Expansion of the United States (1803-1854)

A big question that arose as the United States expanded between 1803 and 1854 was?

• Should the new lands be given to other countries?

• Should the new lands be used for mining

• Should the new lands be divided equally?

• Should the new lands allow slavery or not?

How did the United States grow in size during this period?

• By losing land to other countries

• By building new cities

• By moving people to different countries

• By buying land, making agreements, and winning battles

What did the northern states want for the new states?

• They wanted the new states to be divided equally

• They wanted the new states to allow slavery

• They wanted the new states to be free

• They wanted the new states to join other countries

What was the South’s economy dependent on?

• Factories and industry

• Technology and innovation

• Farming and slavery

• Trade with other countries

What part of the U.S. Constitution did the North use to support their arguments for an end to slavery? The North wanted everyone to have ...

• The right to free speech

• The right to own property

• The right to bear arms (to have guns)

• Equal rights for everyone, including Blacks, because the constitution says, "All men are created equal"

What did the Compromise of 1850 do?

• It divided the United States into two countries.

• It made California a state and allowed new lands to decide on slavery.

• It gave more power to the southern states.

• It ended all slavery in the United States.

What was the Fugitive Slave Law?

• A law that required all states to return escaped slaves.

• A law that prevented new states from having slavery.

• A law that allowed slaves to be free if they reached the North.

• A law that made it illegal to have slaves.

Why did tensions increase in the North before the Civil War?

• Because the North wanted to start a war.

• Because the North wanted to end all factories.

• Because the North wanted to expand its territory.

• Because the North began to see slavery as wrong and did not want to support it.

What happened after Abraham Lincoln was elected in November 1860?

• Abraham Lincoln immediately ended slavery.

• The southern states left the Union and formed the Confederate States.

• The southern states joined the Union.

• The northern states decided to support slavery.

What was one cause of the American Civil War?

• The North and the South had different ideas about slavery

• The weather in the South was bad

• The North and the South were fighting about religion

• There were too many immigrants in the North and the South did not like that.