Pre-Civil War Test

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What was the outcome of the Missouri Compromise?

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some states free, some states slave

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The Fugitive Slave Law was passed under which law?

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Compromise of 1850

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What was Bleeding Kansas?

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Abolitionists and pro-slavery settlers fought.

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The Missouri Compromise (1820), the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) were all efforts to

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settle disputes over the spread of slavery to western territories

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Which part of the Compromise of 1850 probably created the most controversy? Options: the admission of California as a free state, the organization of New Mexico and Utah as territories open to slavery, the ending of the slave trade in Washington, D.C., the passage of a strong fugitive slave law to return runaway slaves to their owners

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the passage of a strong fugitive slave law to return runaway slaves to their owners

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Why did the US have to create compromises over the addition of new states?

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From its beginning, the U.S. government struggled to balance the interests of slave owners and those opposed to the spread of slavery.

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What was the Erie Canal used for?

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Ship goods faster and cheaper to the Atlantic Ocean

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Many northerners opposed passage of the Kansas Nebraska Act because_______

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It repealed the Missouri Compromise and the 36'30'' line

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Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from

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the common people.

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Which group was most hurt by Jackson's removal policy? Options: the rich and well-born, Native Americans, the common people, states' rights supporters

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Native Americans