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Thousands of slaves escaped via the underground railroad. - ✔✔True
As a presidential candidate, Abraham Lincoln advocated the abolitionist of slavery
in the south - ✔✔False
The discovery of gold on Sutter's ranch made him an instant millionaire - ✔✔
False
The democrats lost the 1852 election by a landslide because they supported the
compromise of 1850 - ✔✔False
James Buchanan was a Pennsylvanian who was sympathetic to the south - ✔✔
True
The Crittenden compromise failed to pass the republican controlled congress - ✔
✔True
Southern senators blocked the Wilmot proviso each time it passed in the house of
representatives - ✔✔True
The democratic party appealed only to the southern voters - ✔✔True
, The Kansas Nebraska act was largely responsible for the virtual civil war in
bleeding Kansas. - ✔✔True
Who was Zachary Taylor's vice president? - ✔✔Millard Fillmore
What was the name of the former slave who the supreme court denied was a
citizen with rights? - ✔✔Dred Scott
What powerful novel aroused public opinion against slavery? - ✔✔Uncle Tom's
Cabin
Which two Illinois politicians held seven influential debates on the issue of slavery
- ✔✔Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglas
Where did john brown and his followers attack a federal arsenal in 1859 in hopes
of sparking a slave revolt? - ✔✔Harpers Ferry
Where was the first shot of the civil war fired? - ✔✔Fort Sumter
What agreement was necessary before California could be admitted as a free
state? - ✔✔compromise of 1850?
Which provision of the compromise of 1850 called for the return of runaway
slaves to bondage? - ✔✔fugitive slave law?