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An increase in which of the following was the key part of the Kansas-Nebraska Act to attract Southern support?

popular sovereignty

Northerners were most upset by the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision because

the decision allowed slavery in the territories

To which politicians is Clay directing the last line of the excerpt?

Southerners who were threatening to secede

Which of the following acts of Congress was declared unconstitutional in the Dred Scott decision

Missouri Compromise of 1820

Which of the following parts parts of the compromise of 1850 was the most appealing to the north

Admitting California as a free state

Which of the following parts of the Compromise of 1850 was the most appealing to the south

Passing a new Fugitive Slave Law

Which of the following ideas is Douglas appealing to which he says " whether the people of the territory shall be allowed to do as they please put upon the question of slavery

Popular sovereignty

Chief Justice Taney's basic ruling in the Dred Scott case was based on which of the following principles?

Since slaves were property, they could not sue