Chapter 10 Powerpoint Review

Name one reason people started settling West? Question

Answer - I To escape religious persecution Prospect of owning their own farms The belief in Manifest Destiny Answer - I

Define Manifest Destiny Question

The belief that it is Gods will that Americans extend and civilize the West Answer – II

What did Native Americans fear the most because of Western settlement? Question

That the settlers would deplete the buffalo population that they used and worshipped as part of their culture Answer – III

How did Americans deal with Natives who refused to move off their land? Question

Use force to remove the Native American from their home Answer – II

What was the treaty called that was negotiated between Natives and the American government that promised certain land would never be taken away from Native Americans? Question

Treaty of Laramie Answer – III

What was the name of the people who headed west, got lost in the Sierra Mountains, and had to turn to cannabilism to survive? Question

The Donner Party Answer - III

What was the biggest danger facing travelers on the Oregon Trail? Question

Disease Answer-II

How did Mexico encourage U.S. citizens to move to Texas? Question

Promised them tax exemptions for the first ten years Answer – III

Why did many Mexicans distrust new American settlers? Name one. Question

New American settlers refused to learn Spanish or convert to Catholicism. The Mexicans also distrusted the American lifestyle. Answer - III

Why did 200 Texans escape to the Alamo where they became outnumbered and were eventually killed by Mexican troops after a 13 day standoff? Question

They were fighting for their independence from Mexico. Answer - II

Why did members of Congress oppose admitting Texas into the Union? Question

They knew Texas would become a slave state and northern delegates did not want to offset the balance of power in Congress Answer – III

What event will ultimately cause the Mexican American War? Question

The acquisition of Texas into the U.S. as a state Answer - II

What treaty ended the war with Mexico that will force Mexico to give up most of what is now Southwest U.S., reset the border between U.S. and Mexico as the Rio Grande river, and gave Mexico $15 million and the promise to pay off some of their national debt? Question

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Answer - III

What country did we negotiate with to receive Oregon? Question

Great Britain Answer - III

What was the biggest problem with the new land acquired from Mexico in the Mexican American War? Question

What territory would allow slavery – if it were to be allowed at all Answer-I

What did David Wilmot propose the laws should be about slavery in the new land acquired from Mexico in the Wilmot Proviso? Question

That slavery should be outlawed in the new territories Answer - II

What is the term for letting each new territory decide on its own if slavery would be permitted or not? Question

Popular sovereignty Answer-I

What were the effects of popular sovereignty? Name one. Question

Removed slavery from national politics, it was democratic, abolitionists still weren’t happy because it denied African Americans their right not to be enslaved Answer- II

What was the name of the new political party that strongly opposed slavery in 1848? Question

The Free-Soil Party Answer- II

Why did California have to apply for statehood? Question

The population explosion as a result of people moving west for gold Answer - III

What was one of the main clauses in the Compromise of 1850? Question

Answer -II 1. CA was entered into the Union as a free state 2. It was against the law to buy or sell slaves in Washington D.C. 3. The Fugitive Slave Act was instated 4. The rest of the territory acquired from Mexico would use popular sovereignty to decide upon the use of slavery Answer -II

What was the name of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book that helped to change Northern outlook on African Americans and slavery? Question

Uncle Tom’s Cabin Answer-I

What did the Fugitive Slave Act do? Question

1. Said any African American accused of being a runaway would be arrested and brought to a federal commissioner – those found guilty were to return south immediately 2. Made it so that any white person could be arrested if they didn’t assist in the capture of a runaway slave 3. It greatly angered the North, caused people who were indifferent to slavery want to end it b/c of laws Answer -III

Why did new settlers out west want a railroad that would connect East to West? Question

To make travel cheaper and easier Answer - II

Why was the Missouri Compromise repealed? Question

The government needed southern senators to ratify the new state of Nebraska in order to build the transcontinental railroad Answer-II

What did the Kansas- Nebraska Act do? Question

Repealed the Missouri Compromise allowing slavery to exist in the new territories in Nebraska and Kansas Answer-I

What was Bleeding Kansas? Question

The name of one of the first battlegrounds of the Civil War where people became violent over the issue of slavery in Kansas Answer -III

What new antislavery party formed as a result of other political parties destruction over the Kansas Nebraska Act? Question

The Republican Party Answer-II

Describe James Buchanan’s campaign and political beliefs Describe James Buchanan’s campaign and political beliefs. Name at least one characteristic. Question

1. He did not take a stand/side on the Kansas Nebraska Act 2. His supporters told people he could only save the Union- if Republican was elected president the South would secede 3. His record in Congress showed he would compromise with the South 4. Suggested the Supreme Court should decide the issue of slavery in the new territories Answer - III

What was the final ruling in the Dred Scott case? Question

A slave is property-not a citizen- therefore has no rights under the Constitution Answer- I

What were the views on slavery in the new territories for Lincoln What were the views on slavery in the new territories for Lincoln? For Douglas? Question

Lincoln – opposed spread of slavery in new territories Douglas – believed they should use popular sovereignty to decide Answer-III

What was the goal of John Brown? Question

To arm enslaved people and encourage them to rebel against their slaveholders Answer - I

Why did Southerners blame John Brown’s raid on Republicans? Question

Because Republicans were an antislavery political party and many southerners believed the Republicans encouraged John Brown since they both opposed slavery Answer- II

Why was the Democratic Party torn apart of the issue of slavery? Question

They had different views on whether to ( and how to) allow slavery in the new territories Answer – II

Why did the South secede after Lincoln won president? Question

They saw it as a victory for abolitionists because Lincoln was a Republican and Republicans stood for antislavery Answer – I

What was one of the elements of Crittenden’s Compromise? Question

1. Guaranteed slavery where it already existed 2. The Missouri Compromise would be reinstated 3. Slavery would be banned north of the Missouri Compromise line, and protected south of it Answer - II

Who was president of the Confederacy? Question

Jefferson Davis Answer - I

What was one of the goal’s of Lincoln at the beginning of the war? Question

To convince border states to stay with the Union Answer - III