MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
COMPROMISE OF 1850
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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North
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South
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The American Revolution is regarded as the precipitating factor in the abolition of northern slavery.
Detailed explanation-2: -The federal government was given some authority over commerce, with the agreement that Congress would not prohibit the slave trade until 1808. However, it was agreed that the federal government could tax the importation of people to be used as enslaved people from other nations.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to historians, the relatively rapid abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade is explained by ideological, religious, and economic change in Europe and the Americas. There is much debate about which factor was most important.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 angered Northerners for a couple of reasons. Anti-slavery Northerners didn’t want to be forced to participate in the institution of slavery. Many others also feared that the legislation meant that the slave states were wielding too much power in the U.S. government.