The Events Leading to the Civil War

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Which state was admitted as a free state as a result of the Missouri compromise that added Missouri as a slave state? Options: Louisiana, California, Maine, Florida

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Maine

Front

What was the concern by Southern leaders heading into the Compromise of 1850?

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Slaves were escaping to Northern Freedom.

Front

What does "secede" mean?

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to withdraw or break away from a nation

Front

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state? Options: Missouri, Maine, Kentucky, Ohio

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Missouri

Front

The north was ________ slavery

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Against

Front

The right of a state to make political decisions for themselves is called _________.

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Popular sovereignty

Front

Who was the enslaved man who argued for his freedom because he used to live in a free state?

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Dred Scott

Front

The North was primarily ___________, while the South was primarily ______________.

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Industrial, Agricultural

Front

Georgia statesman Alexander Stephens _____ secession

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opposed

Front

The economy of the South depended largely on

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slave labor