Pre - Civil War Review

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Dred Scott was famous for ___________.

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suing for his freedom

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Which statement about the Missouri Compromise (1820) is most accurate? Options: Slavery was banned west of the Mississippi River., Unorganized territories would be governed by the United States and Great Britain, The balance between free and slave states was maintained, The 36°30' line formed a new boundary between the United States and Canada.

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The balance between free and slave states was maintained

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The Compromise of 1850 was an attempt to resolve issues related to

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the protection and spread of slavery

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Which 19th-century phrase best describes the overall efforts of the United States to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean? Options: “Remember the Alamo”, “Manifest Destiny”, “Bleeding Kansas”, “Remember the Maine”

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“Manifest Destiny”

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During the 1840s, abolitionists opposed annexation of new western territory because

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they feared the admission of new slave states.

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As a result of the US-Mexican war, what territory did the US gain? Options: the US gained territory that today includes Arizona and New Mexico, Mexico won their independence, Spanish colonies were removed from the Western Hemisphere, the US gained control of the Mississippi

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the US gained territory that today includes Arizona and New Mexico

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Which term refers to the idea that settlers had the right to decide whether slavery would be legal in their territory?

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popular sovereignty

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Abolitionists in the pre–Civil War period were most likely to support the

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activities of the Underground Railroad

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The publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, contributed to the start of the Civil War by

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intensifying Northern dislike of slavery

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As related to slavery in the pre Civil War era, popular sovereignty referred to

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allowing territories to vote as to whether or not they would allow slavery when they became states