Unit 1 Day 1
Triple Points: Loyalty to a region over the country is called
Sectionalism
Which region supported HIGHER tariffs?
The North
An agreement where opposing sides agree to less than what they want in order to avoid a conflict.
Compromise
California joined the union and decided slavery through this, which meant they had to vote on it
Popular sovereignty
What was the most important cash crop to the South at this time?
Cotton
A machine that picked the seeds out of grown unprocessed cotton
Cotton gin
Triple Points: The Missouri Compromise gave three conditions. Name the first major one.
Missouri joined as a slave state.
As a result of the compromise, which state gave up claims to present day Arizona and New Mexico?
Texas
The trail that lead to the Willamette Valley where settlers started from Independence, MO
Oregon Trail
Invented the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
Double Points: The Missouri Compromise gave three conditions that were agreed upon. Name the second one.
Maine joined as a free state.
What political party was formed by Henry Clay and Daniel Webster as a result of hating the policies of Andrew Jackson? (Spelling counts)
Whig Party
The voters in a given region decide whether or not to allow slavery
Popular sovereignty
A tax on imported goods is called a
tariff
The third condition banned slavery past this line.
36'30''
Double Points: This act made slavery a national issue, much to the dismay of the North
Fugitive Slave Act/Law
The trail that broke off from the Oregon Trail where people broke off in search of gold near San Francisco
California Trail
Regions relying on each other economically is called
interdependence
Who came up with the Missouri Compromise?
Henry Clay
Double Points: The Deal that allowed California to join as a state was called the
Compromise of 1850