The Missouri Compromise was forced to be drafted when this state applied for statehood in 1819.
What is Missouri?
100
Andrew Jackson infamously lost to John Quincy Adams in the Election of _________.
What is the election of 1824?
100
A movement that arose in the early-mid 19th century that opposed the practice of slavery and wanted to end it.
What is abolition?
100
The state which, after declaring independence from Mexico, was briefly its own country before being annexed by the United States.
What is Texas?
100
The Compromise of 1850 was made to settle land disputes following which conflict?
What is the Mexican-American War?
200
The year the Missouri Compromise was passed.
What is 1820?
200
Jackson demonstrated great leadership skills in his handling of the __________ _________, where South Carolina threatened to overturn federal law concerning tariffs.
What is the Nullification Crisis?
200
This region of the United States had the highest number of slaves, where they represented nearly (*insert fraction*) of the total population.
What is the South/ 1/2?
200
The largest underlying reason for Texas' decision to declare independence from Mexico.
What is slavery?
200
This law, passed as part of the Compromise of 1850, called on Northerners to help return escaped slaves to their masters, and threatened to fine or imprison those who did not comply.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
300
The compromise was signed into law by this US president.
Who is James Monroe?
300
Andrew Jackson rode a wave of popularism to the White House; it was his movement which prompted the US to allow all _______ _______ to vote.
Who are white men?
300
This invention helped to maximize the profitability of slavery, reinvigorating the then-dying practice in the South and allowing it to dominate Southern society/politics.
What is the cotton gin?
300
Why would the US hesitate to annex Texas following its war of independence?
*Variable answers
300
This famous congressmen from Kentucky, known as the 'Great Compromiser,' was essential in successfully negotiating the Compromise of 1850.
Who is Henry Clay?
400
What lead to the Missouri Compromise?
Answers will vary.
400
Jackson was often aided by his Vice President, __________ __________, who helped him create many of both his popular and controversial policies.
Who is Martin Van Buren?
400
This former slave and abolitionist helped to turn public opinion in the North to largely oppose slavery by the 1850's.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
400
This president helped to ensure war with Mexico and the subsequent land grab that would occur by annexing Texas and prompting Mexican aggression by placing American troops deep in disputed territory along the Rio Grande.
Who is James K. Polk?
400
The name of a political party that arose in 1854 to oppose the spread of slavery into western territories.
What is the Republican Party?
500
The parallel where the line that divided free and slave territory was drawn across the US.
What is the 36°30′ north parallel?
500
In class, we discussed some similarities between Donald Trump and Andrew Jackson. Can you name some?
Answers will vary.
500
Free Soilers and Abolitionists differed on one key point. What was it?
Free Soilers only wanted to stop the expansion of slavery into western territories, while abolitionists wanted to abolish it all together.
500
This treaty brought an end to the Mexican-American War.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Fidalgo?
500
This proposal to the Compromise of 1850 would have banned the spread of slavery into all newly conquered territories, but was ultimately not passed by Congress.