Misc.
This purchase doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This state was added as a slave state in 1820.
What is Missouri?
Citizens of Kansas and Nebraska would _______ on whether to become a free or slave state.
What is vote?
This caused the population of California to increase drastically in the late 1840's.
What is the gold rush?
The war was over disputed land in this state.
What is Texas?
This policy forced Native Americans west.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
This state was added as a free state in 1820.
What is Maine?
Kansas's nickname due to all the violence that ensued after the passing of the Kansas Nebraska Act.
What is 'Bleeding Kansas?'
Utah and New Mexico would use _________ to decide if they would be a free or slave state.
What is voting or popular sovereignty?
The US said its borders ended at this river.
What is the Rio Grande?
This was the path the Native Americans took out West.
What is the Trail of Tears?
New territories above the 36'30 line would be ________ according to the Missouri Compromise.
What is free/no slaves?
This is the constitutional principle in which the people have the power through voting and was used in the KS/NB Act.
What is popular sovereignty?
This state was added as a free state in 1850.
What is California?
He was president during the Mexican American War.
Who is James Polk?
The Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott could not sue in court because he was not a _____________.
What is a citizen?
This is the reason why the Missouri Compromise was needed.
What is to keep the free and slaves states equal/happy?
The Kansas Nebraska Act revoked part of this compromise that was passed in 1820.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This law allowed southerns to capture runaway slaves who escaped to the north.
What is the Fugitive Slave Law/Act?
The US received this land which ultimately became a state in 1850.
What is California?
He was president during the War of 1812.
Who is James Madison?
This is the number of free states prior to the Missouri Compromise.
What is 11?
This political party opposed slavery.
What is the republicans?
Slave trade was banned here.
What is Washington DC?
The US paid this amount for the land acquired from Mexico.
What is $15 million?