Missouri Compromise
Mexican War
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Misc.
100

The year that the Missouri Compromise was signed

1810   1820   1830  1840

1820

100

The Mexican War years

1846-1848, 1832-1840, or 1861-1865

1846-1848

100

What state entered the Union as a free state because of the Compromise of 1850?

Missouri   Maine   California   Mexico

California

100

What territories were formed as a result of the Kansas Nebraska Act?

Kansas and Nebraska

100

Name the Supreme Court decision that declared that slaves or free blacks were not citizens?

Dred Scott Decision  or   Brown v The Board of Education

Dred Scott Decision

200

Did Missouri entered the Union as a slave state or a free state?

slave state

200

Who was the President who wanted to go to war with Mexico?

Polk

200

What state was annexed into the U.S. right before the Mexican American War?

Texas   California   The entire U.S.   Florida

Texas

200

What was repealed as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

The Missouri Compromise or the Compromise of 1850

Missouri Compromise (36*30 line)

200

What was the goal of Congress in each compromise?

Congress wanted to keep the balance of power between slave and free states.

300

What free state entered the Union to balance the slave state Missouri?

Maine?

300

Who was the main General for the U.S. during the Mexican War?

Zachary Taylor

300

Who was mad that California entered the union?

Slave states. or. Free states

Slave states

300

What was the concept where people would vote about becoming a slave state or a free state?

Popular sovereignty  or   Manifest Destiny

Popular Sovereignty

300
This former slave sued his owner in court
Who is Dred Scott?
400

The Missouri Compromise declared that all future states above this line will be free states

54* 40'. or 36* 30'

36* 30' ?

400

New states needed to decide to become slave or free states. This was a big problem because...

People have trouble deciding

or

Free and slave states wanted to have power in the Senate.

Free and slave states wanted to have power in the Senate.

400

What part of the Compromise of 1850 forced runaway slaves to be returned to the South?

Hint: The F... S... A...

The Fugitive Slave Act

400

Who sent people to Kansas and Nebraska to vote/decide on slavery?

Slave states,  Free states,  or. Slave & Free states

Slave & Free states

400

What did we call the idea that the U.S. should keep moving west and control North America?

Popular Sovereignty or Manifest Destiny?

Manifest Destiny?

500

Was the Missouri Compromise about the War of 1812 or power in Congress?

Power in Congress

500

Why did Polk want California so much?

Empty land, Trade,  or GOLD!

GOLD!!!!!

500

This was the name of the concept where people decide on the issue of slavery

Popular Sovereignty. or. Manifest Destiny?

popular sovereignty

500

True or False: People from Slave and Free states hated each other in Kansas.

True! 

Why do you think it was called bloody Kansas???

500

Slave states were mostly in the 

north, south, or west

south

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