Compromise
Addition & Subtraction
Other Countries
Slavery
Potpourri
100
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 established a border between these type of states.
What are free and slave states?
100
The U.S. needed Texas to complete its vision of Manifest Destiny as it expanded westward. That is why the U.S. did this to Texas.
What is annexation?
100
After gaining new territories from Mexico in 1848, this controversial issue now presented itself to the United States government.
What is whether to permit slavery in the new territories?
100
This Supreme Court case in 1857 stated the following:
Slaves are not citizens and cannot sue.
Slaves are property and can be taken anywhere.
Congress cannot ban slavery.
The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
What is Dred Scott vs Sanford or the Dred Scott Decision?
100
This style of music from Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Poland influenced Tejano music so much that it can still be heard today.
What is Polka?
200
California being admitted as a "free state" and the voters in the Utah and New Mexico Territories deciding on slavery for themselves were two results of what agreement?
What is the Compromise of 1850?
200
Americans were against annexing Texas because it would cost too much money, add another slave state and cause a confrontation with this neighbor.
Who is Mexico?
200
The biggest push factor for Irish immigration in the mid 1800s was caused by this.
What is the Potato Famine?
200
John Brown hoped to spark an uprising of slaves fighting against their owners when he and his "army" attacked the arsenal at this place.
What is Harper's Ferry?
200
This novel, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, exposed many Americans to the horrors of slavery for the first time.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
300
An addition to the Compromise of 1850 that required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves and made it a federal crime to assist runaway slaves.
What is the Fugitive Slave Law?
300
Based on the map above, this part of Texas had an economic interest in joining the Confederacy.
What is East Texas?
300
A dispute over the location of the Texas-Mexico border was a direct cause of this.
What is the U.S.-Mexican War?
300
The nickname given when the new state of Kansas was voting on the issue of slavery and the surrounding events that resulted in fighting and bloodshed.
What is Bleeding Kansas?
300
Southern states began to secede when he was elected President because they thought he would abolish slavery rather than just containing it as he had stated.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
400
This was the primary issue on which the argument over states' right during the 1850s was centered.
What is slavery?
400
In February 1861, Texas issued a document giving reasons for seceding from the US. It said the confederacy was established by and for the white race and African Americans were "an inferior and dependent race, and in that condition only could their existence in this country be rendered beneficial or tolerable."
What practice is this document supporting?
What is slavery?
400
James Polk said "Mexico has shed American blood upon American soil." However, from Mexico's perspective, this is not correct because of this reason.
What is Mexico did not consider the Rio Grande to be the actual border?
400
This cartoon shows the Northern states opposition to the annexation of Texas until Texas does this.
What is abolish or give up slavery?
400
This governor of Texas advised against seceding and was kicked out of office as a result of refusing to pledge loyalty to the Confederacy.
Who is Sam Houston?
500
This map shows the results of Texas losing land to the New Mexico Territory, receiving $10 million, and Texas being declared a slave state. All results of this agreement.
What is the Compromise of 1850?
500
Northern states relied heavily upon this type of economy while Southern states relied upon this type of economy.
What are Industrial and Agricultural economies?
500
As a result of this Treaty, Mexico recognized Texas as part of the United States and accepted the Rio Grande as the official southern border.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
500
This group of individuals were denied education, tortured in every way imaginable, and forced to work very long hours for no pay.
Who are enslaved persons?
500
This political party was formed in order to oppose the spread of slavery.
What is the Republican Party?