Events Leading to the Civil War Quiz

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What did Zachary Taylor believe was more important than the expansion of slavery?

Preserving the unity of the nation

Who supported the idea of popular sovereignty in the territories?

Lewis Cass

Who became president after Zachary Taylor's death?

Millard Fillmore

Which former president supported excluding slavery from the territories?

<p>Martin Van Buren</p> Signup and view all the answers

What created a division of free and slave states at the 36 30’ line?

<p>Missouri Compromise</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

<p>It facilitated the capture and return of runaway slaves to their Southern owners.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What significant political consequence arose from the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

<p>The creation of the Republican Party by members of Free Soil, Whig, and Democratic Parties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was one part of the Compromise of 1850 that benefited the South?

<p>Popular Sovereignty used to decide on slavery in Kansas and Nebraska territories</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Uncle Tom's Cabin achieve as a significant anti-slavery tool?

<p>It made northerners and Europeans view all slave owners as inhuman.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a part of the Kansas-Nebraska Act that benefited the North?

<p>Southern support for a northern transcontinental railroad.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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