The Mexican American War
Who "Won" The Mexican American War?
The U.S.
What Was The First Compromise To be Used?
The Compromise Of 1850
Did The North And South Agree With This Act?
The South Agreed
Was This An Efficient Antidote To Secession?
Yes
Was Georgia a Slave or Non-Slave State?
Slave State
Who Was The President During the Mexican American War?
President James K. Polk
How Many Bills Were Passed By Congress In This Compromise?
5 Separate Bills
Could Runaway Slaves Be Captured In Free States?
Yes
Where Did Georgia Adopt The Proclamation (Georgia Platform)?
A special state convention
Californians sought out statehood and were granted it by the U.S. Congress. Did California enter the U.S. as slavery or non-slavery state?
Non Slavery state (free)
Was Texas Immediately Allowed For Statehood? Why?
Texas got declined originally because the North didn’t want another slave state. The Mexican border also threatened war if the U.S. attempted to annex land.
What Did The Compromise Split The States Into?
Slavery (South) and the Non-Slavery States (North)
Who Was Responsible For Returning And Capturing The Runaway Slaves?
The Federal Government
What Did The Document Affirmed For Georgia?
The Acceptance Of The Compromise.
Was It Hard For California To Become A State?
No, though it was a heated debate, Congress allowed California to jump straight to full statehood without passing through the formal territorial stage.
Who Attacked First That Started The Mexican American War?
The Mexican Cavalry attacked a group of U.S. soldiers in the disputed zone.
What Was The Purpose Of The Compromise of 1850?
To defuse a political confrontation between slave, and free states on the status of territories, after acquiring land in the Mexican-American War.
What Was One Major Problem With The Fugitive Slave Act?
The Fugitive Slave Act resulted in many free blacks being illegally captured and sold into slavery
In the long run, what did the Georgia Platform contribute to? (At least one Example)
The sectional solidarity and the demise of the Second Party System in the South.
Were Utah and New Mexico given the title from the Governent of either a slave state or a free state?
No, The government left Utah and New Mexico to decide for themselves.
What Did Mexico Do After The War? What Did The U.S. receive?
Mexico recognized the U.S. annexation of Texas and agreed to sell California and the rest of its territory north of the Rio Grande for $15 million-plus the assumption of certain damages claims.
Name 5 Slave States
Describe the Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Acts allowed for the seizure and return of runaway slaves who escaped from one state into another or into a federal territory.
What Is One Thing That The Georgia Platform Said Not To Do?
The Georgia Platform warned that the state would and should resist any future congressional activity disrupting the interstate slave trade, weakening the fugitive slave laws, or abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia.
How were Texas and New Mexico Changed in the Compromise of 1850? (Clue: Very basic answer)
Defined a new Texas-New Mexico boundary