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Side A ------ Side B
Proponents of popular sovereignty believed that ------ residents of a territory should decide the issue of slavery.
Effects of the Compromise of 1850 included...  ------ sectional dissatisfaction by both sides.
Results of the Kansas-Nebraska Act included...  ------ a blood civil conflict between proslavery and antislavery forces in Kansas.
In the controversial Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court declared that...  ------ blacks were not citizens of the United States.
John Brown hoped that his raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia would...  ------ start a slave rebellion in the state of Virginia.
Before the first battle of the Civil War, most people on both sides thought ------ their side would win easily.
All of the following were advantages for the North except ------ longer tours of duty produced a more experienced army.
The Emancipation Proclamation...  ------ only freed slaves in unconquered territory.
The New York City Draft riot...  ------ turned into violence based on social class and racism.
President Lincoln suspended the right of habeas corpus for the purpose of...  ------ making it easier to arrest and hold suspected Confederate agents.
Short-staple cotton became a major profit-maker for all of the following reasons EXCEPT...  ------ the majority of settlers in the Old Southwest owned large plantations that grew it.
Before 1850, who was the dominant power on the north and central Great Plains?  ------ the warrior-hunters of the Sioux tribe.
Which practice did settlers bring to Texas that was illegal under Mexican law?  ------ slavery
The actual fighting of the Mexican War began when American forces moved into...  ------ the 100 miles between the Nueces and Rio Grande Rivers.
Manifest Destiny was used to justify...  ------ the acquisition of territory in the west.
The Midwest was able to serve as the nation's breadbasket once it ------ had railroads to transport its wheat to distant markets. 
By the 1850s the economy of the Midwest was integrated into the economy of what other region? ------ the Northeast 
American fortunes in the fur trade were greatly helped by the development of ------ the annual rendezvous in Wyoming. 
Life for white fur-traders included all of the following EXCEPT ------ close ties with the economic elite of the Northeast who dominated the fur trade. 
The journey from Missouri to Oregon on the Oregon Trail took about ------ six months
The first large party on the Oregon Trail left from ------ Independence, Missouri. 
Texas won independence ------ in the Battle of San Jacinto. 
The concept of Manifest Destiny was closely tied to which political party? ------ Democrats 
The joint British-United States occupation of Oregon was ended when ------ President Polk compromised with Britain on the boundary issue. 
Polk's offer to buy California for $30 million ------ fell apart when Mexico refused to receive Polk's representative John Slidell. 
The Mexican War ------ was initiated by the United States because President Polk wanted California and the Southwest. 
American advantages in the Mexican War included ------ better leadership, artillery, and naval capacity. 
The people who held the balance of cultural and political power in the Old Northwest were from ------ New Jersey and Pennsylvania. 
Which of the following is an accurate statement? ------ Slaves, land, and cotton were the keys to wealth on the Southern frontier. 
In the Southwest borderlands, the largest single group of people were the ------ indians
Americans first began coming to Texas ------ at the invitation of the Mexican government. 
The rise of cattle ranching in California primarily benefited ------ Yankee merchants. 
The Mormons ------ saw Utah as their Zion. 
A cornerstone of President Polk's foreign policy was
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  ------ the acquisition of California. 
The largest single group in the borderlands between the United States and Spanish America were ------ Indians
Which of the following did southerners gain in the Compromise of 1850? ------ the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act. 
The 1852 election ------ showed that Americans were losing faith in the abilities of the political parties to govern.
The election of 1852 is significant for Catholic immigrants because.... ------ much of the Democrats' support had come from the first-time votes of mainly Catholic immigrants. 
The Kansas-Nebraska Act ------ allowed the residents of Kansas to vote on whether or not to allow slavery there. 
One of the results of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was ------ "Bleeding Kansas." 
The Lecompton Constitution ------ established Kansas as a slave state. 
The Dred Scott decision ------ ruled that, in essence, Congress was constitutionally barred from prohibiting slavery in the territories
After winning election to the presidency, and prior to assuming office, Lincoln ------ made it clear he did not favor the peace proposals of John Tyler and John Crittenden.

