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The Dred Scott decision stated that
Enslaved people were not citizens and had no rights
Congress had authority to ban slavery
Slavery was unconstitutional
Slaves could vote in local elections
One reason for southern secession was
Increased tariffs on cotton
Refusal to pay taxes
Loss of land to France
Belief that Lincoln would limit slavery expansion
The Republican Party in the 1850s opposed
National banking reforms
Voting rights for immigrants
The expansion of slavery into the territories
Protective tariffs
The event that immediately followed Lincoln’s election in 1860 was
A treaty with Mexico
The creation of the Whig Party
The secession of several southern states
A ban on abolitionist newspapers
