Historical Events and Legislation

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Major result of the Mexican War

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The Mexican Cession

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Significant event that ended the Texas Revolution

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The Treaty of Velasco

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Northern boundary of the Oregon Territory established in 1846

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49th parallel

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Primary factor that led to mass migration to California in 1849

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The discovery of gold

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Trail primarily used by settlers moving to the Pacific Northwest

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Oregon Trail

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Primary purpose of the Compromise of 1850

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To balance free and slave states

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Fugitive Slave Acts were part of which larger legislative package

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The Compromise of 1850

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Significant outcome of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

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It repealed the Missouri Compromise

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In the Dred Scott decision, what did the Supreme Court determine about African Americans?

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The Dred Scott decision determined African Americans were not citizens and had no rights.

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Which state was admitted to the Union as a free state under the Compromise of 1850?

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California was admitted as a free state under the Compromise of 1850.