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What was one result of the Supreme Court's decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)?
What was one result of the Supreme Court's decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)?
- Sectional tension increased (correct)
- Abolitionist movements gained momentum
- The Missouri Compromise was upheld
- The Compromise of 1850 was strengthened
Which of the following was NOT a part of the Compromise of 1850?
Which of the following was NOT a part of the Compromise of 1850?
- The abolition of the slave trade in Washington D.C.
- The establishment of the Mason-Dixon Line to determine the boundaries of slave states and free states (correct)
- The admission of California as a free state
- The Fugitive Slave Act
What is popular sovereignty?
What is popular sovereignty?
- A doctrine allowing new states to decide the issue of slavery for themselves (correct)
- A Supreme Court ruling on the legality of slave ownership
- A presidential power to veto state laws
- A federal policy to abolish slavery in new territories
How did the Election of 1860 lead to southern states seceding?
How did the Election of 1860 lead to southern states seceding?
What was President Lincoln's main goal when the Civil War began?
What was President Lincoln's main goal when the Civil War began?
Which document changed the purpose of the Civil War for the North into a struggle to free the slaves?
Which document changed the purpose of the Civil War for the North into a struggle to free the slaves?
Which battle was the first land battle of the American Civil War?
Which battle was the first land battle of the American Civil War?
What was the result of the Compromise of 1877?
What was the result of the Compromise of 1877?
Which amendment was adopted primarily to protect the rights of formerly enslaved persons?
Which amendment was adopted primarily to protect the rights of formerly enslaved persons?
Who assassinated President Lincoln at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C. shortly after the Civil War ended?
Who assassinated President Lincoln at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C. shortly after the Civil War ended?
What was the impact of the Cotton Gin on the slavery issue?
What was the impact of the Cotton Gin on the slavery issue?
What did Nat Turner do?
What did Nat Turner do?
Which cause of the Civil War is illustrated in the image above?
Which cause of the Civil War is illustrated in the image above?
What was the goal of the 15th Amendment?
What was the goal of the 15th Amendment?
Who helped over 300 slaves safely flee the South by using a system known as the Underground Railroad?
Who helped over 300 slaves safely flee the South by using a system known as the Underground Railroad?
What did the Jim Crow laws aim to achieve?
What did the Jim Crow laws aim to achieve?
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