The Kansas-Nebraska Act continued the ideas of which of the following?
(1 point)
Responses
Missouri Compromise
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850
Free Soil Party
Free Soil Party
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Question
Which of the following was stated as part of the Dred Scott v. Sandford ruling?
(1 point)
Responses
Only Congress could decide whether to allow slavery in the territories.
Only Congress could decide whether to allow slavery in the territories.
Congress could not decide whether to allow slavery in the territories.
Congress could not decide whether to allow slavery in the territories.
Popular sovereignty was unconstitutional.
Popular sovereignty was unconstitutional.
Slavery was unconstitutional.
When the Republican Party formed, what was its primary goal?
(1 point)
Responses
to keep popular sovereignty
to keep popular sovereignty
to maintain the series of compromises
to maintain the series of compromises
to keep slavery out of the territories
to keep slavery out of the territories
to abolish slavery altogether
to keep slavery out of the territories
Question
During the debate over California’s statehood, which political figure refused to compromise regarding the expansion of slavery?
(1 point)
Responses
Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster
John Calhoun
John Calhoun
Henry Clay
Henry Clay
Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore