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Elijah Lovejoy was killed by an angry mob in what city?
Alton, IL
Texas declared its independence from what country?
Mexico
What was the belief by the U.S. that it needed to expand its territory from the East Coast to the West Coast?
Manifest Destiny
The Compromise of 1850 created what new U.S. state?
California
What was the name of the route many settlers took while traveling out west in the 1840s?
Oregon Trail
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton argued for suffrage. What is suffrage?
The right to vote
What was the network of stops that escaped slaves would use and stay in while they escaped to the North?
Underground Railroad
Who led one of the largest slave revolts in the U.S., which occurred in Virginia?
Nat Turner
Hundreds of Texan defenders died while trying to defend what mission in San Antonio?
The Alamo
In what year did many settlers arrive in California during the California Gold Rush?
1849
Who was Frederick Douglass?
An escaped slave who published an autobiography and became a prominent abolitionist
What is the name for the era that saw an increased economic output and an increased slave population, thanks to a certain crop?
Cotton Revolution
The border of the U.S. after annexing Texas was the claim up to what river?
Rio Grande
Prospectors found gold at what "Mill" in the Sacramento Valley of California?
Sutter's Mill
Texas' victory at what battle secured their independence?
Battle of San Jacinto
What new U.S. law allowed southerners to go into the North to capture and bring back escaped slaves?
Fugitive Slave Act
What President of Mexico attempted to keep Texas from gaining independence?
Santa Anna
Who became the 11th president of the U.S. and vowed to expand U.S. territory?
James K. Polk
William Lloyd Garrison founded what abolitionist newspaper?
The Liberator
At what meeting did Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and other activists meet to discuss issues within the country, ranging from abolition to women's rights?
Seneca Falls Convention
What Native American tribe controlled much of northern and western Texas?
Comanche
What leader led Texas to victory over Mexico in the revolution and became the first President of Texas?
Sam Houston
What U.S. admiral signed a treaty with the Japanese to open trade?
Matthew Perry
Winfield Scott and the U.S. Army began marching towards Mexico City after capturing what port city along the Gulf?
Veracruz
Hundreds of Texan prisoners of war were executed during what "Massacre?" Texas rallied more soldiers following this massacre.
Goliad