History of the Americas Questions
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This word refers to the "strong attachment to regional interests" that was truly dividing the North and South during the 1800's:
The term for when the voters in a territory that is applying for statehood could decide on whether that state should allow slavery or ban it:
Why did members of Congress wanted the number of states banning slavery to be equal in number to the states that allowed slavery during this time? In what ways do you think Westward Expansion could prove problematic in this?
Senator ________________ of Kentucky earned the title of "The Great Compromiser" for his political work in attempting to save the Union through the passage of several compromises designed to mend the nation's sectional differences
The ________'s economy, workshops, factories, and mills, along with a growing number of canal and railroad lines, are some noteworthy aspects of this regions, and will have an impact during the Civil War.
Which two states were involved in the Missouri Compromise?
The ______ had little industry by 1860, and its economy depended on the export of agricultural products. Rice, corn, and cotton all grew well, but out of the 3, cotton was most important
Which state was to come into the Union as a free state, and which as a state that allowed slavery?
What were the consequences of the stock market crash on businesses and individuals?
A former run-away slave, turned abolitionist, __________ was the best-known "conductor" of the underground railroad, which was a network of secret escape routes and safe houses to help enslaved people escape to freedom in the North.
Why did many poor, rural Americans become migrant workers (workers who relocated to new areas to find work) during the 1930s?
How long did the Great Depression last in the US?
How did the loss of confidence in stocks affect people's trust in banks?
What event marked the end of the Great Depression in the US?
During the Pueblo Revolt, what name was ordered to never be spoken again?
At the time of first contact with the Europeans, how many people lived in the Inca kingdom?
What crop did not form the basis of Native American agriculture?
Of the ten million people who crossed the Atlantic Ocean to settle in the Americas in years between 1492 and 1820, were most white Europeans?
What is not an achievement of Native Americans of North America in the thousands of years before Columbus's arrival?
During the Pueblo Revolt, what names were fine to say?