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It is the period before the civil war.
What does antebellum mean?
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Cotton gin
What invention led to the dramatic increase in the number of slaves needed to cultivate cotton?
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Oregon......Santa Fe
The two most popular routes west were the ____ and the _____ trails
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the cotton kingdom
By 1860, the lower south became known as_____________
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expand U.S. territory
President Polk was elected partly because of his campaign to_____________
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false
True or false, free blacks had the same citizen rights as whites
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The Oregon Territory
Another land area that the United States wanted was...
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The dread scott decision
What court decision furtherdivided the north and the south and pushed them closer to war?
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Some wanted adventure and some were looking for riches.
Give two reasons why so many people wanted to go west_____________________,_____________________
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farmers with slaves
The small middle class around towns and cities in the south was made up of..