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In a lively debate about states' rights and slavery, who would Avery and Liam say was the most passionate supporter?

• James Hammond

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Frederick Douglass

• John C. Calhoun

Imagine you're a wealthy plantation owner in the 1800s. What would be your top priority to ensure your lavish lifestyle continues? Join Sophia, Nora, and Arjun as they explore the options!

• Justify slavery solely on the economic reliance of Southern cotton.

• Work with industrial leaders to protect American business.

• Feel supported by federal tariff policy.

• Shape foreign and domestic policy to benefit the expansion of slavery.

Hey Mason, James, and Michael! Imagine you're time-traveling historians. With the abolition of the foreign slave trade, what surprising twist did slavery in the U.S. take?

• The rise of a thriving domestic slave trade

• A slow decrease resulting in a lower number of enslaved peoples.

• A stronger bipartisan call for the end of slavery.

• An increase of industrialization in the South to diversify the economy

Hey history buffs! Emma and Avery are debating which U.S. President was all about that Western expansion vibe. Can you help them out?

• Millard Filmore

• Zachary Taylor

• James K. Polk

• Franklin Pierce

Join Avery, Anika, and Charlotte on a historical adventure! Can you guess which event finally completed the borders of the continental U.S.?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Mexican Cession

• Spanish Cession

• Gadsden Purchase

Hey history buffs! Can you help Rohan and Nora figure out which U.S. policy allowed California to join the Union as a free state?

• The Gadsden Purchase

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Kansas Nebraska Act

Hey history buffs! Benjamin and Evelyn are debating about the Wilmot Proviso. Can you help them out by identifying what it specifically provided for?

• federal return of fugitive slaves to the south.

• the prohibition of slavery in Louisiana Purchase territory.

• the prohibition of slavery in lands acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War.

• the primacy of federal law over state-legislated Black Codes.

Hey history buffs! Imagine you're in a classroom with Evelyn, Aria, and Luna, and you're diving into the Missouri Compromise. Besides letting Missouri join as a slave state and Maine as a free state, what else did this famous compromise decide?

• The international slave trade would end.

• Slavery would not be permitted north of the 36’30 line.

• The number of pro and anti-slavery members of the House of Representatives would be kept equal.

• Slavery would be gradually abolished in Washington, D.C.

Hey Emma and Aiden, did you know that in 1836 Texas became a Republic? It was due to all of the following reasons EXCEPT one. Can you guess which one it is?

• to protect slavery in Texas.

• to protect itself against Mexico.

• to hasten its ability to govern itself separately from the U.S.

• because the U.S. was reluctant to allow its entry into the Union.

Imagine you're in a heated debate club with Grace, Aria, and Jackson. Why did many of the Northern members of Congress oppose letting Texas join the Union?

• Texas would have more people than any of the northern states, creating an imbalance in the House of Representatives.

• Texas would have been a state full of Catholics and Jews.

• Many Northern members felt sorry for Mexico and wanted to give the land back to them.

• Texas would have come into the Union as a slave state and upset the balance in the Senate.