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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