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In 1846 what proposal outlawed slavery in any territory gained from the War with Mexico?

What is the Wilmot Proviso?

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What is popular sovereignty?

A system where residents vote to decide an issue

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Who were the three nominees of the election in 1856? 

John C. Fremont, James Buchanan, Millard Fillmore

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Why did the Southern States secede in 1860?

They were afraid of Lincoln abolishing slavery.

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What's the most common eye color?

Brown

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Who made the compromise of 1850?

Who is Stephan A Douglas?

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The bill that angered opponents of slavery was

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Who attacked Harpers Ferry in 1859?

Who was John Brown?

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Why didn't Lincoln want to press the South?

He didn't want the South to secede

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Name the band, album, or hit single: 


Song: Seven Nation Army

Album: Elephant

Artist: The White Stripes

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What led to the creation of the Free-Soil Party?

The Wilmot Proviso never became a law.

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Explain the Fugitive Slave Act

It helped slave holders recapture runaway slaves.
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What formed the Republican Party?

The northern Whigs.

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Who were the two nominees of the 1860 election?

Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas

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Name the Landmark and country it is in: 

Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia
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What were the reasons northerners did not want slavery to expand?

They believed it was unjust, feared it would take away jobs, economic threat

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How did Southerners feel about Uncle Tom's Cabin?

They believed the book falsely criticized the South and slavery. 

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What was the Lincoln-Douglas debate?

A debate about the expansion of slavery.

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What was the Crittenden Plan?

A compromise introduced in 1861 that might have averted secession 

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Name the landmark and country: 

Taj Mahal in India
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How did the Missouri Compromise please the North and South?

North: California would be a free state and slave trade would be abolished in Washington D.C.

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What were the causes of Bleeding Kansas?

5000 Missourians came and voted illegally

A pro slavery mob attacked the town of Lawrence, Kansas.


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What was the effect  of the Harper's Ferry attack in 1859?

No slaves joined the fight and John Brown was later executed. 

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How many electoral votes did each candidate get in the 1860 election?

Lincoln: 180

Douglas: 12

Breckinridge: 72

Bell: 39

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Name the landmark and country it is in: 

Stonehenge in England
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