Early US History Unit 3 Review 2024 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 80 Public

Players will explore the key events, individuals, and developments of slavery, and the Manifest Destiny era of American history through the Civil War and Reconstruction

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What war did the U.S. participate in that resulted in gaining the territory of California?

Mexican-American War

What President's administration is BEST connected to the Manifest Destiny era?

James K. Polk

What did Abraham Lincoln, an Illinois Congressman, propose in response to the U.S. declaration of war against Mexico?

The 'Spot Resolution'

What is the name given to this region [marked in red]?

Mexican Cession

What is the name given to the region marked in yellow?

The Gadsden Purchase

The presidential slogan: "54º-40' or Fight" applies to which area of land?

Oregon Territory

What sparked the Mexican-American War?

A border dispute regarding the southern boundary of Texas

Identify the image.

The Alamo

Who was the individual who heavily promoted the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Senator Stephen Douglas (Illinois)

What is popular sovereignty?

a political concept that allowed the residents of the territories themselves, rather than Congress, to determine whether to permit or prohibit slavery

What was ONE outcome of the Missouri Compromise (1820)?

Missouri entered union as a slave state; Maine entered into the union as a free state; the 36˚-30' line would establish the future of slavery in the territories

What was the status of slavery in the Kansas and Nebraska terriories (the purple areas depicted on the map) per the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

popular sovereignty was used; settlers who lived in those territories voted as to whether they would be slave or free

How did Texas become part of the United States?

It was annexed by Congress in 1844; it entered the union as a slave state

In what year was the California Gold Rush?

1849

What was the outcome of the Texas War for Independence?

Texas received its independence from Mexico

Identify the historical event depicted in the image.

The 'Caning of Sumner'