What did Fugitive Law state?

That the North had to find & bring back a slave if they escaped from South

What was popular sovereignty in the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Stated that a state can vote on whether or not they want slavery

What did Dred Scott argue in court?

That he lived in 2 free states and should therefore be considered free.

What did the 36'30 line state?

Anything above the line is free, anything below is slave

A man who tried to steal weapons to lead a slave revolt

What did the Compromise of 1850 state?

California will become a free state if the North follows fugitive law

What did Sectionalism mean?

That the South wanted to break away and did not want to be part of Union

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What did Fugitive Law state?
That a slave was considered a slave for life once they were one.
That a slave risked life in prision if they escaped
That the North had to find & bring back a slave if they escaped from South
That a slave risked death if they escaped
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What was popular sovereignty in the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stated that a state can vote on whether or not they want slavery
Stated that the number of slaves in a state will decide if it is free
Said that the 36'30 line will determine if a slave is free or not
Let both states have both slave people and free people
3
What did Dred Scott argue in court?
That fugitive law was considered unconstituitional
That he lived in 2 free states and should therefore be considered free.
That he was allowed to become free in the South if he paid off his debts
That children should be able to stay with their parents in slavery
4
What did Maine become after the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
Free
Both
Slave
5
Who would become president of the South when they decide to break off?
Ulysses S. Grant
Andrew Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
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What did the 36'30 line state?
That slaves in the north need to be paid like indentured servants
Anything above the line is free, anything below is slave
Anything above the line is slave, anything below is free
That the first 25 states north are Free
7
Who was John Brown?
A slave who argued for his freedom in court
The president of the Confederacy
A man who owned 100 slaves and fought to keep slavery in the South
A man who tried to steal weapons to lead a slave revolt
8
What was known as the final straw for the South before they left the Union?
Bleeding Kansas
Lincoln's Election
Dred Scott Case
John Brown's attack
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What was the South in favor of?
Both
States rights
Federal Rights
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What did the Compromise of 1850 state?
Missouri will be a slave state if Maine is a free state
California will become a free state if Missouri is a slave state
Missouri will become a free state if they incorporate the 36'30 line
California will become a free state if the North follows fugitive law
11
What did popular sovereignty lead to in the state of Kansas?
Kansas to become a slave state.
Slavery to become 50% of the state
Brutal fighting for 2 years
A peaceful end to slavery in Kansas
12
What would the South name themselves?
The Yankees
The rebels
The Union
The Confederecy
13
Who won the Mexican-American War?
Mexico
The South
Spain
Canada
14
Did Dred Scott win or lose his case?
Won it
Lost it
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What was the main source of income in the South?
Agriculture
Industrialization
Sea Fishing
Merchants
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What was the main source of labor in the North prior to the Civil War?
Immigrants
Slaves
Indentured Servants
Rich business men
17
What did Sectionalism mean?
That the South wanted to break away and did not want to be part of Union
That the North wanted to break away and did not want to be part of South
That some individuals wanted sections of states to follow slavery
That states should listen primarily to states rights
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What does "secede" mean?
to lose patriotism
To break away
to add something
To combine state and federal rights
19
What MAIN state was gained from the Mexican-American War?
Texas
California
Arizona
Louisiana
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What is the name of someone who is trying to stop slavery?
Freedom writer
Freedom Fighter
Sons of Liberty
Abolishionist

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