Civil War Section 1

Who was the Secretary of War in 1855?

Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis

Mississippi

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

Jefferson Davis

What is the name that God wants America to move west?

Manifest destiny

Who was the most successful empresario in the American recruitment to Texas?

Stephen F. Austin

Who was Mexico’s ruler in 1835?

Santa Anna

What battle led to the recognition of Texan independence?

Battle of San Jacinto

What plan did John Tyler revive in hopes of winning the election of 1844?

Texas Annexation

Who was the representative of the Whig party in the 1844 election?

Henry Clay

Who was the Democratic representative in the 1844 election?

James K. Polk

What coordinates were a campaign slogan regarding the boundary of Oregon?

54°40’

Why was Polk considered a “dark horse” candidate?

His nomination was completely unexpected

What was the final dividing line of Oregon?

49th Parallel

What war took place from 1846 to 1848?

Mexican American War

Were the majority Americans in support of the Mexican War, or against it?

Supported

The Mexican American War was the first war that was fought primarily where?

On foreign soil

What state was Henry David Thoreau from?

Massachusetts

What was Henry David Thoreau arrested for in 1846?

Refusing to pay taxes as a protest against war

What essay did Henry David Thoreau write when he was arrested in 1846?

Civil Disobedience

What region of Mexico was known as the “bear flag republic” when captured by the Americans in 1846?

California Republic

Who was the American Captain that moved for California’s independence?

John Charles Fremont

What treaty ended the Mexican War?

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

What was the name of the large refers to lands surrendered, or ceded, to the United States by Mexico at the end of the Mexican War?

The Mexican Cession

What religion were most Mexicans?

Roman Catholic

What major discovery happened in 1848?

Gold in California

What other country also discovered gold during this time period?

Australia

Who was the American that sailed into Tokyo in 1854?

Matthew Perry

What country did America strive to open trade with in the 1850’s?

Japan

What major issue came with acquiring these new states from the Mexican War?

Slavery

What was the act proposed to solve the slavery question with America’s newly gained territory?

Wilmot Proviso

What is the idea that people in a territory should decide if it is free or slave?

Popular sovereignty

What party was organized in 1848 that opposed the expansion of slavery?

Free Soil Party

Where was the slave trade prohibited as part of the Compromise of 1850?

Washington DC

What was the most controversial part of the Compromise of 1850s?

The Fugitive Slave Act.

What state became a free state because of the Compromise of 1850?

California

Where did many free blacks run to after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act?

Canada

What is the Kansas-Nebraska act?

Popular Sovereignty

Who came up with the Kansas-Nebraska act?

Stephen A. Douglas

What political party collapsed after 1854?

Whig Party