Gold Rush
A carpenter working at Sutter's mill, he was the first to discover gold in California.
Who was John Marshall?
This event caused thousands of people from Ireland to come to America in the 1840s.
What was the Irish potato famine?
The name for a person who opposed slavery.
What is an abolitionist?
This former slave became a powerful public speaker and wrote a book about this life.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
The excitement about the expansion of the USA from east to west - that it was ordained by God is known as this.
What was Manifest Destiny?
The lawless and rough settlements that sprang up when miners came to dig for gold. The had names such as, Murderer's Gulch, Hangtown, and You Bet.
What were "boomtowns."
Besides Ireland, many immigrants in the 1840s were from this country.
What was Germany?
The most outspoken northern abolitionist. He wrote and edited a journal called, "The Liberator."
Who was William Lloyd Garrison?
This man tried to start a slave revolt by attacking an arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia.
Who was John Brown?
This famous Texas Ranger was the first to use a Colt revolver.
Who was John Coffee "Jack" Hays?
The name of the gold rushers who came to California in the year *after* gold was dicsovered.
What were the "Forty-Niners?"
Most immigrants made the crossing in crowded ship and arrived at this city in America.
What was New York City?
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this popular novel about the cruelty of slavery.
What was Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Known as the "Moses of Her People", she helped escaped slaves take the Underground Railroad to freedom.
Who was Harriet Tubman?
This governor of Texas did not want Texas to secede from the Union.
Who was Sam Houston?
This city grew from 500 inhabitants to 40,000 because of the gold rush. To control crime the citizens took justice into their own hands.
What was San Francisco?
The "Know Nothing" party wanted an immigrant to wait this many years instead of five before becoming eligible to become a citizen.
What was 21?
These famous debates over slavery were between two men running for senator of Illinois.
What were the Lincoln-Douglass Debates?
This state erupted into a bloody civil war between pro-slavery groups from neighboring Missouri and the Free-Soil "Jayhawkers".
What was Kansas?
They settled the towns of New Braunfels, Fredericksburg, Comfort, and Boerne.
What are Germans?
While most Forty-Niners made the journey in wagons, many miners loaded their belongings in these.
What were pushcarts or wheelbarrows?
This water "highway" was completed in 1825 and connected New York City to one of the great lakes.
What was the Erie Canal?
This Supreme Court Decision established that a slave was the property of the owner and could be taken to a free state or territory and remained a slave.
What was the Dred Scott decision?
This was the first state to secede from the union after the election of Abraham Lincoln to president of the United States.
What was South Carolina?
The Texas Rangers were officially named in this year.
What was 1874?