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20 Cards in this Set
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Which tribes were forced to move west during the American Indian relocation? |
Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, Seminole |
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What was different about the Cherokee removal, and what was their removal called? |
They fought in the court system and won, but the president overturned the ruling. The Trail of Tears |
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Name the reasons the US entered into the War of 1812: |
(1) To gain control of oceans, (2) To stop British & American Indian attacks, (3) To get British out of North America. |
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Name the reasons pioneers chose to move west: |
1) They were excited to make the journey, 2) They got to claim land in the West for free, 3) They spread American culture, 4) They were looking for adventure. |
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What were the different ways the pioneers traveled? |
Wagon or Walking. |
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What sustained the economy of the North? the South? |
North: Industry (factories) South: Agriculture (farming) |
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What is a tariff, and who supported them? |
Taxes on imported & exported goods. The North supported them. |
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What key piece of technology was invented and helped economies of both sides? |
The cotton gin. The North made parts for it; The South produced more cotton and made more profit. |
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Why did plantation owners think it was dangerous for slaves to read and write? |
They could learn about their rights and want fair treatment. |
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Immigrants came to which part of the country? Why? Where from? |
Which part of the country? The North. Why? To find jobs in factories. Where from? They came from Asia & Europe. |
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Why was Missouri a problem? |
It was a slave state, and adding it would upset the balance of power in congress. |
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Who found a solution to this problem, and what did his solution say? |
Senator Henry Clay. Compromise between the North & South that allowed Missouri, a slave state, and Maine, a free state, to be admitted into the Union. |
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Why did the US need another compromise in 1850? |
California was gained from Mexico and wanted to join the Union as a free state. |
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Who proposed the idea for the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and why did his proposition cause problems? |
Stephen Douglas. It contradicted earlier laws |
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Who are the free-soilers? |
They did not believe in slavery and they wanted Kansas to remain a free state. |
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Describe the problem about fugitive slaves. |
People in the North had to go against their beliefs and return run away slaves. |
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The solution about fugitive slaves impacted the lives of which side the most? |
South, because they got their runaway slaves back. |
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Why was Abraham Lincoln chosen to represent the Republican party in 1860? |
He would stand up against slavery. |
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Which was the first state to leave the Union? |
South Carolina. |
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What was surprising about Fort Sumter? |
No Soldier from either side was killed. |