SSUSH8 Recap

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Which state was added as a free state to balance out Missouri joining the Union as a slave state?

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Maine

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How did the Missouri Compromise increase sectional tensions between the Northern free states and the Southern slave states?

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The Missouri Compromise limited the expansion of slavery into new Western territories.

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What was the main idea of Manifest Destiny?

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that it was the God-given right for Americans to take the land

Front

True or False: The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo officially ended the U.S.-Mexican War?

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True

Front

The area called "Mexican Cession" was given to the United States by what effect of the U.S.-Mexican War? Options: Compromise of 1850, Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, Spread of Slavery, Texas Annexation

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Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

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How did the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo impact Texas?

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Mexico finally recognized Texas as a part of the United States.

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The Compromise of 1850 admitted _________ as a free state.

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California

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The Compromise of 1850 outlawed slave auctions in...

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Washington, DC

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What did the Compromise of 1850 say about slavery in other territories (besides California) that were acquired by the U.S. in the Mexican Cession?

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Popular sovereignty would determine whether or not the territories would allow slavery.

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The Compromise of 1850 included a new and tougher...

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Fugitive Slave Act.