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1. FALSE 2. TRUE 3. FALSE 4. TRUE 5. FALSE 6. TRUE
Explanation:
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Southerners approved the Dred Scott decision believing Congress had no right to prohibit slavery in the territories. ... Overall, the Dred Scott decision had the effect of widening the political and social gap between North and South and took the nation closer to the brink of Civil War.
Explanation:
The Supreme Court also ruled that Congress could not stop slavery in the newly emerging territories and declared the Missouri Compromise of 1820 to be unconstitutional. The Missouri Compromise prohibited slavery north of the parallel 36°30´ in the Louisiana Purchase. The Court declared it violated the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution which prohibits Congress from depriving persons of their property without due process of law.
President Polk was willing to go to war against Mexico over Texas, but not against Britain over Oregon because Britain was more powerful (more of a threat) than Mexico, and so a war with Mexico would be less costly than one with Britain.