VMS Sectionalism/ Causes of the Civil War

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Where did the abolitionist John Brown, who believed in using violence to end slavery, attack in hopes of beginning a slave revolt?

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Harper's Ferry, VA

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What is the name of the Senator who passed the Kansas Nebraska Act?

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Stephen Douglas

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What occurred as a result of the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

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Bloody conflicts broke out in Kansas between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups.

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Kansas earned this nickname as a result of the violence that broke out.

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Bleeding Kansas

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In the 1800's, which of the following required Northerners to help return runaway slaves, resulting in the abolitionist movement gaining momentum in the North? Options: Dred Scott Decision, Black Codes, Fugitive Slave Law, Missouri Compromise

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Fugitive Slave Law

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Which of the following literary works of Harriet Beecher Stowe supported the abolitionist movement before the Civil War? Up From Slavery, Gone with the Wind, Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Jungle

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Uncle Tom's Cabin

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Who was Dred Scott?

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a slave who filed a lawsuit for his freedom

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What did Abraham Lincoln mean when he called the US "a house divided"?

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The nation was divided over the issue of slavery.

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Which BEST completes the diagram? Options: Election of George Washington, States' Rights, Taxation without representation, Growth of cities

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States' Rights

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How did the concept of popular sovereignty decide the future of slavery in a territory?

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A territory's voters would choose to be a slave or free state.