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Why was there a delicate peace maintained in Congress in 1815?
Why was there a delicate peace maintained in Congress in 1815?
- Due to the abolition of slavery
- Strong measures against slavery
- Because of a balance of power between free and slave states (correct)
- Lack of interest in the issue of slavery
What was established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
What was established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
- Enforcement of harsh laws against slavery
- Division of territories into free and slave areas (correct)
- Slavery was allowed everywhere in the U.S.
- No new states could enter as slave states
Which event is associated with William Lloyd Garrison in 1831?
Which event is associated with William Lloyd Garrison in 1831?
- Enactment of a law banning slavery
- Establishment of a pro-slavery organization
- Discovery of new cotton processing technology
- Publication of The Liberator (correct)
What major event was a direct result of Nat Turner's Rebellion?
What major event was a direct result of Nat Turner's Rebellion?
Which event symbolized resistance to slavery and helped enslaved African Americans escape to free states and Canada?
Which event symbolized resistance to slavery and helped enslaved African Americans escape to free states and Canada?
Which event led to the nullification of the Missouri Compromise line and inflamed sectional tensions?
Which event led to the nullification of the Missouri Compromise line and inflamed sectional tensions?
What did the Mexican-American War add to the United States, raising questions about expanding slavery into new territories?
What did the Mexican-American War add to the United States, raising questions about expanding slavery into new territories?
Which event repealed the Missouri Compromise and led to violent conflict in Kansas?
Which event repealed the Missouri Compromise and led to violent conflict in Kansas?
What event directly caused South Carolina and six other states to secede from the Union?
What event directly caused South Carolina and six other states to secede from the Union?
'Bleeding Kansas' was a conflict between which two groups?
'Bleeding Kansas' was a conflict between which two groups?
'Uncle Tom's Cabin' influenced public opinion in which region against slavery?
'Uncle Tom's Cabin' influenced public opinion in which region against slavery?
'Compromise of 1850' introduced which controversial act that led to intensified sectional conflict?
'Compromise of 1850' introduced which controversial act that led to intensified sectional conflict?
'Dred Scott Supreme Court case' ruled that Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in which areas?
'Dred Scott Supreme Court case' ruled that Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in which areas?
'John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry' aimed to rally all southern slaves to do what?
'John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry' aimed to rally all southern slaves to do what?
What event resulted in harsher slave laws and increased fear of slave uprisings in the South?
What event resulted in harsher slave laws and increased fear of slave uprisings in the South?
Which event led to questions about the expansion of slavery into new territories?
Which event led to questions about the expansion of slavery into new territories?
What did the Underground Railroad symbolize and aid thousands towards?
What did the Underground Railroad symbolize and aid thousands towards?
Which event initiated the secession of Southern states from the Union?
Which event initiated the secession of Southern states from the Union?
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act allow territories to decide through popular sovereignty?
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act allow territories to decide through popular sovereignty?
Which event highlighted the dangers of popular sovereignty as a solution to the slavery issue?
Which event highlighted the dangers of popular sovereignty as a solution to the slavery issue?
'Uncle Tom's Cabin' influenced public opinion in which direction regarding slavery?
'Uncle Tom's Cabin' influenced public opinion in which direction regarding slavery?
'Bleeding Kansas' was a conflict between settlers supporting which two opposing ideologies?
'Bleeding Kansas' was a conflict between settlers supporting which two opposing ideologies?
'Compromise of 1850' introduced which controversial act that intensified sectional conflict?
'Compromise of 1850' introduced which controversial act that intensified sectional conflict?
What foundational ambiguity in the Constitution laid the groundwork for future conflicts over slavery?
What foundational ambiguity in the Constitution laid the groundwork for future conflicts over slavery?
How did the invention of the cotton gin impact the demand for slave labor?
How did the invention of the cotton gin impact the demand for slave labor?
What was the significance of the Missouri Compromise enacted in 1820?
What was the significance of the Missouri Compromise enacted in 1820?
What event led to the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade in 1808?
What event led to the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade in 1808?
What was the outcome of abolishing the transatlantic slave trade in 1808?
What was the outcome of abolishing the transatlantic slave trade in 1808?
What did Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin primarily impact?
What did Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin primarily impact?
How did the balance of power in Congress affect the issue of slavery?
How did the balance of power in Congress affect the issue of slavery?
