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Put these events in order A. Kansas-Nebraska Act B. Missouri Compromise C. Nullification Crisis
C, A, B
B, C, A
A, B, C
A, C, B
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What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act state?
That no one was allowed to free their slaves.
That all slaves were free.
That any new state could be a slave state if it wanted to
That all slaves must be registered.
3
What event made the Southern states finally decide to secede?
the election of Abraham Lincoln
The Dred Scott decision
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
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What does the term "secede" mean?
To leave a country and start your own
To be successful
To plant seeds
To give up
5
What were the immediate effects on the Confederates firing on Fort Sumter?
It caused the end of the Civil War.
It caused the Southern states to secede.
It caused the Nullification Crisis.
It caused the beginning of the Civil War
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In the years before the Civil War, which state would most likely support high tariffs?
Mississippi
Georgia
Alabama
New York
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According to the 10th Amendment state's could make their own laws as long as...
They were voted on by the citizens
The tariff to make a law was paid
They did not break federal law
The President was OK with them.
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What were the 24 states that stayed with the U.S. called?
The United Kingdom
The Union
The Confederate States of America
The Sons of Liberty
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What were the 11 states who left the United States called?
Mexico
New England
The Confederate States of America
The Union
10
If you were in favor of states' rights, what would you use to back up your beliefs?
The Declaration of Independence
10th Amendment
1st Amendment
The Missouri Compromise
11
What kind of 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
12
According to Missouri Compromise, what had to happen every time a slave state was made?
The Supreme Court would decide if slavery was legal.
A free state also had to be added to the Union.
The voters in the state would decide if slaves would be free
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What was the final decision in Dred Scott's court case?
That states could nullify federal law.
That slavery was only legal in the South.
That the Kansas-Nebraska Act was illegal.
That slaves had no rights anywhere in the United States.
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What is a tariff?
a business permit
a type of transportation
a slavery license
a tax, usually on trade
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Was the Civil War about slavery or states' rights?
slavery
both
states' rights
