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Why were people angry about the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

A
It only granted popular sovereignty to eastern states.
B
It reinforced the unpopular Missouri Compromise.
C
It forced people to relocate to the Great Plains region.
D
It stated slavery could be legal where it had been outlawed.
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What were some provisions of the Dred Scott case? Select three responses.

A
No black person, free or enslaved, could be a US citizen.
B
All black people were subject to becoming enslaved.
C
There could be no legal ban on slavery in the territories.
D
The territories could retain their popular sovereignty.
E
The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
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Which slavery-related event occurred first?

A
the Compromise of 1850
B
the Fugitive Slave Act
C
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
D
the Missouri Compromise
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Which event occurred because of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

A
Bleeding Kansas
B
the Compromise of 1850
C
the Missouri Compromise
D
California becoming a state
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What were causes of sectionalism? Select four responses.

A
economic differences
B
the 1860 presidential election
C
states’ rights
D
social differences
E
the issue of slavery
F
the Stamp Act
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What did the Dred Scott decision help contribute to?

A
the Missouri Compromise
B
abolitionist activities
C
the Civil War
D
Bleeding Kansas
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What was a social difference that caused sectionalism in the antebellum era?

A
The South had large cities, whereas the North had mostly small towns.
B
The South had organized religion, whereas religion in the North was disorganized.
C
The North had slow population growth, whereas the South had mass immigration.
D
The North had organized schools, whereas the South had few organized schools.
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What was the outcome of John Brown’s raid?

A
Slaves gained all weapons from a Virginia arsenal.
B
John Brown was elected as a state representative.
C
Slaves in Virginia were granted more rights.
D
John Brown was sentenced to hang.
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Why was Frederick Douglass important?

A
He was the first governor of Kansas.
B
He made the first pro-slavery speech in Congress.
C
He was a leader of the abolitionist movement.
D
He led the movement for the Missouri Compromise.
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How did slavery cause sectionalism in the antebellum era?

A
Southern politicians supported the expansion of slavery into new states.
B
Northern politicians backed the spreading of slavery only into far western territories.
C
The South wanted slavery to continue in existing states but not in new states.
D
The North wanted slavery to expand slavery into only a few Northern states.
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What are key facts about the Missouri Compromise? Select three responses.

A
It was proposed in 1820.
B
Missouri was granted statehood as a free state.
C
Maine was granted statehood as a free state.
D
Any state east of Missouri would be allowed to vote on slavery.
E
The balance of power between free and slave states remained equal.
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This map shows slavery expansion agreed to in the Missouri Compromise.

Question illustration
A
It would be closed to slavery.
B
It would be open to slavery.
C
It would be a free state.
D
It would be a slave state.
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What is an example of how states’ rights were a cause of sectionalism?

A
States wanted to pass laws without federal interference.
B
States wanted to print their own money.
C
The federal government wanted to nullify all state laws.
D
The federal government wanted to control the economy in Southern states.
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What was one economic difference that caused sectionalism?

A
The South’s economy was based on foreign trade.
B
The South’s economy relied heavily on slave labor.
C
The North’s economy struggled because of a lack of roads.
D
The North’s economy was primarily agricultural.

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