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Texan revolution.
Mexican, American war.
California gold rush.
slavery.
Free states
and
Slave states.
100
What year did people start coming to Texas.
The year ''1821''
100
What river did America want to be the boarder between America and Mexico.
The Rio Grande river.
100
What was the name of the carpenter who first discovered gold in California.
John Marshall.
100
What was the name of the machine made to speed up the production of cotton clothes.
the cotton-gin.
100
What is the Missouri compromise.
When they aloud Missouri to become a slave state, even though it was above the Mason Dixon line.
200
What happened at the ''Alamo''
A group of Texans were ambushed and almost all the men were killed.
200
What two states did America offer money for.
New Mexico and California.
200
Why is the football team called the ''forty-niners''.
Because people came to California in the year ''1849''.
200
What were the verdicts that the judge of the Dred Scott case. -must give all "3" verdicts-
Blacks are property. Blacks are not citizens. The Congress can not ban slavery.
200
What "2" states became free/slave states when the Missouri comprises was made, and which one was slave and which one was free.
Maine-free. Missouri-slave.
300
What is the name of the general of the Mexican army during the Texan revolution.
Santa-Anna.
300
How much money did America offer Mexico at first.
$30-million.
300
What did one man do to make a lot of money off the gold rush. -in a way, it was a scam-
he bought a bunch of mining and digging tools and sold them for more than he got them for.
300
Why did Dred Scott sue his master.
since he was in a free state for so long he thought he should be free.
300
Who are the boarder ruffians.
A group of Missouri people who crossed over to Kansas to vote illegally.
400
What frase did the Texan army use to get the Texans pumped up for killing all the Mexicans in the battle that they won.
''Remember the Alamo''
400
How much money did Mexico end up getting after they lost.
$15-million or half.
400
Why did so many people move to California.
Because they heard that there was gold.
400
What was the name of the book that was written to try to change peoples minds on slavery.
Uncle Toms cabin.
400
What type of state did California become.
Free.
500
Who is the ''Father'' of Texas. -Full name-
Stephen F. Austin.
500
What was the name of the president during the war.
President James Polk.
500
what was John Marshals job. -he was the first to discover gold in California-
Carpenter.
500
-DAILY TRIPLE!!- What did the slaves give there babies to keep them calm while they were running away to the north.
Opium.
500
What is free sovereignty.
When the people in the area get to choose to be free or slave.