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How did U.S. tariff policies contribute to sectionalism prior to the Civil War?
only northern states benefited from the tariffs
southern states beneited from tariffs on raw materials
northern states wanted to reduce national debt
western states wanted tariffs to pay for infrastructure
2
Man responsible for the antislavery incident that led Kansas to be known as "Bleeding Kansas"?
JOhn C Calhoun
John Brown
Robert E Lee
Jefferson Davis
3
The Free-Soil Party was established in 1848 because ____.
land prices were becoming too high
Zachary Taylor won the election
most people were farmers
presidential candidates did not address slavery
4
How did the ideas expressed by Calhoun contribute to the outbreak of the Civil War?
the fed gov does not have the power to regulate slavery
citizens can change the rights and liberties the gov protect
the Constitution only applies to the national government
that state government has the right to reject federal laws.
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placing the interests of a region above the interests of the nation
Sectionalism
Patriotism
Nationalism
States' Rights
6
Stephen A. Douglas's plan to let each territory vote on slavery was called ____
electoral choice
popular sovereignty
territorial sovereignty
popular choice
7
In the 1850s, the economy of the West Coast was greatly helped by the discovery of?
minerals
oil
tobacco
cotton
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When the United States added new territory in the 1840s, ____
land was given to Native Americans
the railroads were expanded
the debate over slavery started again
it was immediately made a state in the Union
9
What is the single most significant event leading to the Civil War?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1820
Fugitive Slave Act
Compromise of 1850
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Southerners did not support the Wilmot Proviso because it would have ____.
banned slavery in lands acquired from Mexico
banned slavery in all the states
banned secession by any state
banned slavery in Northern states
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Which law stated a person would be fined or imprisoned for helping a runaway enslaved person?
Fugitive Slave Act
Runaway Slave Act
Southern Slave Act
Owner's Right Act
