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Why was Andrew Jackson known as 'Old Hickory'?
Why was Andrew Jackson known as 'Old Hickory'?
Who were the three senators known as The Great Triumvirate?
Who were the three senators known as The Great Triumvirate?
What was the significance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
What was the significance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Who disastrously ran on the Free Soil ticket in 1848?
Who disastrously ran on the Free Soil ticket in 1848?
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Which senator was beaten unconscious in his office for remarks against other senators?
Which senator was beaten unconscious in his office for remarks against other senators?
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Who introduced legislation to outlaw slavery in states acquired from Mexico?
Who introduced legislation to outlaw slavery in states acquired from Mexico?
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What scandal led John Calhoun to resign the vice-presidency and return to South Carolina as a senator?
What scandal led John Calhoun to resign the vice-presidency and return to South Carolina as a senator?
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What were the differences between the colonization movement, abolitionist movement, and Free Soil movement?
What were the differences between the colonization movement, abolitionist movement, and Free Soil movement?
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Why did the Dred Scott decision nullify the Missouri Compromise?
Why did the Dred Scott decision nullify the Missouri Compromise?
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What was the main reason why popular sovereignty, introduced under the Kansas-Nebraska Act, outraged anti-slavery supporters?
What was the main reason why popular sovereignty, introduced under the Kansas-Nebraska Act, outraged anti-slavery supporters?
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Why did John Brown move to Kansas?
Why did John Brown move to Kansas?
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Why did Lincoln feel John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry was unhelpful to the abolitionist cause?
Why did Lincoln feel John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry was unhelpful to the abolitionist cause?
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What made Lincoln’s speech at the Cooper Institute pivotal for both his political career and the nation’s trajectory?
What made Lincoln’s speech at the Cooper Institute pivotal for both his political career and the nation’s trajectory?
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Where and what was Harper’s Ferry?
Where and what was Harper’s Ferry?
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Which two states entered the Union at the Missouri Compromise?
Which two states entered the Union at the Missouri Compromise?
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In which two states were the abolitionist movement, colonization movement, and slavery movement strongest?
In which two states were the abolitionist movement, colonization movement, and slavery movement strongest?
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