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Causes of the Civil War
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Term meant the nation was dividing, especially along the debate over the future of slavery.
States' Rights
Slavery
Separation of Powers
Sectionalism
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What was the major point of the Missouri Compromise?
Slavery would be banned north of parallel 36'30
Slavery would be allowed in Canada
Slavery would be allowed in the north
Slavery would be banned in the south
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Belief that states had control over their territory to make the decision to allow slavery.
Secondary Powers
Slavery
Secession
States' Rights
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What role did Harriet Tubman play leading up to the Civil War?
Published an abolitionist newspaper
Supported letting people vote on the future of slavery
Helped freed slaves vote in new territories to ban slavery
Helped slaves escape the South via Underground Railroad
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This term means "United States"
Confederacy
Territory
Union
Republic
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This was the ultimate goal of the Missouri Compromise
To maintain a balance of power between the North and South
To establish a formal boundary with Mexico and Britain
To ban slavery in all future western territories
To allow slavery North of the Missouri River
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What was decided by the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Slavery would be decided by voting in Kansas and Nebraska
Slavery could expand to all lands acquired from Mexico
Slavery would be banned in all of the United States
Slavery would be banned in Missouri and Arkansas
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What did the Dred Scott decision by the Supreme Court overturn, which had banned slavery?
Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854
Missouri Compromise, 1820
Declaration of Independence, 1776
Treaty of Paris, 1783
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What was the agreement made in the Compromise of 1850?
Texas-free state, Kansas & Ohio - slave states
Slavery would be banned in all continental United States
California-free state, Utah & New Mexico can vote on slavery
Slavery allowed in all continental United States
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How did this invention by Eli Whitney affect slavery?
Made cotton more profitable which increased slavery
Increased the need for slave labor in northern factories
Decreased the need for slave labor in the Northern factories
Made cotton less profitable which increased slavery
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What was the major decision in the Dred Scott v Sandford Supreme Court decision?
Slavery was morally wrong and slaves deserved emancipation
All future territories could vote on allowing slavery
Slavery was illegal and no longer allowed in the south
African Americans were not citizens and had no rights
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How would "popular sovereignty" affect the future of slavery?
The Supreme Court ruled that slavery was unconstitutional
President Lincoln would ban slavery in the west
Congress would allow the people to vote on its expansion
The U.S. Congress would make the final decision on slavery
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What role did Fredrick Douglas play leading up to the Civil War?
Supported expanding slavery to new territory
Published an abolitionist newspaper
Sued plantation owners for the freedom of their slaves
Gave speeches supporting abolition
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This was the name assigned to the Southern states that seceded from the U.S.
Territory
Confederacy
Republic
Union
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Why were northerners angered by the Fugitive Slave Act?
Permitted slavery in all future territories
Because it forced them (threatening jail) to return slaves
Banned slavery in all southern states
Allowed slavery in all northern territories
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Why were Southerners opposed to abolition?
They believed that slavery was morally wrong
Slavery was an essential part of the Southern economy
They believed slavery threatened their jobs in factories
Slavery was not necessary due to the Southern climate
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This term means "to break away"
Secede
Cession
Annexation
Independence
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What was the Underground Railroad?
National railroad that connected the North and South
A prison for runaway slaves
Secret network of abolitionists who helped slaves escape
A group of southerners who supported seceding
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What did Abraham Lincoln want to do to slavery if elected President?
Allow slavery in all of the United States
Allow new territories to vote on allowing slavery
Keep slavery from expanding to new territories
Abolish slavery in the United States
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How did Southerners respond to Abraham Lincoln being elected President in 1860?
Southern states called for a recount of the election results
Southern states seceded from the United States
Southern states celebrated the victory of Lincoln
Southern states agreed to abolish slavery
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Which area of land would decide the future of slavery by voting (popular sovereignty)?
13 Colonies
Mexican Cession
Oregon Country
Florida
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What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
Law that allowed slavery in all new states
Law that allowed slavery in New England
Law that banned slavery in the United States
Law that required runaway slaves to be returned to the South
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The major goal of the abolition movement was...
Ban alcoholic products
get rid of slavery
Voting rights for women
reform mental health institutions
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How did Uncle Tom's Cabin contribute to sectionalism?
Convinced westerners to support abolition
Convinced Southerners to support abolition
Convinced northerners to support abolition
Convinced Easterners to support abolition
