Politics
Slavery
The Wild West
Chapter 14 Facts
Just For Fun
100
Which president took over for Tyler when he suddenly died in office in 1850?
Millard Fillmore
100
What was the name of those who fought against slavery before the Civil War?
abolitionists
100
Name one reason California was the fastest growing state in the US
Gold Rush
100
What year was the Kansas-Nebraska act passed?
1854
100
Who is the projected first pick in tonight's NFL draft?
Jadeveon Clowney
200
3 Congressmen tried to reach a compromise about Slavery in the US-name two of them:
Daniel Webster, John Calhoun or Henry Clay
200
The Underground Railroad was a train slaves could get on and ride to Freedom....True or False?
False
200
What did the Eastern part of the US have during this time that the Western part of the US had NONE of.....?
trains/railroads
200
In 1854 which political party was formed?
Republican Party
200
Which female singer did Jadeveon Clowney say he had a "crush " on?
Rihanna
300
Franklin Pierce was elected president in 1852-WHO did he appoint as his Secretary of War?
Jefferson Davis
300
Which law stated that runaway slaves MUST be returned to their owners?
Fugitive Slave Law
300
Stephen Douglas was a Senator from Illinois who fought to build a railroad from coast to coast...what was his nickname?
The Little Giant
300
This was more than half of ALL of the US exports to other countries during this period of time?
cotton
300
How tall is Ms. Gums?
5 feet 3 inches
400
What did James Gadsden buy for $10 million?
the states of New Mexico and Arizona
400
The Southern Economy depended on which 2 things:
slavery and cotton
400
Define, 'Popular Sovereignty'
allowed voters decided if their state would be a slave state or a free state
400
The Underground Railroad stretched from the South to which other country?
Canada
400
What is Dr. Ross' first name?
Akil
500
The Gadsden Purchase set the boundaries between which 2 countries?
United States & Mexico
500
On the Underground Railroad, what did the 'conductors' do?
helped hide and move runaway slaves
500
What caused a lot of tension between the free states and the slave states?
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
500
How many Americans were members of anti-slavery groups in 1850?
200,000
500
How many members are there in this year's senior class at CHS?
319
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