1. the fugitive slave act of 1850 angered northerners because
a) it prioritized states’ rights over the rights of the federal government.
b) it contradicted the missouri compromise.
c) it contradicted the wilmot proviso.
d) it increased federal intervention in the affairs of independent states.

2. the term “bleeding kansas” can be attributed
a) the competition between farmers trying to settle the land.
b) the blistering speech of charles sumner on the senate floor.
c) the competition of opposing political groups.
d) preston brooks’s attack on ft. sumner.

3. why did south carolina secede from the union? the fugitive slave act of 1850 angered northerners because
a) it prioritized states’ rights over the rights of the federal government.
b) it contradicted the missouri compromise.
c) it contradicted the wilmot proviso.
d) it increased federal intervention in the affairs of independent states.