Kansas Nebraska Act
Habeas Corpus
Fugitive Slave Laws
Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation 2
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What did the Kansas Nebraska Act do?
Allow voters to decide status of slavery in territories.
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What did Abraham Lincoln do to habeas corpus durin the Civil War?
He suspended habeas corpus
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This man was a victim of fugitive slave laws when he was arrested after escaping to the North.
Dred Scott
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Who created the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
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What was the purpose of creating the Emancipation Proclamation?
To announce and describe details of a new important policy.
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Who created the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stephen Douglas
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True or False: Ex-parte merryman was when the Supreme Court challenged Lincoln's power to suspend habeas corpus. As a result, Lincoln wins because he has the power to do so as President.
True
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True or False: During the Civil War, factory production increased because of the massive demand for weapons and supplies.
True
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What could freed African Americans now do because of the Emancipation Proclamation?
- Become U.S. citizens
- Get paying jobs
- Join the military
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If a student made the claim, "The Emancipation Proclamation was a document of change", what would a good counterclaim be?
The Proclamation freed enslaved persons only in areas of rebellion against the United States.
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Which abolitionist was part of Bleeding Kansas?
John Brown
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What does habeas corpus protect you from?
Getting wrongfully put in prison.
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Why did the U.S. government think fugitive slave laws would work?
Keeps the Southern states happy and ensures they still will follow the Constitution.
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What happened to former slaves who joined the Union army and were captured?
They were forced to fight for the Confederacy.
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What was an effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Weakened the Confederates labor force (no more slavery).