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Cards in this guide (20)
In the 1800s many people in the North moved to

(cities)

Under this idea voters in a territory could decide whether or not to allow slavery in their state

popular sovereignty

The new political party that formed as a result of the debate over slavery was the

free soil party

Who warned that a civil war would result if any state left the Union

Henry Clay

The strong feeling of loyalty to a state or section instead of to the whole country is called

sectionalism

Asked Spain to give the US some Texas land and promised to bring in American settlers

Moses Austin

Forced congress to decide if slavery would be allowed in regions west of the mississippi

missouri compromise

A results when each side gives up part of its demands to gain part of what is wanted

Compromise

The North gave up its demand for an end to slavery in all the territories Congress passed a new stricter fugitive slave law

true

The Louisiana Purchase included land that was located west of the Mississippi River and included how many acres of land

Over 1/2 Billion

What ordered every US government officer to help slave owners get their runaway slaves back

fugitive slave laws


fugitive slave act
Only a few Free Soilers were abolitionists who wanted to end slavery in the South

True

As the first colonists began to raise on huge areas of land they needed an inexpensive reliable labor force

(Tobacco)

South Carolina stood by its position concerning its rights as a state

(True)

Delegates sent a written request to the Mexican government to make Texas a separate state within

the republic of mexico

The North lost some skilled to the South

Military Leaders

When abolitionists refused to obey the stricter laws concerning runaway slaves began to increase

Underground Railroad Traffic

At first the southern states wanted only to able to themselves

defend

The what wanted to extend the missouri copromise line all the way to the pacific

The US wanted to extend the Missouri compromise line all the way to the Pacific.

Who Was the belief that the US was destined to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

Manifest Destiny

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