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| the most alarming aspect of the compromise of 1850 to northerners was the decision concerning |
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| the new fugitive slave law |
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| the decision in the case scott v sanford protected the rights of |
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| why did the whig party collapse in the 1850s |
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| it did not address the issue of slavery |
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| under popular sovereignty, the decision whether or not to allow slavery in a territory was made by |
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| the voters in the territory |
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| in the 1858 illinois senate race, stephen douglas defeated |
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| "bleeding kansas" earned its name form clashes over |
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| in retaliation for a pro-slavery raid on the town of lawrence, kansas _____________ led a murderous raid on the pro-slavery settlement at pottowatamie creek |
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| president polk's claim that "Amerrican blood (had been shed) on the American soil" referred to news of an armed clash between Mexican and American troops near |
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| How did John C. Calhoun view the North |
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| how did the book Uncle Tom's Cabin affect American society in the 1850s |
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| it convinced many northerners that slavery would ruin the nation |
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| states from the upper south seceded when |
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| lincoln called for volunteers |
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| many northern whites objected to slavery because they believed it |
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| violated principles of the christian religion |
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| what is true about both the north and south in the mid 1800s |
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| both regions cherished their democratic tradition |
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| what was the greatest impact of John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry |
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| the raid deepened the diversion between north and south |
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| the civil war began with the |
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| confederate attack on fort sumter |
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| in general, the policy of president james k. polk was one of |
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| expansion with the annexation of california |
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| the phrase "manifest destiny" refers to the belief that the united states |
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| had a divine mission to spread liberty across the continent |
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| what was a provision of the compromise of 1850 |
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| california would be a free state |
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| in the election year of 1860, the democratic party |
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| split into northern and southern division |
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| abolitionists objected to the dred scott decision because it |
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| meant congress had no power to ban slavery anywhere |
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| in 1853, southerners supported the glasden purchase of additional land from mexico to |
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| secure a possible route for a railroad |
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| secessionists believed that they had a right to leave the union, because |
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| they had joined it voluntarily |
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| in 1844 mexican general santa anna warned that which U.S. action would mean war |
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| many southern whites criticized northern business owners for |
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| not caring about their workers |
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| the wilmot proviso, introduced into congress during the mexican war, declared that |
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| slavery would be banned from all territories that Mexico ceded to the united states |
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| during his 1858 senatorial election debates with stephen douglas, abraham lincoln argued that |
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| slavery was a moral issue |
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| as a result of the bear flag revolt |
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| california declared itself republic of california |
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| how did the kansas-nebraska act affect slavery in the new territories |
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| it granted citizens of the territories the right to decide if slavery should be allowed |
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| southern states began to secede following the election of 1860 because |
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| lincoln won the presidency without any southern votes |
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| by attacking the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, John Brown hoped to |
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| who were the main supporters of the new Republican Party |
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| accused immigrants of stealing jobs by working for low wages and corrupting American values |
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| the territory the united states gained after the mexican war |
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| contributed to worsening relations between the north and south |
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| an unreasonable and often unfavorable opinion of another group, not based on fact |
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| person who wanted the south to leave the union |
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| due process guarantee to life, liberty, and property |
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