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Abraham Lincoln objected to the Kansas-Nebraska Act because he thought

A
the Missouri Compromise should be passed instead.
B
the act would force Northerners to track fugitive slaves.
C
the issue of popular sovereignty should be respected.
D
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise was wrong.
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Which of the following best describes a provision of the Fugitive Slave Act?

A
The act denied enslaved people the right to a trial by jury.
B
The act granted Northerners the right to protect fugitives.
C
The act shielded citizens from turning in fugitives.
D
The act granted fugitives freedom after a period of one year.
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Stephen Douglas was a Democratic Party leader who supported

A
free labor.
B
popular sovereignty.
C
racial equality.
D
abolitionism.
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What was one effect of Santa Anna’s rise to power in the 1830s?

A
Santa Anna outlawed slavery in all of Mexico’s territories.
B
Independent Mexican states gained more power and control.
C
Texas was taken over by Mexico and became part of that country.
D
Texas revolted and declared independence from Mexico.
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Which of the following best states the central disagreement between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas on the issue of slavery?

A
whether it should be abolished
B
whether it should be discouraged
C
whether it should be permitted to spread
D
whether it should be legal across the US
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What event led to a rapid population increase in California in the late 1840s?

A
The territory became a state.
B
The territory adopted slavery.
C
Gold was discovered.
D
The Californians revolted.
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Who crafted the Missouri Compromise, which was passed in 1820?

A
Thomas Jefferson
B
Henry Clay
C
James Tallmadge
D
Stephen Austin
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In Dred Scott’s court case, Scott argued he should be free because he had lived in

A
Missouri and Maine.
B
California and Virginia.
C
Kansas and Nebraska.
D
Illinois and Wisconsin.
9

Many people disapproved of the Kansas-Nebraska Act because it repealed

A
the Topeka Constitution.
B
the Lecompton Constitution.
C
the Missouri Compromise.
D
the Mexican Cession.
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What resulted from the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Scott v. Sandford case?

A
The abolitionist movement grew stronger.
B
The abolitionist movement grew weaker.
C
The institution of slavery was weakened.
D
All enslaved people became US citizens.
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Which of the following best describes the Underground Railroad?

A
It was a piece of the transcontinental railroad that was built in Kansas.
B
It was a group of abolitionists who were hiding out from the government.
C
It was a secret escape network for enslaved people seeking freedom.
D
It was a north-south route along an early railroad line in the 1800s.
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Which of the following most contributed to Abraham Lincoln’s emergence as a Republican Party leader?

A
his public debates with Stephen Douglas on the subject of slavery
B
his defeat of Stephen Douglas in the 1858 Senate race in Illinois
C
his retirement from the House of Representatives after a single term
D
his support of popular sovereignty as it pertained to the issue of slavery
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Which of the following best describes the Wilmot Proviso?

A
The Wilmot Proviso was a document that called for slavery in any territories that became new states.
B
The Wilmot Proviso was a document that called for a ban on slavery in any territories acquired from Mexico.
C
The Wilmot Proviso was a document that allowed settlers in the territories to vote for or against slavery.
D
The Wilmot Proviso was a document that extended the compromise line across the new territories.
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How did Sam Houston persuade the United States to annex Texas?

A
by claiming that Texas would rejoin Mexico to settle its debts
B
by threatening to ask France for help if the United States refused
C
by threatening to ask Britain for help if the United States refused
D
by starting a border dispute with Mexico to gain new territory
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After the Texans revolted and captured San Antonio in the 1830s,

A
Texas became part of independent Mexico.
B
Sam Houston was defeated at San Jacinto.
C
Santa Anna brought troops to take back the city.
D
Santa Anna was quickly defeated at the Alamo.
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What was Abraham Lincoln’s concern about the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision?

A
that it would make slavery legal across the nation
B
that it would lead to the direct election of senators
C
that it would lead to the abolition of slavery
D
that the Republican Party would not support it
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Which Republican opposed the Dred Scott decision?

A
Charles Sumner
B
Roger B. Taney
C
James Buchanan
D
Millard Fillmore
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According to the Compromise of 1850, how was slavery to be decided in the Utah and New Mexico territories?

A
by popular sovereignty
B
by compromise
C
by prohibiting it
D
by permitting it
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Which of the following best describes the practice of slavery at the time of the Dred Scott case?

A
Slavery had expanded extensively across the continent, which made Northerners extremely nervous.
B
Slavery had been banned almost everywhere, which made Southerners extremely nervous.
C
There was a great deal of tension between the North and South over the practice of slavery.
D
The North and South remained in agreement about the Missouri Compromise, which had settled the slavery issue.
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Which of the following did Congress attempt in the mid-1800s?

A
establishing a balance of free and slave states
B
creating more free states than slave states
C
creating more slave states than free states
D
forming new political parties to address slavery

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