Who was the President who over saw the Mexican-American War
James Polk.
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What act caused the territory of Kansas to gain the nickname of "bleeding Kansas"
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
100
Lincoln loses what election and to whom?
He loses the senate election of 1858, to Stephen Douglas
100
Who won the first ever American Idol?
Who is Kelly Clarkson
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Who invented the telegraph?
Who is Samuel F. B. Morse
200
What was the name of the treaty signed between Mexico and the United States after the Mexican-American war?
The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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Name two men who had a major impact in creating the Compromise of 1850.
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
John Calhoun
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Define popular sovereignty
Letting people to decide for themselves.
200
Rhianna works for what famous rap mogul?
Who is Jay-Z
300
Uncle Tom's Cabin was compared to this famous Revolutionary book, what was its title and who wrote it?
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
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Name two effects the Mexican-American war had on the United States
1. Rio Grande establishes U.S, Mexico border.
2. United States aquires California and New Mexico
3. Debate over the expansion of slavery intensifies!!!
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The Missouri Compromise was determined unconstitutional in this Supreme Court case
The Dred Scott case
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Kansas would famously have two capitals. Name the two capital, and differentiate which one was the slave capital, and anti-slavery capital.
Topeka-anti slavery
Lecompton-pro slavery
300
How old is the comedian Daniel Tosh
38 years old
400
How did Uncle Tom's Cabin affect the way Northerner's viewed the institution of slavery?
Uncle Tom's Cabin made many Northerners believe that the impact of slavery on whites and American society in general. Many Northerners became convinced that slavery would be the ruin of the United States.
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If the Wilmot Proviso had passed what would have happened?
It would have made the slavery illegal in the lands acquired from Mexico from the Mexican-American War.
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List three laws of the Compromise of 1850
1. Califronia was a free state
2. New Mexico and Utah would decide for themselves
3. Fugitive Slave Act
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Why did the Democratic party split up right before the election of 1860?
Democratics could not agree on on the issue of having slavery in the territories.
400
What movie made the most money in the year 2012
What is the Avengers
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In response to Uncle Tom's Cabin a Southern author created a book attacking Northern culture, what was its title, and what was the author's name.
Cannibals All! George Fitzhugh
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A U.S general who fought in the Mexican-American war who would later become President of the United States.
Who is Zachary Taylor
500
The Lincoln-Douglas debates dealt with this central issue within our government.
Majority rule, and minority rights.
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Who were the free soilers
members of the free soil party who worked to end slavery within the territories.
500
What movie in this years Oscar's won director Ang Lee the award for best director