People
Who was the slave that sued to be free after his master passed away.
What war (1846–1848) resulted in the U.S. gaining vast Southwestern territory
Mexican-American War
What nickname was given to Andrew Jackson, reflecting his rise from humble origins and military fame?
Old Hickory
What is Confederation?
Andrew Jackson
How did the Fur Trade start?
The fur trade in Canada began because many Europeans wanted these furs. They became partners in the fur trade with the Aboriginal Peoples. The French built trading posts on the St. Lawrence River and traded with Aboriginal Peoples who came to their posts with furs.
She was the "Black Moses", leading slaves to Freedom
Harriet Tubman
What state was admitted as a free state under the Compromise of 1850
California
What was Dred Scott seeking when he sued for his freedom
His Freedom
Died within the first 45 days in office
Willian Henry(Harry) Harrison
What is exploitation? How did Europeans exploit the land that the First Nations were living on?
Exploitation is the use of a particular resource with no thought toward future replenishment. Europeans exploited the land by killing all the animals for fur and not caring that the populations were getting smaller and soon they were all gone.
Who introduces the Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854
Senator Stephen A. Douglas
Religious revival and reform was its primary focus
Second Great Awakening
What did the Court rule regarding Black Americans and U.S. citizenship
They could not be U.S citizens
Mexican-American War
James K. Polk
What are some positive and negatives of the Fur Trade?
Pros- Created positive trading relationships, People married into the First Nations community to create stronger bonds, you could trade with others if you were in need of a certain resource.
Cons- Created some hostility between groups, people would start coming into others territory to expand without permission.
Abolitionist attacked federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
John Brown
What law required Northerners to assist in the capture and return of escaped enslaved people
Fugitive Slave Act (1850)
What Southern state threatened to nullify federal tariffs in 1832–33, sparking the Nullification Crisis
South Carolina
President during the Dred Scott Case decision (1857)
Who was Louis Riel? What was he mostly known for?
Louis David Riel was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people of the Canadian Prairies.
Riel wanted to preserve Métis rights and culture as their homelands in the Northwest came progressively under the Canadian sphere of influence. The first resistance led by Riel became known as the Red River Rebellion of 1869–1870.
Who wrote the majority opinion in Dred Scott vs. Samford
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney
What is a Pogey or a Relief Voucher?
1860
What proposed amendment (never passed) sought to ban slavery in all and gained from Mexico?
Wilmot Proviso
Panic of 1837
Martin Van Buren
What role did First Nations play in the Hudson's Bay Company Fur Trade? Why did the Northwest Company join the HBC?
Some First Nations people worked for the traders, hunted, paddling supply canoes, and making snowshoes. The two companies merged together to increase their product and gain more money and resources overall.