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Question 1

In the aftermath of the war with Mexico, the United States

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gained large amounts of territory in the American Southwest.

Question 2

The purpose of the Wilmot Proviso was to

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prevent the spread of slavery to any territory won from Mexico during the war.

Question 3

Which of the following represents a key question raised by the acquisition of new territory in the western United States in the mid-1800s?

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Whether or not slavery would exist in the newly acquired territories and states

Question 4

What does the poster at the right, from Boston, Massachusetts, in 1851, tell you about the North’s reaction to the Fugitive Slave Act?

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The North opposed the law, and took steps to weaken its effectiveness.

Question 5

Why was Kansas nicknamed “Bleeding Kansas”?

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Because of violence between anti-slavery and pro-slavery groups

Question 6

Which of the following outcomes were part of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dred Scott case?Check all of the boxes that apply.

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Enslaved people were declared to be property.; No African American could be a US citizen.; Congress could not ban slavery in the territories.

Question 7

What was the most important reason why abolitionism become more radical after 1850?

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Because the Fugitive Slave Act angered many Northerners

Question 8

What three groups came together to form the Republican Party?Check all of the boxes that apply.

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anti-slavery Whigs; Free Soilers; Northern Democrats

Question 9

Why did Lincoln choose to reenter politics after working as a lawyer?

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He did not want to see slavery spread or see the US divided.

Question 10

What spurred South Carolina to secede from the Union?

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The election of Abraham Lincoln as president

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