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History of the United States

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What was a result of the Dred Scott decision

Slaves were blocked from bringing lawsuits in courts because they weren't citizens.

Why were Americans hostile to mid-nineteenth century legal immigrants

Americans feared that their jobs would be taken by immigrants who were willing to be paid less for the same job.

What name was given to the fight between proslavery and antislavery forces following the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

Bleeding Kansas

What happened because slave owners feared resistance by slaves

States passed slave codes and slave laws. These laws kept the slaves in a subordinate position and made it so even a free slave could be captured and sent back into slavery.

What was true about slave codes

They became more rigid as fear of slave resistance grew.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo granted New Mexico to which nation

The United States qualifies as such.

What land present day states was gained by the US in the treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo

california

Political compromise over slavery largely worked in the United States until what

Texas and Mexican territory become part of the United States.

(Apex) teehee.

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