P1- Unit 2 Civil War

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How did Texas become part of the United States?

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Texas was annexed after gaining independence from Mexico

Front

Analyze why the United States went to war with Mexico.

Back

Disputes over Texas boundaries and desire for additional land

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The Compromise of 1850 included all EXCEPT: California admitted as a free state, Strengthened Fugitive Slave Law, Popular sovereignty in some territories

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Slavery abolished nationwide

Front

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote:

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a novel that influenced Northern views on slavery

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How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act contribute to conflict?

Back

Led to “Bleeding Kansas” and increased violence over slavery

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How did the Election of 1860 contribute to the Civil War?

Back

Southern states seceded after Lincoln’s victory.

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What did the Dred Scott decision declare?

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African Americans were not citizens and could not sue in court

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How did the Dred Scott decision affect sectional tensions?

Back

It angered the North and encouraged abolitionist sentiment

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Which U.S. policy promoted westward expansion during the 1800s?

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Manifest Destiny

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Which territories were gained by the U.S. through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? Options: California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Colorado, Texas and Florida only, Oregon and Washington, Louisiana and Michigan

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California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Colorado