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The tract of land the United States received at the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848 was called

A
the Mexican Cession.
B
the Republic of Texas.
C
the Gadsden Purchase.
D
the City of Veracruz.
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After passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, Kansas

A
entered the Union as free states.
B
entered the Union as slave states.
C
fought war with Nebraska over slavery.
D
voted on whether to allow slavery.
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Who opposed Dred Scott in his court case?

A
his enslaver, Sandford
B
his enslaver’s widow
C
the federal government
D
the state of Missouri
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Frederick Douglass predicted that the Fugitive Slave Act would

A
lead to peaceful protests by abolitionists.
B
lead to punishment of enslavers.
C
lead to his capture .
D
lead to war.
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What is popular sovereignty?

A
rule by a monarchy
B
rule by compromise
C
a vote by the people of a territory
D
a law passed by a legislature
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The Crittenden Compromise proposed

A
gradually abolishing slavery in the South.
B
allowing some slavery in Northern states.
C
allowing only certain states to secede from the Union.
D
using the Missouri Compromise to decide about slavery.
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The Lincoln-Douglas debates occurred during

A
the House election of 1854.
B
the presidential election of 1856.
C
the Senate election of 1858.
D
the presidential election of 1860.
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In the years leading up to the 1860 presidential election, which of the following included a provision that Black people were not US citizens?

A
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
B
the federal slavery code
C
the Dred Scott decision
D
the Republican Party platform
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An immediate result of the 1836 revolution in Texas was that it became

A
independent from the United States.
B
a new territory for the United States.
C
the twenty-eighth member of the United States.
D
independent from Mexico.
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Who spoke out against adding land in the Southwest to the United States?

A
James Polk
B
James Slidell
C
Winfield Scott
D
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Lincoln reentered politics in 1856 by

A
joining the Republican Party.
B
joining the Democratic Party.
C
running for Congress as a Know-Nothing.
D
running for Congress as a Free-Soiler.
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Why did Stephen Douglas want the Kansas-Nebraska Territory organized?

A
He wanted to halt the westward expansion of the US.
B
He wanted a transcontinental railroad with a route through the territory.
C
He wanted it organized as a first step to statehood.
D
He wanted to prevent Mexico from annexing the territory.
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In response to the Fugitive Slave Act, many Northern states

A
removed the right of Black people to have a trial by jury.
B
ensured Black people had freedom of speech.
C
required Northerners help people escape enslavement.
D
restored the rights guaranteed by personal liberty laws.

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