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Lincoln’s victory in the election of 1860

led Southern states to reaffirm their place in the union.

caused Southern states to believe they could win the next election.

proved that slave states could be outvoted by free states.

created division among the Southern states.

Which political party opposed the Dred Scott decision?

the Know-Nothing Party

the Free-Soil Party

the Democratic Party

the Republican Party

Which of the following fears did some Americans have about acquiring new territory in the Mexican Cession?

New slave states would help the South gain power in Congress.

The relationship between the United States and Mexico would never recover.

Another war would break out between the United States and Mexico.

The United States had grown too large to govern effectively.

How many states or parts of states did the US create from the Mexican Cession?

two

five

seven

ten

Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act with the strongest support from

Northerners.

Southerners.

farmers.

railroad workers.

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