Standard 8-4.3

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What law was repealed by allowing popular sovereignty? Options: Compromise of 1850, Missouri Compromise

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Missouri Compromise

Front

What new political party formed in response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Back

The Republican Party

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How did Uncle Tom's Cabin help the cause of the Abolitionist Movement?

Back

depicted slave owners as cruel and barbaric

Front

Which of the following statements BEST explains why Abraham Lincoln won in 1860?
he was an abolitionist,
the South split their votes among several candidates

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the South split their votes among several candidates

Front

What was the main purpose of the Missouri Compromise?

Back

to maintain the balance of free and slave

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How did John Brown's raid increase sectionalism?

Back

Southerners feared abolitionists and slave revolts

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What could a state do to nullify a law? Options: veto it, hold a special convention to nullify it

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hold a special convention to nullify it

Front

What problem did the land won in the Mexican War create?

Back

new states led to an imbalance of free and slave states

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How was popular sovereignty used in the West?

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allowed people to vote if they wanted slavery or not

Front

Which of the following did not help the North? Fugitive Slave Law, CA entering as a free state, Ending the slave trade in DC, New Mexico entering as a free state

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Fugitive Slave Law