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What earlier decision concerning slavery in the western territories?
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There was the Missouri Compromise of 1820, drawing a line in the sand - no slavery North of that line. This kept the peace for thirty years.
Then there was the Compromise of 1850, over the vastnew territories acquired from Mexico. This one didn't last.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act, allowing a local vote, caused immediate bloodshed ('Bleeding Kansas'), and was judged a failure.
Finally, the Crittenden Compromise, presented to the newly-elected Abraham Lincoln - rejected because it could have allowed the creation of new slave-states.
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What best describes the dred Scott v Sanford supreme court decisions?
the decision made slavery legal in all us territories that were not yet states
What was the issue of expansion of slavery?
The issue of expansion of slavery was its expansion and growth into Western territories.
What was Stephen A Douglas's freeport doctrine?
Stephen Douglas' Freeport Doctrine referred to the proposal that territories had the right to refuse slavery if they chose. This was against a Supreme Court decision. The doctrine was espoused in his debates with Abraham Lincoln in 1858.
Which statement best reflects the main goal of the free-soil party?
They didn't want let let slavery spread to the western territories
In what way did the Kansas issue help Lincoln win the Presidency in 1860?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 with the popular sovereignty portion of the bill was written into the proposal. This portion of the bill was to allow the voters of the movement to decide if slavery would be allowed within the states that were formed because of the Act. Douglas hoped that popular sovereignty would allow democracy to win and he would not have to pick a side on the issues of slavery and slave rights. But indignation fanned out across the territories and the Republican Party gained prominence in the territories of the north and west.
What opened all territories to slavery?
dred scott decision
What describes the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
the decision made slavery legal in all us territories that were not yet states
Did the dred Scott decision make slavery illegal?
Yes. Congress could NOT tell territories or states not to have slaves.
Organized as territories under the compromise of 1850 with their decision about slavery left up to popular sovereignty?
Utah and New Mexico
Organized as territories under the compromise of 1850 with their decision on slavery left up to popular sovereignty?
Utah and New Mexico
Instead of removing the issue of slavery in the territories from politics the dred Scott decision itself further intensified the what?
"Bleeding Kansas"
Which statement best describes the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
The decision made slavery legal in all U.S. territories that were not yet states.
Did the compromise of 1850 permit slavery in the territories north of the 36th parallel?
No but the supreme court made it invalid with the Dred Scot decision
Organized as territories under douglas's controversial law of 1854 that left their decision on slavery up to popular sovereignty?
kansas and nebraska
Why did Stephen Douglas propose the Kansas Nebraska act lead to violence?
Plantation owners were outraged that slavery had been outlawed in the territories. People in the territories were angry that a new political party had been established. Many Americans disagreed with the Supreme Court decision to limit slavery in the territories. Opposing forces clashed because they disagreed about popular sovereignty and slavery.
Which decision voided the Missouri Compromise and let territories decide on the issue of slavery themselves instead of letting Congress do so?
compromise of 1850
Who said no slavery in new territories?
The Republican Party and the Quakers were the leading opponents of expanding slavery into the new territories.
