US History - Unit #5 - Lesson 1 & 2

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The idea that Americans should settle the continent from the East coast to the West coast was called

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Manifest Destiny

Front

Which state was an independent nation before entering the Union? Options: California, Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana

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Texas

Front

Compromise reached that allowed Missouri to enter the union as a slave state and Maine to enter the union as a free state.

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Missouri Compromise

Front

This compromise address the Mexican Cession and dealt with the spread of slavery in that new land acquisition.

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The Compromise of 1850

Front

This compromise included the Fugitive Slave Act which angered most Americans.

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Compromise of 1850

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Which compromise dealing with the spread of slavery addressed the land gained in the Louisiana Purchase? Options: Kansas-Nebraska Act, Compromise of 1850, Missouri Compromise, Louisiana Purchase Act

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Missouri Compromise

Front

As a result of the Mexican-American War, Mexico ceded over 500,000 square miles of land to the US. This land was called the

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Mexican Cession

Front

The ideological explanation for the American Revolution can be found in which document? Options: the US Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Mayflower Compact, the Bill of Rights

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the Declaration of Independence

Front

Which reform movement wanted to end slavery?

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Abolition

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Supreme Court case that ruled slaves were not citizens and could not sue in court for their freedom.

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Scott v Sanford