Causes of the Civil War Review

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What was the outcome of the Dred Scott Decision?

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Slaves were considered property, not people

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Which law admitted California as a free state?

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Compromise of 1850

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Who led a raid at Harper's Ferry intending to start a slave revolt?

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John Brown

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What was the main issue addressed by the Missouri Compromise?

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The issue of slavery in Missouri

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What was the significance of the Election of 1860?

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It resulted in the secession of 11 states from the Union

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What was 'Bleeding Kansas'?

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A series of violent fights over the slavery issue in Kansas

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I sued for my freedom and lost. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that slaves are property and I did not have the right to sue in federal court.

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Dred Scott

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What was the primary goal of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

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To allow territories to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty

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What was the main purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act?

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To return escaped slaves to their owners

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The Compromise of 1850 admitted what state as a free state?

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California