U.S History Final Exam Study Guide

Front

What was a major point of contention between lawmakers who were deciding how to admit new states into the Union?

Back

Slavery vs. anti-slavery debate in the territories

Front

What was the name for American trappers who explored the Rocky Mountains in the early 1800s?

Back

Mountain Men

Front

What was an early name of modern-day Texas?

Back

Lone Star Republic

Front

What was responsible for annexing most of the American southwest? Options: Slavery, Treaty of Guadalupe, Gold Rush, Imperialism

Back

Treaty of Guadalupe

Front

What was responsible for the final piece of the American southwest? Options: 2nd Amendment, Know-nothing party, Gadsden Purchase, Literacy Test

Back

Gadsden Purchase

Front

What was a group of immigrants who became stuck in the Sierra Nevada mountains in winter and had to go to extreme lengths to survive?

Back

Donner Party

Front

What finally ended slavery in the US?

Back

Thirteenth Amendment

Front

Who were terrorized and killed by the thousands because of Gold Rush?

Back

Native Americans

Front

Who believed that liberty was a natural right, granted at birth?

Back

Frederick Douglass

Front

What was the nickname given to California gold-rushers?

Back

49ers