History of the Americas Questions
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The separation of powers within a governmental system whereby some rest with the national government and some in the states.
This territory was the focal point of the slavery debate in the 1850s with events such as the LeCompton Constitution, Sack of Lawerence and Pottawatomie Massacre.
The site where John Brown's Raiders slaughtered and mutilated slave-holdingfamilies in retaliation for the Sack of Lawerence.
The idea that slave holders were trying to spread slavery around the nation was known as the __________ __________ conspiracy.
During their famous 1857 Senatorial Debates, ________________ claimed Abraham Lincoln believed in racial equality', a charge Lincoln denied.
Run-away slave who was the foremost leader of the underground railroad.
Southerners in America largely held a more traditional, strict interpretation of the Constitution.
(1)___________ wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin which highlighted the evils of slavery; (2)__________ tried to counter by claiming Northern Industrialists were morally worse in Cannibals All!
Idea that people should be more loyal to their specific regions rather than the union as a whole.
According to the Mexican government, the border between the U.S. and Mexico was the (1)________ river; According to the U.S., it was the (2)__________ river.
This document emerged from the Seneca Falls Women's Rights convention making the case that women should strive for equal rights in the eyes of the law.
Belief that God wanted to America to thrive and expand in order to spread the blessings of democracy and liberty to all.
Why is the Charles Sumner Affair and its aftermath important in discussions about this time period?
Author of the early abolitionist paper Appeal in which he encouraged slaves toopenly rebel.
Led an 1831 slave revolt that killed 60+ whites.
One cause of the war between Mexico and the U.S. was a dispute over
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the nickname "Bleeding Kansas"?
Started the abolitionist magazine the Liberator in 1831.
Nickname given to those who advocated for the South to secede from the Union as soon as possible.
The United States and Mexico found themselves at odds with each other over all the following issues except,...