Which was NOT a possible hardship for settlers on overland trails to the west?

Who was elected President in 1845 with a campaign promise to expand the U.S.?

Vast amounts of _____were acquired during President Polk's term as President.

The belief that the United States had a God-given right and duty to occupy all lands stretching to the Pacific Ocean was called ____.

The Gold Rush began when gold was found by James W. Marshall at _____ in California.

Miners rushed to California in search of gold in ___.

The Gold Rush caused a huge increase in population and helped _____ become a state.

The Gold Rush led to an increase of ____ connecting the eastern U.S. to the West. This made it easier for new settlers to move across the country.

Andrew Jackson signed the ____that forced Indians to move west of the Mississippi River.

Who was the Cherokee Silversmith who created an alphabet for the Cherokee?

Working in /on a _____ usually meant that a slave had more freedoms and was treated better. He/she most likely worked in shops and learned new skills.

Working in/on a _____ usually meant a slave worked closely with the master because there weren't as many slaves. These close bonds sometimes led to better treatment.

Working in/on a usually meant a slave worked in harsh conditions with poor housing and little food. He/she most likely worked in the fields cultivating crops.

Who helped lead slaves to freedom using a system called the Underground Railroad?

The steamboat, which can run without wind, was invented by___?

The invention that increased the amount of raw material sent to the northern textile mills was invented by____

The invention of the cotton gin increased the amount of raw material sent to the northern textile mills , which then created an increase in _____.

The South's major form of transportation was ______, and the north's was ______.

The North had a much larger population living in large cities, but in the South most people lived in _____ areas.

The period of time where there was a major increase in the manufacturing of goods in factories was called ____.

Who was known as the father of the Industrial Revolution?

What supplied energy to factories during the Industrial Revolution?

During the 1800's, the urban north had an increase in ____, while the agricultural south had an increase in _____.

In the 1800's, the North's economy was mostly based on ___, while the South's economy was mostly based on____.

Congress passed ______on imported goods. This helped northern factories , but caused high prices in the South.

Many Northerners thought slavery was wrong, but many in the South saw it as ____for their way of life.

An escaped slave who spoke out against slavery and later became one of Lincoln's advisors.

_____was an abolitionist who also brought attention to the need for women's rights.

Which abolitionist said that it wasn't enough to change the laws, people's hearts and minds needed to be changed?

The Missouri Compromise was when Congress let Missouri enter the Union as a slave state and let _____enter as a free state.

Territories were given the right to allow slavery or not in the ____.

Life as a slave was described in the novel____________.

The Kansas- Nebraska Act gave the two territories the right to _____.

The Supreme Court decided that slaves were property no matter where they lived in the _____.

John Brown attacked an Army post at _____, Virginia and tried to start a slave rebellion.

_____was a Northern Democrat in the Presidential election of 1860 who wanted to abolish slavery.

____was a Republican candidate in the Presidential election of 1860. He was opposed to the spread of slavery.

_____was a Southern Democrat in the Presidential election of 1860 who wanted to protect the institution of slavery.

_____was a Constituitional Union Party candidate in the Presidential Election of 1860. He ignored slavery and focused on other issues.