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Which event directly led to the failure of popular sovereignty in the lead up to the Civil War?
Which event directly led to the failure of popular sovereignty in the lead up to the Civil War?
- The Kansas-Nebraska Act (correct)
- Scott v. Sanford
- John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry
- The election of 1860
Which event involved the controversial ruling that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, could not be American citizens and had no rights?
Which event involved the controversial ruling that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, could not be American citizens and had no rights?
- John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry
- The Kansas-Nebraska Act
- The election of 1860
- Scott v. Sanford (correct)
Which event was a failed attempt by an abolitionist to start a slave rebellion by seizing a federal arsenal?
Which event was a failed attempt by an abolitionist to start a slave rebellion by seizing a federal arsenal?
- The Kansas-Nebraska Act
- Scott v. Sanford
- John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry (correct)
- The election of 1860
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Events Leading to the Civil War
- The failure of popular sovereignty was directly led by the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
- The Dred Scott Decision ruled that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, had no citizenship and no rights.
- John Brown's Raid was a failed attempt to start a slave rebellion by seizing the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry.
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