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Grade 10 Civil War
Harriett Beecher Stowe wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in response to the
  1. Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
  2. Caning of Charles Sumner in 1856
Grade 10 Civil War

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Which region of America made up most of the slave states?
  1. North
  2. South
  3. West
  4. East
Grade 10 Civil War
John Brown's intention in raiding the arsenal at Harpers Ferry was to arm
  1. Slaveholders, so they could defend against slave revolts.
  2. His followers so they could overthrow the federal government.
  3. Slaves, and then begin a revolt against slaveholders.
Grade 10 Civil War
A main goal of the Republican party was to
  1. prevent slavery from spreading into the western territories.
  2. Promote the policy of popular sovereignty.
  3. the Congress of the United States.
  4. voters in a national election.
Grade 10 Civil War
The name of William Lloyd Garrison's abolitionist newspaper was
  1. The Abolitionist
  2. The Liberator
  3. The North Star
Grade 10 Civil War
The Republican Party was formed as a reaction to the
  1. growing slavery controversy in the territories.
  2. California Gold Rush
Grade 10 Civil War
The Wilmot Proviso, Free-Soil Party, and the reaction to the Dred Scott decision all have one thing in common
  1. Slavery in the territories
  2. Emancipation of all slaves.
  3. Fugitive Slave Act.
Grade 10 Civil War
On December 16, 1845, what does Jefferson Davis vote in favor of?
  1. state of war between U.S. and Mexico
  2. joint resolution providing for the annexation of Texas
  3. Lincoln as president
Grade 10 Civil War
Which of the following territories were subject to the Compromise of 1850?
  1. Washington
  2. Kansas
  3. Utah
  4. Nebraska
Grade 10 Civil War
The Wilmot Proviso is
  1. a person
  2. an amendment to a bill in congress.
Grade 10 Civil War

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The Compromise of 1850 allowed California into the Union as a        free        state.
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