What was the purpose of compromises like the Missouri Compromise?

Avoid going to war over slavery

What impact did the Dred Scott decision have on the slavery issue?

divided the country over slavery even more

The invention of the Cotton Gin was important because:

It increased the demand of slavery

What was the “Bleeding Kansas” in 1856?

Fighting between pro-slavery & anti-slavery

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This compromise allowed a free state (ME) and a slave state (MO) to enter the Union.
The Compromise of 1879
The Missouri Compromise
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Dred Scott Decision
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What was the purpose of compromises like the Missouri Compromise?
Avoid going to war over slavery
Keep territories from becoming states
Stop slavery from spreading
Stop Natives from returning to their land
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The Supreme Court ruled that slaves were a piece of property and therefore had no rights
The Dred Scott Decision
The Missouri Compromise
The Compromise of 1850
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
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What impact did the Dred Scott decision have on the slavery issue?
divided the country over slavery even more
the president to impeach the chief justice
settled the debate for more than 30 years
convinced the North to secede
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The invention of the Cotton Gin was important because:
It decreased the importance of slavery
It used very little electricity
It allowed for more factories in the South
It increased the demand of slavery
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When people vote directly on the issue of slavery, it was called
Popular sovereignty
Special election
Initiative
Compromise
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The Dred Scott decision said that
Slaves were free in free territories
Slaves had rights under the Constitution
Slaves were not free in slave states
Slaves were not citizens
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Popular sovereignty, who would decide whether or not slavery would be allowed in a territory?
President
Senate
residents of the territory
House of Representatives
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What was the “Bleeding Kansas” in 1856?
Conflict between cattle ranchers and farmers
Reaction to the U.S. ruling against Dred Scott
Attacks on job-seeking Irish immigrants
Fighting between pro-slavery & anti-slavery
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Fugitive Slave Act was added to:
The Dred Scott Decision
The Missouri Compromise
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Compromise of 1850

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