**Countdown to the Civil War**

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Which of the following HEADLINES could ONLY happen after the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo/Mexican Cession?
"Texas WINS its INDEPENDENCE from Mexico!" -April 1836
"The US Mourns President Jackson's Death"- June 1845
"A stream of prospectors flood California searching for Gold!"- October 1849

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"A stream of prospectors flood California searching for Gold!"- October 1849

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Which of the statements would most likely come from the Natives being forced to leave shown in the bottom left corner?

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We must move further west as our land and way of life are threatened.

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Who would most likely be responsible for making the statement: "Slavery is a benevolent (good) institution that provides structure and care for an inferior race, essential for maintaining the prosperity and stability of our society" in the antebellum South? Options: William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Joe Davis.

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Joe Davis: Brother of Jefferson Davis, enslaver, and owner of Hurricane Plantation in Mississippi.

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Which of the following would be the BEST title for this timeline? Options: "Manifest Destiny: The Expansion of U.S. Borders in the Mid-19th Century", "Causes of the Civil War: Evolving Tensions in Antebellum America", "The Civil War: The Pinnacle of Racism in the United States"

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"Causes of the Civil War: Evolving Tensions in Antebellum America"

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Based on what you've read, this passage would MOST likely appear in which of the following primary sources? "There was a groan of mortal agony, and the eyes of the dying man opened; it was for a moment, but in that moment he saw the slave dealer, the man-stealer, the trafficker in human hearts, and flesh, and souls, and his last breath passed in a shuddering cry of despair." Options: Kansas Nebraska Act, written in 1854, Memoir of Roger B. Taney, Justice in Dred Scott case, Uncle Tom's Cabin, fictional book written by Harriet Beech Stowe

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Uncle Tom's Cabin, fictional book written by Harriet Beech Stowe

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Which of the following best explains the main purpose of the regulation: "No negro or freedman shall be allowed to come within the limits of the town of Opelousas without special permission from his employer" in post-Civil War Southern society? Options: To promote economic independence for formerly enslaved individuals, To ensure fair treatment in employment for newly freed African Americans, To restrict freedoms of African Americans in the south

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To restrict freedoms of African Americans in the south

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What does the establishment of hospitals by the Freedmen’s Bureau indicate about the Bureau’s role in post-war Southern society?

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It aimed to address the urgent health and welfare needs of formerly enslaved people.