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Who was Dred Scott?
An enslaved African American man who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
The 16th President of the United States whose election led to the secession of Southern states.
Compare the Know-Nothing Party and the Free-Soil Party.
The Know-Nothing Party was nativist, opposing immigration, while the Free-Soil Party opposed the expansion of slavery.
Compare the North and South in the mid-19th century.
The North was industrializing and had diverse economy, while the South relied on agriculture and slave labor.
Compare the motivations for Irish and German immigration.
Irish immigrants often fled famine, while German immigrants sought economic opportunities and political freedom.
Compare the goals of the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Both aimed to address slavery in new territories, but the Compromise used a package deal, while Kansas-Nebraska used popular sovereignty.
Compare the impacts of the California Gold Rush and Manifest Destiny.
The Gold Rush rapidly populated the West, while Manifest Destiny provided the ideological justification for expansion.
Compare the views on slavery in the North and South.
The North largely opposed slavery, while the South defended it as essential to their economy and way of life.
Compare the economic systems of the North and South.
The North had a diverse, industrial-based economy, while the South relied heavily on agriculture, particularly cotton, and slave labor.
Compare the impacts of the Dred Scott decision and the Kansas-Nebraska Act on sectionalism.
Both increased sectionalism by inflaming tensions over slavery; Dred Scott by denying citizenship to slaves and Kansas-Nebraska by leading to violence over the slavery issue.
Compare the goals of the Free-Soil Party and the Abolitionist movement.
The Free-Soil Party sought to prevent the expansion of slavery into new territories, while abolitionists aimed to abolish slavery completely.
Compare the impacts of immigration on the North and South.
Immigration primarily benefited the North by providing a labor force for industrialization, while the South relied more on slave labor.
What was the California Gold Rush?
A period in 1849 when massive numbers of people migrated to California in search of gold, leading to rapid population growth and development.
What was the Mexican-American War?
A war fought from 1846-1848, resulting in the US acquiring vast new territories from Mexico.
What was the Compromise of 1850?
A series of laws passed in 1850 that attempted to resolve disputes over slavery in new territories, but ultimately failed.
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
A law passed in 1854 that allowed residents of Kansas and Nebraska to decide on the issue of slavery through popular sovereignty, leading to violence.
What was the Dred Scott decision?
A Supreme Court ruling in 1857 that slaves were not citizens and had no right to sue, increasing tensions over slavery.
What happened in the Election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln's victory led to Southern states seceding and the start of the Civil War.
What was the Gadsden Purchase?
The U.S. acquisition of land from Mexico in 1853 that included parts of present-day Arizona and New Mexico.
Describe the Purchase of Alaska.
The United States bought Alaska from Russia in 1867, expanding US territory to the far Northwest.
What was Bleeding Kansas?
A series of violent political confrontations in the United States between 1854 and 1861 involving anti-slavery Free-Staters and pro-slavery "Border Ruffians", mostly in the Kansas Territory.
What was the impact of the California Gold Rush?
Sparked rapid population growth and development in the West.