US History: AKS 37a&b

Front

How did the Cotton Gin impact the North?

Back

It provided more raw materials, which allowed the factory system to grow.

Front

Which one of the following became an important cash crop in the South? Options: wheat, cotton, barley

Back

cotton

Front

What happened as a result of the Cotton Gin?

Back

the price of slaves increased dramatically

Front

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

Back

Missouri

Front

The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states.  North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.

Back

prohibited, permitted or allowed

Front

Where was the Missouri Compromise line?

Back

36-30 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase

Front

What was a question the U.S. had to debate when trying to decide if Texas should be allowed to join the union?

Back

How adding a slave state would affect the balance of Congress

Front

Manifest Destiny is the belief in the country expanding from coast to coast

Back

True

Front

Most of the land that the US believed was there due to Manifest Destiny, belonged to what country?

Back

Mexico

Front

Why did Southerners want to expand westward?

Back

To find more land for cotton cultivation