Benchmark 2- Period 6

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Which event led to the expansion of slavery into new territories and states, ultimately contributing to the tensions leading to the Civil War? Options: California Gold Rush (1849), Compromise of 1850, American Colonization Society (founded 1816), Louisiana Purchase (1803)

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Louisiana Purchase (1803)

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Which event resulted in the acquisition of new territories and the debate over whether they would be free or slave states? Options: Missouri Compromise (1820), Garrison begins publishing The Liberator (1831), Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854), Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)

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Which event led to the rise of tensions between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions, as well as violent conflicts in the Kansas territory?

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John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry (1859)

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Which event marked a significant turning point in the abolitionist movement and heightened the tensions between the North and South? Options: Fugitive Slave Act (1793), Creation of Free Soil Party (1848), Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857), South Carolina Secedes (1860)

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Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)

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Which event directly led to the secession of Southern states and the beginning of the Civil War? Options: Election of 1860, John Brown's Massacre (1856), Annexation of Texas (1845), Compromise of Constitution (1787)

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Election of 1860

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Which event led to the first state seceding from the Union, marking the beginning of the Civil War? Options: Missouri Compromise (1820), Compromise of 1850, John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry (1859)

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South Carolina Secedes (1860)

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Which event led to the violent confrontations between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas, escalating the tensions leading to the Civil War? Options: Compromise of 1850, Missouri Compromise (1820), Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854), Annexation of Texas (1845)

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Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)

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Which event led to the formation of the Confederate States of America, a major step towards the Civil War? South Carolina Secedes (1860), Compromise of 1850, Missouri Compromise (1820), Election of 1860

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South Carolina Secedes (1860)

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Which event led to the introduction of the Fugitive Slave Act, further escalating the tensions between the North and South? Options: Compromise of 1850, Missouri Compromise (1820), Annexation of Texas (1845), South Carolina Secedes (1860)

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Compromise of 1850

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Which event led to the creation of the Underground Railroad, a network that helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom? Options: Missouri Compromise (1820), Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave Act (1793), South Carolina Secedes (1860)

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Fugitive Slave Act (1793)