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What were the causes and effects of the Mexican Cession?

Cause: The Mexican-American War. Effects: Acquisition of vast territory, intensified debate over slavery, led to the Compromise of 1850.

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What were the causes and effects of the Mexican Cession?

Cause: The Mexican-American War. Effects: Acquisition of vast territory, intensified debate over slavery, led to the Compromise of 1850.

What were the causes and effects of the California Gold Rush?

Cause: Discovery of gold in California. Effects: Rapid population growth, pressure for statehood, upset the balance between free and slave states.

What were the causes and effects of the Fugitive Slave Act?

Cause: Part of the Compromise of 1850, designed to appease the South. Effects: Increased tensions in the North, forced Northerners to participate in capturing slaves, radicalized abolitionist sentiment.

What were the causes and effects of the Compromise of 1850?

Cause: Desire to maintain the Union and address the slavery question in newly acquired territories. Effects: Temporary easing of tensions, but ultimately failed to resolve the issue, exacerbated sectional divisions, contributed to the Civil War.

What were the causes and effects of popular sovereignty in the Mexican Cession?

Cause: Attempt to allow residents to decide on slavery. Effects: Proved ineffective, led to conflict and further division.

What were the causes and effects of the admission of California as a free state?

Cause: Rapid population growth due to the Gold Rush. Effects: Upset the balance between free and slave states in the Senate, angered the South.

What were the causes and effects of the end of the slave trade in Washington D.C.?

Cause: Desire to appease abolitionist sentiment. Effects: Symbolic victory, but did not end slavery in the capital.

What is the Mexican Cession?

Vast territory acquired by the U.S. after the Mexican-American War, including present-day California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of other states.

What is the California Gold Rush?

The rapid influx of settlers into California starting in 1849, triggered by the discovery of gold, leading to rapid population growth and pressure for statehood.

What is popular sovereignty?

The principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, who are the source of all political power.

What is the Fugitive Slave Act?

A law passed as part of the Compromise of 1850 that made the federal government responsible for recovering runaway slaves in the North and imposed harsh penalties on those who aided them.

What is the Compromise of 1850?

A package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 that defused a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War.

Define 'free state'.

A state in the United States where slavery was illegal.

Define 'slave state'.

A state in the United States where slavery was legal.

What is sectionalism?

Loyalty to the interests of one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole.

What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

The treaty that ended the Mexican-American War in 1848, in which Mexico ceded a large amount of territory to the United States.

Define 'states' rights'.

The political position advocating for more power to be reserved to the individual states than held by the federal government.

What happened in 1848?

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War, and the U.S. acquired the Mexican Cession.

What happened in 1849?

The California Gold Rush began, leading to a massive influx of settlers and pressure for California's admission as a state.

What happened in 1850?

The Compromise of 1850 was enacted, consisting of five acts designed to address the issue of slavery in newly acquired territories.

What was the impact of California's admission as a free state?

It upset the balance between free and slave states in the Senate, angering the South.

What was the impact of the Fugitive Slave Act?

It increased tensions in the North, as it forced Northerners to participate in the capture of runaway slaves and was seen as a violation of individual rights.

What was the impact of the end of the slave trade in Washington D.C.?

It was a symbolic victory for abolitionists, but did not end slavery in the capital.

What was the impact of popular sovereignty in the Mexican Cession?

It allowed residents of New Mexico and Utah territories to decide on slavery, but proved ineffective in resolving the issue and led to further conflict.

What was the impact of the Texas-New Mexico boundary resolution?

The dispute was settled in favor of non-slave New Mexico.

What was the overall impact of the Compromise of 1850?

It temporarily eased tensions over slavery but ultimately failed to resolve the underlying issues and exacerbated sectional divisions, contributing to the Civil War.

What was the long-term effect of the Fugitive Slave Act?

It radicalized abolitionist sentiment in the North and increased resistance to slavery, further dividing the nation.