Question 1

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Slave Power

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Question 2

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Fort Sumter

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Question 3

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Lincoln-Douglas debates

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Question 4

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Abraham Lincoln

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Question 5

Which provision of the Compromise of 1850 antagonized the North the most?

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The strengthening of the Fugitive Slave Act was the provision that antagonized the North the most. This provision required citizens to assist in the capture and return of escaped slaves, leading to increased tensions and even violence between abolitionists and slave catchers. It also undermined the personal liberty laws that had been enacted in many Northern states to protect the rights of fugitive slaves.

Question 6

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The South Alone Should Govern the South

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Question 7

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Election of 1860

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Question 8

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John J. Crittenden

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Question 9

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John Breckinridge, John Bell

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Question 10

In his 1860 address at Cooper Union, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that the South would be satisfied only if they were convinced that

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Lincoln argued that the South would not be satisfied until the North conceded that slavery was both morally and legally right, as this would align with the Southern states' interests in maintaining and expanding the institution of slavery.

Question 11

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James Buchanan

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Question 12

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Edmund Ruffin

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Question 13

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Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis

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Question 14

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"Higher law"

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Question 15

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Dred Scott v. Sandford

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Question 16

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Charles Sumner and Preston Brooks

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Question 17

Which of the following provisions was not part of Henry Clay's "Omnibus Bill"?

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The abolition of slavery in states west of the Mississippi was not part of Henry Clay's Omnibus Bill, which was a proposed compromise to address several contentious issues related to slavery and territorial expansion. The bill did include provisions for the admission of California as a free state and the federal assumption of the Texas debt, as well as a new fugitive slave law and the abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia.

Question 18

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Lecompton Constitution

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Question 19

In Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe took on the pro-slavery position by contending that

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In Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe argues that even the most well-intentioned slave owners cannot make up for the fundamental evil of slavery. She portrays slavery as a degrading institution that corrupts slave owners and harms both slaves and the broader society. While she certainly believes that slavery is bad for the economy and for individual slaves, her primary argument is a moral one.

Question 20

In Dred Scott v. Sandford , the Supreme Court ruled that

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The Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott v. Sandford that slaves were not citizens and therefore could not sue in federal courts (A), that slaves (including those who were free) could not become citizens of the United States (B), and that residence in a free territory did not make a slave free (C). Therefore, all of the choices are correct.

Quiz 14: From Compromise to Secession

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Slave Power

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Fort Sumter

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Lincoln-Douglas debates

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Abraham Lincoln

Which provision of the Compromise of 1850 antagonized the North the most?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. The South Alone Should Govern the South

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Election of 1860

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. John J. Crittenden

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. John Breckinridge, John Bell

In his 1860 address at Cooper Union, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that the South would be satisfied only if they were convinced that

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. James Buchanan

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Edmund Ruffin

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. "Higher law"

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Dred Scott v. Sandford

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Charles Sumner and Preston Brooks

Which of the following provisions was not part of Henry Clay's "Omnibus Bill"?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Lecompton Constitution

In Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe took on the pro-slavery position by contending that

In Dred Scott v. Sandford , the Supreme Court ruled that