Why did the Civil War mark a turning point in American history?

Established that the U.S. was one country, not a confederation of states.

What was one purpose of the Compromise of 1850?

to allow California to enter the Union as a free state

How did Uncle Tom’s Cabin affect attitudes toward slavery?

It convinced northerners they cannot ignore the moral issue of slavery.

The Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford stated that Congress did not have the power to

outlaw slavery in the territories.

How did people react to John Brown’s raid?

Most thought his idea to lead a slave revolt was insane.

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Gettysburg
William T. Sherman
George Meade
Ulysses S. Grant
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____________ is an 1857 Supreme Court case that brought into question the federal power over slavery in the territories.
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Plessy v. Ferguson
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popular sovereignty
Henry Clay
Abraham Lincoln
John Brown
Stephen Douglas
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What is the 1869 amendment that forbids any state to deny AfricanAmericans the right to vote because of race?
13th Amendment
16th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
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Why did the Civil War mark a turning point in American history?
No war had ever cost so much money and the U.S. was in financial turmoil.
Established that the U.S. was one country, not a confederation of states.
It permanently divided the North and South and their ideals.
It revealed the importance of having a strong leader in the presidency.
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Confederate President
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
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radical abolitionist
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
John Brown
Henry Clay
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The Great Compromiser
John Brown
Henry Clay
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
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___ is a Supreme Court case ruling that segregation in public facilities was legal as long as the facilities were equal.
Brown v. Board of Education
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Marbury v. Madison
Plessy v. Ferguson
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Antietam
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
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What was one purpose of the Compromise of 1850?
to allow California to enter the Union as a free state
to extend the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
to ban the slave trade between slave states
to end the forced return of runaway enslaved African Americans
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How did Uncle Tom’s Cabin affect attitudes toward slavery?
It made southerners more determined to secede from the Union.
It made southerners reflect upon how they treated enslaved people.
It made northerners more supportive of the Compromise of 1850.
It convinced northerners they cannot ignore the moral issue of slavery.
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Fort Donelson
Ulysses S. Grant
George Meade
William T. Sherman
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The Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford stated that Congress did not have the power to
protect free African Americans.
return escaped enslaved African Americans.
outlaw slavery in the territories.
outlaw the Missouri Compromise.
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How did people react to John Brown’s raid?
Most southerners sympathized with him, but others thought he was insane.
Most thought his idea to lead a slave revolt was insane.
Many thought the idea of a slave revolt was not practical.
Most northerners supported him, but southerners thought he was dangerous.
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March to the Sea
George Meade
William T. Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
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What is the 1865 amendment to the United States Constitution that banned slavery throughout the nation?
13th Amendment
16th Amendment
15th Amendment
14th Amendment
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Bull Run
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
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Great Emancipator
John Brown
Henry Clay
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
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What is the 1868 amendment to the United States Constitution that guarantees equal protection of the laws?
16th Amendment
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment

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