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15 Cards in this Set
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Why did slavery become more central to American politics in the 1840s?
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Territorial expansion raised the question of whether new lands should be free or slave.
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American settlement in Texas in the 1820s and 1830s:
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led Stephen Austin to demand more autonomy from Mexican officials.
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When Democrats demanded the “reannexation” of Texas in 1844, they:
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implied that Texas had once been part of the United States through the Louisiana Purchase.
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According to John L. O’Sullivan’s Democratic Review, what was the key to the history of nations and the rise and fall of empires?
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race
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In 1846, Congressman David Wilmot proposed to:
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prohibit slavery from all territory acquired from Mexico.
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The Free Soil Party:
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demonstrated that antislavery sentiment had spread far beyond abolitionist ranks.
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The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850:
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gave new powers to federal officers to override local law enforcement.
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The Republican free labor ideology:
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led to the argument by William Seward that free labor and slave labor were essentially incompatible.
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The Dred Scott decision of the U.S. Supreme Court:
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declared Congress could not ban slavery from territories.
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In 1860, which state became the first to pass an ordinance of secession and declare itself separated from the Union?
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South Carolina
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White American miners welcomed help from foreign miners during the California gold rush.
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False
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It is ironic that the South supported the Fugitive Slave Act because that law gave enormous power to the federal government to override local authorities, which is something that the South had traditionally opposed.
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True
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The free labor ideology was based on the assumption that free labor could not compete with slave labor and so slavery’s expansion had to be halted to ensure freedom for the white laborer.
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True
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The Lincoln-Douglas debates were relatively insignificant in American political history and of little consequence to the outcome of the U.S. Senate race.
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False
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The Republican Party under Lincoln promised free homesteads in the West, a protective tariff, and government aid in building a transcontinental railroad.
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True
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