Side A ------ Side B
Proponents of popular sovereignty believed that ------ residents of a territory should decide the issue of slavery.
Effects of the Compromise of 1850 included...  ------ sectional dissatisfaction by both sides.
Results of the Kansas-Nebraska Act included...  ------ a blood civil conflict between proslavery and antislavery forces in Kansas.
In the controversial Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court declared that...  ------ blacks were not citizens of the United States.
John Brown hoped that his raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia would...  ------ start a slave rebellion in the state of Virginia.
Before the first battle of the Civil War, most people on both sides thought ------ their side would win easily.
All of the following were advantages for the North except ------ longer tours of duty produced a more experienced army.
The Emancipation Proclamation...  ------ only freed slaves in unconquered territory.
The New York City Draft riot...  ------ turned into violence based on social class and racism.
President Lincoln suspended the right of habeas corpus for the purpose of...  ------ making it easier to arrest and hold suspected Confederate agents.
Short-staple cotton became a major profit-maker for all of the following reasons EXCEPT...  ------ the majority of settlers in the Old Southwest owned large plantations that grew it.
Before 1850, who was the dominant power on the north and central Great Plains?  ------ the warrior-hunters of the Sioux tribe.
Which practice did settlers bring to Texas that was illegal under Mexican law?  ------ slavery
The actual fighting of the Mexican War began when American forces moved into...  ------ the 100 miles between the Nueces and Rio Grande Rivers.
Manifest Destiny was used to justify...  ------ the acquisition of territory in the west.
The Midwest was able to serve as the nation's breadbasket once it ------ had railroads to transport its wheat to distant markets. 
By the 1850s the economy of the Midwest was integrated into the economy of what other region? ------ the Northeast 
American fortunes in the fur trade were greatly helped by the development of ------ the annual rendezvous in Wyoming. 
Life for white fur-traders included all of the following EXCEPT ------ close ties with the economic elite of the Northeast who dominated the fur trade. 
The journey from Missouri to Oregon on the Oregon Trail took about ------ six months
The first large party on the Oregon Trail left from ------ Independence, Missouri. 
Texas won independence ------ in the Battle of San Jacinto. 
The concept of Manifest Destiny was closely tied to which political party? ------ Democrats 
The joint British-United States occupation of Oregon was ended when ------ President Polk compromised with Britain on the boundary issue. 
Polk's offer to buy California for $30 million ------ fell apart when Mexico refused to receive Polk's representative John Slidell. 
The Mexican War ------ was initiated by the United States because President Polk wanted California and the Southwest. 
American advantages in the Mexican War included ------ better leadership, artillery, and naval capacity. 
The people who held the balance of cultural and political power in the Old Northwest were from ------ New Jersey and Pennsylvania. 
Which of the following is an accurate statement? ------ Slaves, land, and cotton were the keys to wealth on the Southern frontier. 
In the Southwest borderlands, the largest single group of people were the ------ indians
Americans first began coming to Texas ------ at the invitation of the Mexican government. 
The rise of cattle ranching in California primarily benefited ------ Yankee merchants. 
The Mormons ------ saw Utah as their Zion. 
A cornerstone of President Polk's foreign policy was
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  ------ the acquisition of California. 
The largest single group in the borderlands between the United States and Spanish America were ------ Indians
Which of the following did southerners gain in the Compromise of 1850? ------ the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act. 
The 1852 election ------ showed that Americans were losing faith in the abilities of the political parties to govern.
The election of 1852 is significant for Catholic immigrants because.... ------ much of the Democrats' support had come from the first-time votes of mainly Catholic immigrants. 
The Kansas-Nebraska Act ------ allowed the residents of Kansas to vote on whether or not to allow slavery there. 
One of the results of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was ------ "Bleeding Kansas." 
The Lecompton Constitution ------ established Kansas as a slave state. 
The Dred Scott decision ------ ruled that, in essence, Congress was constitutionally barred from prohibiting slavery in the territories
After winning election to the presidency, and prior to assuming office, Lincoln ------ made it clear he did not favor the peace proposals of John Tyler and John Crittenden.