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This group moved West to Utah to avoid religious persecution after their leader was murdered
Who are the Mormons (LDS Church)
This old Spanish mission was the sight of a bloody standoff between Texan-American rebels and the Mexican army in 1836.
What is the Battle of the Alamo
Who (almost) said:
"We moved here from across the Pacific to start fresh in California and find gold, but instead we are being persecuted for being different"
Who are Chinese Immigrants during the Gold Rush
This antebellum piece of legislation added California to the U.S. as a free state.
What is the Compromise of 1850
First 10 ammendments to the Constitution that provide for individual freedoms
What is the Bill of Rights
Political party who emerged in the North following a split between Northern and Southern "Whigs".
Who are the Republicans
What is the Gadsden Purchase
Who (almost) said:
"We have a right, no, a task! Given by god to manifest our destiny and go west!"
Who are Americans.
What is popular sovereignty
Turning point battle in the American Revolution because it convinced France to join on the side of the Americans
What is the Battle of Saratoga
This underdog president became popular in the South for his dedication to expanding U.S. territory and slavery
Who is James K. Polk
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 balanced slave and free states by adding what two new states.
What is Missouri and Maine
Who (almost) said:
"We've tried for years to reason with these slavers, a violent end to this abhorrent practice is the only way!"
Who is John Brown
This 1820 compromise banned slavery North of the 26th parallel
What is the Missouri Compromise
What is the Articles of Confederation
Who is Henry Clay
This law served was intended to appease the South and was paired with the Compromise of 1850. It was largely ignored.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act
Who (almost) said:
"Americans, if you want to live in Texas, you better start following our laws!"
Who is President Santa Anna of Mexico
What is Bleeding Kansas
1st permanent english settlement in North America
What is Jamestown
a Female author who wrote a novel showing the horrors of slavery, creating a rise in abolitionism
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe
Treaty that brought an end to the Mexican American war and thus expanded U.S. territory in the Southwest significantly
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Who (almost) said:
"I say let the people of Kansas and Nebraska decide for themselves whether they shall permit slavery or outlaw it!"
Who is Stephen Douglas
Dispute over this area's border led to the slogan "54'40' or fight"
What is the Oregon Territory
document setting up "self-government" between pilgrims at Plymouth colony.
what is the Mayflower Compact