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Which political party was started because they opposed slavery?
The Republican Party
Which battle gave Texas its independence from Mexico?
San Jacinto
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who was the president of Texas during the Revolution?
David G. Burnett
Who proposed both compromises?
Henry Clay
Name 3 causes of the Mexican War.
1. Mexico did not recognize the annexation of Texas.
2. Mexico refused to negotiate with American diplomats.
3. The United States and Mexico had a boundary dispute.
What was the main economic difference between the South and the North?
The South was mainly agricultural and the North was mainly manufacturing.
What was the main cash crop while Texas was a republic?
Cotton
What was the significance of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Because it upset the South by what she wrote, and people in the North got to hear about slavery and how bad it really was.
which union victory gave them control of the Mississippi River thus splitting the confederacy in two?
Vicksburg
What was the purpose of the Union blockade?
to suffocate the South and stop them from trading and exchanging supplies.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This is the God given belief that the United States would settle all the lands from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
What were the parts of the Compromise of 1850?
a. California becomes a free state
b. slave trade abolished in Washington D.C.
c. Fugitive Slave act passed to force Northerners to return runaway slaves back to the South
d. Congress would not pass laws regarding slavery for the rest of the territories won from Mexico
Who was Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson?
He was a Confederate General who got his nickname during the Battle of the Bull Run for his bravery in helping the South to victory.
Name 2 reasons why the United States did not want to annex Texas.
1. Texas allowed slavery and the Northern states did not want another slave state.
2. The United States did not want to upset Mexico.
What was the goal of the Republican Party?
To stop the spread of slavery
Name 2 advantages the South had during the Civil War
Fighting on their own land, and they had better generals
Name 2 advantages the North had during the Civil War.
Large population and industrial power
What were the parts of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
a. Missouri would be added to the union as a slave state
b. Maine would be added to the union as a free state
c. Slavery was banned north of the parallel 36 degrees 30
Where and when did the Civil War end?
It ended with the surrender of General Robert E. Lee to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1685.
What does it mean to secede?
Withdrawal
Name the 3 main parts of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
1. It ended the Mexican War
2. The Rio Grande would be the Southern border of the United States.
3. The United States would pay Mexico $15 million dollars for the lands known as the Mexican Cession.
What did the Texans want to do with Santa Anna?
They wanted him executed
Which treaty ended the Mexican War?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Which amendment abolished slavery?
the 13th amendment