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AP U.S. History Exam 1.23. Which piece of legislation was the image created in response to?
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[ musical flourish ]
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And here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by Free Soilers,
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the cheapest gardening material on the market.
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All right, which piece of legislation was the image created in response to?
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This image right here. Big mouth.
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And here are your potential answers.
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[ mumbles ]
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All right, well, let's take a closer look at this hair-raising image.
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Those men - the ones standing on the Democratic platform -
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they're forcing slavery down the throat of a Free Soiler,
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someone opposed to the expansion of slavery in the Western territories.
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Could this image have been created as a response to the
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passage of the A - Compromise of 1850?
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Hmm. Well, the Compromise of 1850 allowed
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California to be admitted as a free state,
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as well as delaying decisions about slavery in
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the New Mexico and Utah territories.
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And while we're on the subject of compromises,
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the Missouri Compromise closed
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Kansas to slavery altogether.
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So Free Soilers would have rooted for
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both of these legislative acts. So cross out A and C.
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Was this image published as a reaction to the
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D - Fugitive Slave Act?
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Well, the Fugitive Slave Act required
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that escaped slaves in the North
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be returned to their owners in the South,
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forcing those against slavery to take
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part in its continuation.
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However, Free Soilers were specifically
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opposed to the expansion of slavery, not necessarily its
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eradication in places it already existed.
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So that knocks out D, as well.
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Which means that this cartoon was a reaction to the
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passage of the B - Kansas-Nebraska Act.
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act changed the game by
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overturning the Missouri Compromise,
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which allowed citizens in Kansas and Nebraska
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to decide on the slavery issue through
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popular sovereignty. In the eyes of the Free Soilers, this was like
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having slavery shoved down their very large throats.
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So B is the right answer.
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Though there were plenty of people out there in favor of
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the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Free Soilers thought this
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whole popular sovereignty thing was, uh, well,
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pretty unpopular.
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