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Road to the Civil War
Road to the Civil War
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1
Which invention increased harvesting & made it more efficient?
Lowell System
Mechanical Reaper
Cotton Gin
Iron Plow
2
What was America's manifest destiny?
belief that the U.S. should expand across the continent from coast to coast
belief that America should be the most powerful country in the world
belief that slavery will someday not exist in the USA
belief in the USA as the best, always. U-S-A! U-S-A!
3
Which inventor-invention is mismatched?
Eli Whitney - Cotton Gin
Robert Fulton - Steamboat
Samuel Morse - Telegraph
Cyrus McCormick - Steel Plow
4
The name of the system used by Andrew Jackson where he hired loyal supporters into high gov't roles.
Interview System
Loyalty System
Electoral College
Spoils System
5
morse code
a system using a special code of dots & dashes to make letters and numbers
a code that is in a format sent through a telegraph wire only cats can hear
a code that used raised dots to make letters
a system that used shapes as a code for letters
6
The Supreme Court Case that Andrew Jackson ignored where the Cherokee people were supposed to be allowed to stay!
Marbury vs. Madison
Worcester vs. Georgia
Roe vs. Wade
Dred Scott Decision
7
Which was not part of Compromise of 1850?
Maine becoming a free state
The Fugitive Slave Act
Popular sovereignty for New Mexico & Utah
California becoming a free state
8
What was "Bleeding Kansas"?
When the Senator from Kansas was attacked in the Senate.
Fights between pro and anti-slavery settlers in Kansas
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in Kansas
The Indian Massacre in Topeka, Kansas
9
Which state threatened to secede after wanting to nullify the tariffs?
South Carolina
Texas
North Carolina
Georgia
10
Who led a raid on the US Armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?
John Brown
Nat Turner
Abe Lincoln
Stonewall Jackson
11
What is a tariff?
it is another way to describe an income tax
tax on foreign goods
tax money that is given back to the people
tax on domestic goods
12
What was the Trail of Tears?
The trail that led pioneers to the West Coast of the US.
The ship route that brought captured slaves to the US.
The forced removal of the Cherokee and other Natives from their land.
A name for Jackson's attack on the Seminole.
13
Peter Cooper invented...
the lightbulb
the neckbeard
steam powered train
cotton gin
14
This is the battle where over 180 Texans fought Mexico and all of the Texans were killed.
Washington-on-the-Brazos
San Jacinto
Alamo
Goliad
15
What was NOT part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
The Oregon Territory became part of the U.S.
Mexico ceded a massive amount of land including California
Mexico recognized the Rio Grande as the border of Texas
America paid Mexico $15 million
16
Which was NOT an effect of railroad expansion?
Cities near railroad stops grew in size
Worker wages increased and everyone became wealthy
The lumber & steel industries grew tremendously in the U.S.
Unity & nationalism increased in the country
17
Abolitionist means
Escaped slaves
Supporters of slavery
Lawyers who tried to make slavery legal everywhere
People again slavery
18
Why were interchangeable parts such a big deal?
They raised costs and increased production.
They lowered costs and increased production.
They raised costs and decreased production.
They lowered costs and decreased production.
19
What was the name of this painting?
American Progress
American Greed
Party in the USA
Manifest Destiny
20
What invention caused a huge increase in the slave population
Reaper
Steel Plow
Cotton Gin
Steamboat
21
What was the "Era of Good Feelings"
Diplomatic Ties and Peace with European Nations
Unity and National Pride of being an American
Confusion
Booming and Commercial Shipping
22
What is an empresario?
a person born in Texas whose parents are Mexican
Any person who settles in Texas
an person who recruited settlers to a Mexico
person who commits rebellious activity in a another country
23
What is sectionalism?
Putting the nation ahead of your state.
Putting your region ahead of the nation.
Putting the nation ahead of your region.
Putting your state ahead of the world.
24
What new fuel became in high demand during the Industrial & Transportation Revolutions?
Gasoline (Petrol)
Coal
Hydroelectricity
Wood
25
What did the Supreme Court decide in the Dred Scott Decision?
African Americans (free or not) are not citizens and cannot sue in court
Slavery should be voted on by the people
Slavery should be illegal in the United States
Dred Scott is freed for living in a "free" territory
26
This novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe helped expose slavery to many northerners.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Jungle
To Kill A Mockingbird
Common Sense
27
What does popular sovereignty mean?
3 branches of government
people vote on contentious issues to deicide instead of the gov't deciding
when citizens vote for the President
Freedoms given to the people
28
What country did Mexico gain independence from?
Great Britain
France
U.S.
Spain
29
What was NOT part of the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri enters as a slave state.
Territories decided on slavery based on popular sovereignty.
Maine enters as a free state.
Slavery banned above the 36'30'' latitude line.
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Who was known as the "Great Compromiser?"
John Brown
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Clay
