Go West Young Man!
Who Am I?
Compromise & Conflict
North & South
Cause and Effect
100
This republic was annexed by the United States in 1845.
Texas
100
Dabbing Leprechaun
100
This 1820 compromise was designed to balance power in the Senate between slave and free states.
Missouri Compromise
100
This section opposed tariffs.
The South
100
The cotton gin had this effect on slavery.
The cotton gin made cotton production more efficient and increased the demand for slaves.
200
Supporters of Manifest destiny cried, "Fifty-four forty or fight!" over this western territory.
Oregon Country
200
We immigrated from Asia to seek gold but were treated terribly in California.
The Chinese
200
This act of congress allowed slaveholders to hunt for escaped slaves in the North but actually helped the abolitionist movement gain momentum.
The Fugitive Slave Act
200
This section of the country had an advantage in the Civil War because of its vast network of railroads.
The North
Union
200
What is the best explanation for this difference in population?
The South had an economy that relied on cotton production.
300
What event best explains this change?
The California Gold Rush
300
We were forced to move west to Utah because of our unique beliefs and practices.
Mormons
300
Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act result in increased tension between the North and South?
It allowed slavery to expand into western territory.
300
This general led the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War.
Robert E. Lee
300
Skirmishes involving U.S. troops north of the Rio Grande led to this conflict -
The Mexican-American War
400
This territory was acquired by treaty after a war with Mexico.
Mexican Cession
400
I was the General in Chief of the United States Armies and accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
Ulysses S. Grant
400
This 1857 Supreme Court decision declared that blacks could never be citizens of the United States and could not access the legal system.
Dred Scott v. Sandford
(The Dred Scott Decision)
400
Victory at this southern city gave the Union control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.
Vicksburg
400
Why did the Union blockade southern port cities?
The Union wanted to keep the South from selling its agricultural products to raise revenue to buy supplies.
It also wanted to block any attempt to supply the Confederacy.