported the cause of states' rights, what might you point to to back up your argument?

The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution

What was the immediate effect of the Confederacy firing on Fort Sumter, South Carolina?

It caused the beginning of the Civil War

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1
Under the Missouri Compromise, what had to happen every time a slave state joined the Union?
Supreme Court would have to decide whether slavery was legal
Voters in a state decide if the slaves there would be freed
A free state also had to be admitted to the Union
President had to open up new free territories
2
What event might you attend if you were an abolitionist?
An anti-slavery rally
A slave auction
A rally opposing high tariffs
A states' rights convention
3
In the years before the Civil War, which state was most likely to favor higher tariffs?
A
C
B
D
4
Put in orderA) The Kansas-Nebraska Act; B) The Missouri Compromise; C) The Nullification Crisis
C, B, A
A, C, B
C, A, B
B, C, A
5
What effect did the Kansas-Nebraska Act have on the Compromise of 1820?
It repealed the compromise
It expanded the compromise into land from Louisiana Purchase
It strengthened the compromise
It caused the compromise to be reached
6
What was the central point of the Dred Scott decision?
That slaves had no rights anywhere in the United States
That states could not nullify federal laws
That the Kansas-Nebraska act was illegal
That slavery was legal only in the South
7
If you wanted to nullify a quiz you took in history class, what might you do?
Ask your teacher to throw the results of the quiz away
Ask to re-take the quiz
Fight your teacher over your right to take the quiz
Promise that you'd do better on the next quiz
8
What event made southern states finally decide to secede?
The election of Abraham Lincoln
The Dred Scott decision
The Missouri Compromise
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
9
If you supported the cause of states' rights, what might you point to to back up your argument?
The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution
The First Amendment to the Constitution
Article III of the Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
10
What was the immediate effect of the Confederacy firing on Fort Sumter, South Carolina?
It caused the beginning of the Nullification Crisis
It caused the beginning of the Civil War
It caused the end of the Civil War
It caused the Southern states to secede

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