flash card set 8

flash card set 8

Assessment

Flashcard

History

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Klover Marshall

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was the Compromise of 1850?

Back

Introduced by Henry Clay to settle the slavery issue in new territories; it allowed California to enter as a free state but included a stricter Fugitive Slave Act.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was the Gadsden Purchase (1853)?

Back

The U.S. paid Mexico $10 million for a small strip of land in southern Arizona and New Mexico to provide a flat route for a transcontinental railroad.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why did the Mormon Migration occur?

Back

The religious group moved west to the Utah Territory to set up an independent community and escape religious persecution.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What role did Chinese immigrants play in the 19th century?

Back

Many arrived in California following the Gold Rush and found work in the mining sector and building the railroads.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was the Erie Canal and its significance?

Back

A man-made waterway completed in 1825 that connected the Atlantic Ocean (via the Hudson River) to the Great Lakes, lowering shipping costs and facilitating westward migration.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How did steamboats impact transportation?

Back

An invention that increased the efficiency of river travel, allowing goods and people to move faster against the current, which led to the growth of cities like St. Louis and New Orleans.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was the Transcontinental Railroad?

Back

A nationwide transportation network that united the East and West coasts, facilitating settlement and access to new markets.

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