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13 Cards in this Set
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List the border states. |
Missouri, Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, West Virginia
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Which side thought that the national government’s power was supreme?
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north
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Which side thought they had the power to declare a national law illegal?
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south
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What formed when the counties of Virginia refused to secede from the Union?
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West Virginia
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Define a border state.
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a state that had slavery but refused to secede
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Which compromise divided the Louisiana Purchase?
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Missouri Compromise
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When did the southern states secede from the Union?
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after Lincoln’s election to the presidency
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Which compromise let the southwest territories decide whether they were slave or free?
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Compromise of 1850
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Describe popular sovereignty.
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People get to vote on an issue and the majority wins.
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Which compromise in 1820 declared Maine a free state and Missouri a slave state?
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Missouri Compromise
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Which compromise declared California a free state?
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Compromise of 1850
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Which compromise allowed the people to decide the issue of slavery and led to Bleeding Kansas?
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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What compromise declared popular sovereignty and led to fighting within the territories?
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Kansas-Nebraska Act |
