Slave Catcher Poster (1851)

question 11

Multiple Choice

Slave Catcher Poster (1851)

-Why did tensions remain after the Compromise of 1850?

• A) The Supreme Court ruled the compromise unconstitutional.
• B) Fighting over slavery had begun to spread into new territories.
• C) The South took great liberties in the enforcement of the fugitive slave law.
• D) The slavery issue had not been adequately resolved by the compromise.

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Definitions:

Groupthink

A mode of thinking in highly cohesive groups in which the desire to reach unanimous agreement overrides the motivation to adopt proper rational decision-making procedures.

Unanimity

Complete agreement among all members or parties involved on a particular issue or decision.

Rational

Based on or in accordance with reason or logic; capable of making sensible or logical decisions.

Antecedent

A preceding event, condition, or cause that logically goes before something else.