Pre-Civil War

Why was the railroad important?

• Helped cities expand and created better transport.

• Help create a network of roads that were used in military operations.

• Destroyed the agriculture fields since people were moving to the cities.

• Helped transport goods to locations that were hard to reach.

The North was better equipped for war.

• True

• False

The President of the United States before and during the Civil war was....

What type of economy did the northern states have?

• Industrial economy

• Agricultural economy

• Mixed economy

• Trading economy

What type of economy did the southern states have?

• Industrial economy

• Trading economy

• Agricultural economy

• Mixed economy

What was the biggest reason on why the southern states seceded from the union?

• Desire to create their own nation

• destruction of states' rights

• Economic factors

• Abolition of slavery

What was the Compromise of 1850?

• Maine and Missouri became states

• A series of laws that helped New Mexico become a state and further divided the U.S. on slavery

• Seven states became known as the Confederate States of America.

• The compromise divided the Louisiana Territory at the 36°, 30” line of latitude.

What caused the Mexican American War?

• Kansas becoming a state.

• Missouri becoming a slave state.

• Annexation of New Mexico

• Annexation of Texas

Who was president during the Mexican American War?

• Andrew Jackson

• James K. Polk

• Abraham Lincoln

• John C. Calhoun

What is suffrage?

• Movement/Issue of Voting

• Right to Protest

• Movement to gain equal rights

• Movement to gain independence