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12 Cards in this Set
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True or False: The North wanted slavery.
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FALSE!
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Choose: Did the North or the South want states' rights?
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South
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Choose:Did the North or the South believe in nullification.
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South
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What is nullification?
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The belief that states could declare invalid any law they deem unconstitutional.
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The Missouri Compromise prohibited slavery north of what line of latitude?
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36
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What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?
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To keep the balance of power between free and slave states.
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What problem was caused by the Compromise of 1850?
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It upset the balance between free and slave states in Congress
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Who came up with the Compromise of 1850?
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Henry Clay
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What did the Georgia Platform show support for?
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The Compromise of 1850
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Which Act led to popular sovereignty?
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Who was Dred Scott?
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A slave who challenged the law for his freedom because he lived in a free state. He lost his case. The court said he was property - not a citizen.
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Who was elected President in 1860?
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Abraham Lincoln
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