Growing Tension

The most hated provision of the Compromise of 1850 for abolitionists was __________________.

• California becoming a free state

• The slave trade being abolished in Washington, DC

• Utah and New Mexico territories being open to slavery

• The Fugitive Slave Act

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7.12.a

different geographical areas of the U.S. have different beliefs and values, which can cause tension.

• Sectionalism

• Localism

• Partiality

• Provincialism

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7.12.a

NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION

• It was a way to say tax me more because everything was very cheap

• It meant that the tariffs were fair for the Colonists.

• It meant that the Colonists did not want representation in the British parliament

• It was a common cry that the British Colonists in North America held against the British Crown.

What did the colonists do to avoid paying more tariffs?

• they started buying from the French

• they started buying from the Native Americans

• they boycotted british goods

• they began making their own goods

After World War II, which nations became bitter rivals during the Cold War?

• Britian and France

• Japan and the United States

• the Soviet Union and the United States

• the Soviet Union and Cuba

What was a key aspect of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• Joint military operations

• Economic partnership

• Political alliance

• Tension and rivalry

Why were the colonists so angry about taxes?

• they could not afford to pay the taxes

• they gave enough money to the King already

• they thought England should be responsible for their debt

• they had no representation in parliament

What was the goal of the colonist's boycott?

• Prove they did not need Great Britain

• Hurt British trade

• Try to survive on colonial goods

• to make France angry

Samuel Adams and John Hancock were part of which patriotic group...

• Rebels of the North

• Patriots of Freedom

• Sons of Liberty

• New Colonists

How did Texas change during Austin's absence?

• It became more peaceful

• It experienced increased tensions and unrest

• It was annexed by the United States

• It developed a new constitution