What was the main issue that divided the North and the South before the Civil War?
Slavery in the Territories

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Kenneth Smith
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Slavery
Taxation
Trade policies
Territorial expansion
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
To maintain a balance between slave and free states
To abolish slavery in all states
To allow each state to decide on slavery independently
To expand slavery to the North
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Why did the voting idea for determining free or slave states in the territories become a disaster?
People from neighboring states illegally voted
The government did not enforce the results
The voting process was too complicated
There was no interest in voting
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the reaction of Northerners to Charles Sumner's speech in the Senate?
They considered him a hero
They were indifferent
They criticized him
They supported Preston Brooks
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did Southerners view Preston Brooks' attack on Charles Sumner?
They were proud of Brooks
They condemned the violence
They were indifferent
They called for Brooks' arrest
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the result of the vote in Kansas regarding slavery?
Kansas was voted a slave state
Kansas was voted a free state
The vote was declared invalid
The vote was postponed
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the term 'border ruffians' refer to in the context of the passage?
Men from Missouri who voted illegally in Kansas
Northerners who opposed slavery
Southern plantation owners
Senators who supported the Missouri Compromise
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