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Chapter 17

Slavery Becomes a National Issue Questions

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Which part of the Compromise of 1850 received the most support from Southern plantation owners? The passage of a strict fugitive slave law.
Which statement BEST summarizes the influence of Uncle Tom’s Cabin? The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Northerners against slavery.
Why was the raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859 significant in the road to the Civil War? Because the abolitionists showed their willingness to use force to end slavery, and the raid further divided the North and South.
What did the people in the north primarily believe about federal and state power? The north believed that the federal government’s power should be supreme over the states.
What did the people in the south primarily believe about federal and state power? The south believed that the states should have power to nullify federal laws.
What did the people of the north believe about federal and state power regarding slavery? That the federal government has right to decide about slavery.
What did the people of the south believe about federal and state power regarding slavery? That each individual state has a right to decide about slavery.
Who led a raid on a government weapons storehouse in Harpers Ferry in 1859? John Brown
How did the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision increase tensions between the North and South? The Supreme Court ruled that the national government banning slavery in U.S. territories was unconstitutional.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was based on what idea? The idea of popular sovereignty
Is this statement true or false? The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to fighting between people who wanted slavery and people who did not. True
Is this statement true or false? The Northern and Southern political beliefs about federal and state power affected their beliefs regarding slavery. True
Is this statement true or false? The North had no problem with the idea of slavery. False
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