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An important consequence of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was

A
improved relations between the North and South.
B
a gain in support for the abolitionist movement.
C
fewer runaway enslaved people being captured and returned.
D
more enslaved people escaping to the North.
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Which increased sectional tensions in the 1850s?

A
the Mexican-American War
B
the Mexican Cession
C
the Fugitive Slave Act
D
the California Gold Rush
3

Land acquired through the Mexican Cession is located today in

A
the northeastern US.
B
the northwestern US.
C
the southeastern US.
D
the southwestern US.
4

In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln

A
failed to win a majority of the electoral vote.
B
won only forty percent of the popular vote.
C
failed to win any Northern states.
D
won fewer states than Stephen A. Douglas.
5

In its ruling on the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court decided that Congress could not ban slavery in

A
free states.
B
slave states.
C
territories.
D
free republics.
6

An effect of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was that

A
the Democratic Party was formed.
B
the Missouri Compromise was passed.
C
Senator Stephen Douglas was elected.
D
the Republican Party was formed.
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Which best explains why California’s application for statehood caused a sectional crisis?

A
California’s entrance as a free state would upset the legislative balance in favor of the North.
B
California’s entrance as a slave state would upset the legislative balance in favor of the South.
C
California’s entrance as a slave state would cause free Black people there to lose their freedom.
D
California’s entrance as a free state would cause enslaved people there to be freed automatically.
8

Many people moved to California in 1848 following

A
the Gadsden Purchase.
B
the outlawing of slavery.
C
the discovery of gold.
D
the annexation of Texas.
9

Which of the following groups opposed the spread of slavery during the 1860 presidential election?

A
the Southern Democratic Party
B
the Republican Party
C
the Constitutional Union Party
D
the Democratic Party
10

Which state did not leave the union during the Southern secession of 1861?

A
Florida
B
Georgia
C
Virginia
D
Pennsylvania

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