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The 11th President was this man who loved to fight.
James K Polk
The United States acquired Oregon using...?
Money
In 1845 this Republic became a state.
Texas
slave
Which act/compromise made it a crime to help runaway slaves?
The Fugitive Slave Act
This man became President after his boss died from not wearing a coat.
John Tyler
The idea that the US should expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as..
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny was the idea that ______ gave Americans the right to expand from coast to coast.
God
One of the reason Texas' annexation was controversial was because of the balance between what two types of states?
Slave and Free
The Missouri Compromise was an agreement over the types of what that could be added to the Union?
States
How many days did William Henry Harrison serve as president before dying?
31
The Louisiana Purchase, the Annexation of Texas, and the Mexican War all led to what for the USA?
Expansion of Territory
Which president wanted annex Texas for his political aspirations?
John Tyler
What new method of transportation was helping to transport people and goods quickly across the nation?
trains
Immigration led to population growth in what part of the USA (think about regions)?
The North
What countries were "joint occupying" Oregon before it was purchased by the USA?
Answers vary (Britain, Spain, Russia, etc.)
Name the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What year did the Mexican-American war begin?
1846
This famous abolitionist was a write and stood against the Underground Railroad.
Frederick Douglas
Harriet Tubman was one of the most famous conductors of the...
Underground Railroad
"54' 40' or WAR!" was the campaign slogan for which President?
James K Polk
What year did the Mexican-American War end?
1848
What was the amount of money the USA paid for the Gadsden Purchase (the rest of Arizona, New Mexico, etc.)?
10 million dollars
Differences between Northerns and Southerns over the issue of slavery is called...
Sectionalism
This man led a campaign of violence against slavers in what was called "Bleeding Kansas".
John Brown