Geography
What line separates free and slave states in the Missouri Compromise?
36,30
Who was the 13th President?
Millard Fillmore
What decisive battle ended with Mexico ceded Texas to Sam Houston's army?
The Battle of San Jacinto
What does the term "empresario" mean?
Agent/contractor
Which Native tribe was Sam Houston named an honorary member of?
The Cherokee
Name three modern states that were taken from land once owned by Mexico.
Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, and California, Nevada
Who led a rebellion in 1830 that targeted slave owners?
Nat Turner
What was the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What was the term which allowed for slavery in a state or territory based off of a majority vote?
popular sovereignty
Pottawatomie
What river was used to decide the border between Texas and Mexico?
Rio Grande
What was the name of the group that got lost in northern California, and was forced to turn to cannibalism to survive?
The Donner Party
What were the parameters of the Compromise of 1850?
1. California as a free state
2. No slave trading permitted in D.C.
3. Popular sovereignty in territories
4. Fugitive Slave Act 2.0
Carrying some form of firearm, knife, most likely pictured with a bottle of alcohol
Mark Twain
Roughly, what percentage of land did Mexico lose to the USA within a 12 year period?
50%
Who was the Congressman that attacked/beat Senator Sumner with a cane?
Preston Brooks
Why did South Carolina threaten to secede from the Union in 1832?
They were angry over what they perceived to be wrongful/aggressive taxation of imports.
Which famous American has also been attached to the term of "American Moses"?
Brigham Young
What was the name of the coined term to describe America's artillery during the Mexican-American War?
flying artillery
What treaty secured America's northern border with Canada?
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
What was the name of Franklin Pierce's son?
What was the name of the first widely publicized/read political novel in America?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Please define the term "49'er"
What type of guns were shipped to the Kansas territory labelled, "Beecher's Bibles"?
Sharps Rifle