1/5/21 Homework

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Who was the Democratic Candidate in the 1852 election?

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Franklin Pierce

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Why did Northern and Southern Democrats support Pierce?

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He supported the Compromise of 1850.

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Winfield Scott won the election of 1852 by a landslide.

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False

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What city did Stephen Douglas want the railroad leading West to start at?

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Chicago

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What city did Southerners want the railroad leading West to start at?

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New Orleans

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Some Southerners give their support to Douglas if the territory West would be opened up to slavery.

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True

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act would divide territory and allow people to decide...

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if slavery would be allowed or not

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What year was the Kansas-Nebraska Act signed into law?

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1854

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Groups that were Pro-slavery and Anti-slavery rushed their supporters to Kansas to vote.

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True

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About how many Pro-slavery voters came from Missouri to vote in the Kansas election?

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5,000