During Manifest Destiny, Americans decided to expand the US in this direction
What is West.
100
The annexation of this state instigated war with the Mexican government.
What is Texas.
100
Harriet Beecher Stowe was the author was this influential novel written about slavery.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin.
100
This compromise decided the status of slavery for the lands of the Louisiana Territory.
What is Missouri Compromise.
100
Determining the status of slavery through popular vote.
What is Popular Sovereignty.
200
This was the most popular, and famous, trail associated with Manifest Destiny.
What is Oregon Trail.
200
This future US state rebelled during the Mexican War, naming itself the "Bear Flag Republic."
What is California.
200
Harriet Tubman was a leader in this abolitionist movement.
What is Underground Railroad.
200
This law officially adopted the doctrine of popular sovereignty to determine the status of slavery in new territories.
What is Kansas-Nebraska Act.
200
An opponent of slavery in the United States.
What is abolitionist.
300
Gold was found at this location in CA, sparking a national gold rush.
What is Sutter's Mill (or Sutter's Fort).
300
DAILY DOUBLE!!!! Name FOUR future states that the US received from Mexico as part of the Mexican Cession.
What is CA, NV, UT, CO, AZ, NM.
300
There were three major slave rebellions in the Americas during the 1800s. Name TWO of them.
What is Gabriell's Rebellion, Denmark Vesey Conspiracy, Nat Turner's Rebellion, Haitian Revolution.
300
DAILY DOUBLE!!! Name THREE parts of the Compromise of 1850.
What is 1.) CA a free state 2.) NM territory open to pop. sovereignty 3.) Fugitive Slave Act 4.) End slave trade in DC 5.) PayTX for cessions & debt to Mexico
300
Land transaction that finalized the US border with Mexico in 1854.
What is Gadsden Purchase.
400
In many famous Manifest Destiny paintings, Lady Liberty is often depicted as what?
What is Angel.
400
This political doctrine called for an end to the expansion of slavery into new territories conquered from Mexico.
What is Wilmot Proviso.
400
This famous court case resulted in an official nullification of the Missouri Compromise.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857).
400
This official boundary line of the Missouri Compromise.
What is 36' 30 Line.
400
Practice of owning slaves for the sole purpose of reproduction and sale of future slaves.
What is Slave Rearing.
500
This political party formed during Manifest Destiny, opposing the expansion of slavery.
What is Free Soil Party.
500
Two popular Whig generals emerged from the war and would run for President during the 1840s-50s. Name them.
Who are Zachary Taylor & Winfield Scott.
500
This political party consisted of nativists who sought to end immigration to the United States.