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a) it made Missouri a free state.

b) It opened up the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to popular sovereignty.

c) It allowed CA to become a free state.

d) It changed the requirement necessary for a territory to become a state.

a) They said Dred Scott was rude and put him in jail.

b) He died before his case came to trial.

c) They ruled he was a slave and therefore not a citizen and considered property so he could not sue.

d) He was set free.

a) He was the most qualified so he won.

b) The Democratic Party split their vote three ways.

c) He was wealthy and used the media to buy expensive commercials.

d) He was the best looking so all the women voted for him.

a) abolitionism

b) The right of states/territories to vote on important issues.

c) The way in which state borders were determined.

d) The nullification of tariffs.

a) Each was concerned with tariffs.

b) Each decided whether or not to allow slavery in new states/territories.

c) Each was written to help bring an end to the Civil War.

d) Each was written by Alexander Stephens.

a) It allowed settlers in western states to vote in presidential elections.

b) It allowed Missouri to nullify tarrifs.

c) It allowed Maine to become a slave state.

d) Maine could enter as a free state as long as Missouri entered as a slave state.

a) Joe Brown

b) Alexander Stephens

c) Thomas Jefferson

d) George WAshington

a) South Carollina felt the tariffs would limit slavery.

b) SC felt the tariffs were not high enough.

c) SC felt the tariffs would help Abraham Lincoln get elected as President.

d) SC felt liek the federal government should not be allowed to force their state to pay taxes on imported goods.

a) farming

b) music

c) industry

d) mining

a) GA would agree to the Compromise of 1850 as long as the Fugitive slave Act was enforced.

b) Georgia wanted a strong military.

c) Georgia needed to build a navy.

d) Georgia wanted to nullify the tariff.