American Cultures College Prep Mid Term

Which nation did the US have a boundary dispute with called "Fifty Four Forty or Fight"?

Which person was known as "The War President" and was president during the Mex-Am War?

Name of the religious group that settled in Salt Lake City to escape religious persecution?

Why did the US go to war with Great Britain in 1812?

Which group was affected by The "Trail of Tears"?

Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

Industrialization did NOT lead to which of the following?

What issue divided the Whig Party?

Federalists did NOT support/believe in which of the following?

Which of the following was NOT a problem workers faced in the 1800s?

What was the focus of the temperance movement?

What was the result of the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Under popular sovereignty, who would determine whether slavery would be allowed in a territory?

What was the nickname for Kansas after the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

What issue unified and caused the Republican Party to form?

What issue united the Republican party despite having differences over other issues?

Doing what's best for the US or placing national interests above regional concerns is called?

What was the name given to people who rushed to California in search of gold?

What is the northern economy based on industry & the southern economy based on farming show?

Which event created a diverse population in California?

His win in the Election of 1860 caused South Carolina to secede from the union?

Even though the tariff hurt the South, it was designed to help whom?

What was the main purpose of the Seneca Falls Convention?

Who raided Harper's Ferry and increased tensions between the North and South?

Which person destroyed the BUS, removed Nat. Ams. from their land, & started the spoils system?

What novel divided the nation over slavery and made slavery a moral issue?

What did the Monroe Doctrine warn European powers to avoid?

What was the main appeal Texas had for American settlers?

Which of the following land deals doubled the size of the US?

What court case pleased Southerners, ruled slaves didn't have rights, & slavery could expand.

Which of the following issues divided the nation in the 1790s?

Who was one of the most active conductors on the Underground Railroad?

Which movement promoted ending the institution of slavery?

What religious movement believed a person's salvation depended on his/her own efforts?

What inventions revolutionized the farming industry?

What maintained the balance of slave states and free states?

Which invention caused the demand for slaves to increase?