Module 13 Review

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Who was the author of the Kansas Nebraska Act?

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Stephen A Douglas

Front

In 1854, the Republican Party had almost had no support in the South.

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True

Front

Lincoln believed slavery was moral.

Back

False

Front

Dred Scott was an enslaved African American who sued for his freedom.

Back

True

Front

Which party did the Antislavery Whigs, Democrats, and Free-Soilers join together to form?

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Republican Party

Front

What did Chief Justice Taney write in his opinion on the Dred Scott case?

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Congress had no power to ban slavery.

Front

Who led a raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?

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John Brown

Front

All of the following contributed directly to the outbreak of the Civil War, except: Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854), Dred Scott Decision

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Gold Rush

Front

All of the following were effects of the Dred Scott decision in 1857 except: Northwest Ordinance was declared unconstitutional, Missouri Compromise was declared unconstitutional, Slaves were considered property, not citizens with rights, It quieted Republican-Democrat arguments in Congress for a few years.

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It quieted Republican-Democrat arguments in Congress for a few years

Front

What did the secret Ostend Manifesto say?

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That if Spain refused to sell Cuba for $130 million that the USA would be justified in using force to get Cuba.