States
This state was an independent country before gaining statehood in 1845
Texas
This percentage of slaves were "house slaves"
15%
This person created the Cotton Gin
Eli Whittney
The debate of free or slave state began in
1820
Northern factory workers were called this
Mill Girls
Which state was the topic of debate for the 36* 30* parallel
Missouri
Northerners who were for the abolishment of slavery were called
Abolitionists
This man is known as the "Great Compromiser"
Henry Clay
1850
This crop was the dominant cash crop at the time in the southern United States
Cotton
Great Britain and the United States made a treaty in 1846 for this state to be formed
Oregon
Southern slaves were not able to own this item due to fear from southern plantation owners
Guns
This man was the son of black and white parents and was one of the most outspoken freed slaves at the time
Frederick Douglass
The 36* 30* parallel was put into place
1820
This political party was anti-expansion and anti-slavery
The Free Soil Party
Thomas Jefferson used $15 million dollars to buy this part of the country
Louisiana Purchase
The life expectancy for a slave in pre-civil war America was in the
20s
Was the President of Mexico during the Texas Revolution and Mexican-American War
Henry Clay was the congressman debating
1820 AND 1850
This area of the country saw the highest amount of slave populations and was called the "_______ Belt"
Bible
General Andrew Jackson invaded this tropical and southern state in 1819
Florida
The cost for a slave at a market in 1850 was worth this much
$1500
Was the president at the time of the California Gold Rush
Polk
There were to be no more slave trading in Washington DC
1850
This type of transportation was found everywhere in the North
railroads and steamboats