Compromises
What was the Compromise of 1820?
Henry Clay's solution: Missouri enters as slave state, Maine as free state.
Which of the following was a negative consequence of Manifest Destiny?
A. The forced displacement of Native American tribes
B. The decrease in American agricultural production
C. The strengthening of diplomatic relations with Mexico
D. The reduction of slavery in new western territories
A. The forced displacement of Native American tribes
Texas demanded to join the United States as a _________ state
Slave
Who was Nat Turner?
Nat Turner was an enslaved preacher in Virginia who organized a rebellion
He believed God was calling him to lead an uprising against slavery
What does Secede mean?
to formally withdraw from a federation, like the United States, to form a new nation
California wanted to join as a Slave State. (True or False)
False
Which territorial acquisition was NOT associated with Manifest Destiny?
A. The Louisiana Purchase
B. The Gadsden Purchase
C. The Alaska Purchase
D. The Emancipation Proclamation
D. The Emancipation Proclamation
President James K. Polk supported ________ ___________and wanted more land.
Manifest Destiny
**Double Points**
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this powerful novel about slavery's horrors. What is the title of the book?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
What is meant by a state that calls itself a "Slave State"?
The state allows for slaves to be used in that state.
What state was involved in the Compromise of 1850?
California
The belief that the United States was destined to expand across North America
What was "Manifest Destiny"?
When Mexico refused to sell California and New Mexico, Polk provoked _____.
War
How did the North go "Woke" about slavery?
Reading the Novel: Uncle Tom's Cabin
What does Confederacy mean?
Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South
What was the compromise that congress had to agree to for the 1850 compromise?
Strengthen the Fugitive Slave Act
The concept of Manifest Destiny was used to justify:
The aggressive expansion of American territory westward
Polk sent troops to the Texas border to provoke _______ into attacking first.
Mexico
Both pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers rushed to Kansas
Violent conflicts broke out between the two groups
This was called?
Bleeding Kansas
What is an Abolitionist?
An abolitionist was someone who wanted slavery to end, they wanted slavery to be abolished.
What was the reason for the line drawn at 36 degrees 30 degrees in the Missouri Compromise?
North of the line were to be free states.
What video game does the game publisher Bungie make?
Destiny or Destiny 2
What two famous generals gained valuable experience in the Mexican American War?
Famous generals like Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee gained experience
This person ran on the Republican ticket for President in 1860.
Abraham Lincoln
**Triple Points***
What does the term mean, "A Federal"?
A solider that fought for the Union in the Army of the Potomac.