Civil War Questions - Day 1

Question 1

What main issue arose quickly between Texans and the Mexican government?

Answer 1

Mexican Government tried to force the end of slavery in the religion, impose taxes, and end immigration.

Question 2

What was the agreement that settled a crisis over the expansion of slavery in 1820?

Answer 2

Missouri Compromise

Question 3

What three things did the Missouri Compromise do?

Answer 3

1. Admitted Missouri as a free state
2. Admitted Maine as a slave state
3. Outlawed slavery above the 36’ 30 line
   Bonus: Maintained an equal number of slave states and free states in the senate

Question 4

Who crafted the Missouri Compromise?

Answer 4

Henry Clay

Question 5

Who was the president of the Second National Bank and an opponent of Andrew Jackson in the Bank War?

Answer 5

Nickolas Biddle

Question 6

Who devised the American System?

Answer 6

Henry Clay

Question 7

This was a plan for federal support of internal improvements, a strong tariff, and a national bank.

Answer 7

The American System

Question 8

Who killed the Second Bank of the U.S.?

Answer 8

Andrew Jackson

Question 9

Jackson removed Indians to present-day Oklahoma because he believed the land there was this.

Answer 9

The Great American Desert

Question 10

John Calhoun used the nullification theory that had originally come from these sources.

Answer 10

Doctrine of Nullification

Question 10

This theory was reintroduced by Calhoun during his South Carolina Exposition and Protest.

Answer 10

Nullification Theory

Question 11

Jackson resorted to issuing this economic edict after problems emerged as a result of his killing of the National Bank.

Answer 11

Specie Circular

Question 12

He wrote The Liberator and was the first major abolitionist.

Answer 12

William Lloyd Garrison

Question 13

These two sisters were the only white Southerners to become abolitionist leaders.

Answer 13

Grimke Sisters (Sarah and Angelina)

Question 14

Abraham Lincoln and other northern Whigs wanted this clarification of the exact location of Santa Anna’s attack on Zachary Taylor.

Answer 14

Spot Resolution

Question 14

The largest commitment to slavery and cotton was in this part of the South.

Answer 14

Deep South

Question 15

Who was president when Texas was annexed?

Answer 15

James K. Polk

Question 16

What is the name for the idea that God wanted America to expand west?

Answer 16

Manifest Destiny

Question 17

How long was Texas an independent country?

Answer 17

9 years

Question 18

What year did the battle of the Alamo take place?

Answer 18

1836

Question 19

Who was Mexico’s ruler in 1835 at the time of the Texas Revolution?

Answer 19

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

Question 20

What battle led to the recognition of Texan independence?

Answer 20

Battle of San Jacinto

Question 21

What action did John Tyler take in 1844 in hopes of winning the presidential election?

Answer 21

Annexation of Texas

Question 22

Who was the first and most important Secretary of State during John Tyler’s presidency?

Answer 22

Daniel Webster

Question 23

Who was the Democratic nominee in the 1844 election?

Answer 23

James K. Polk

Question 24

What was the Democratic slogan in the 1844 election?

Answer 24

54' 40 or fight

Question 25

What was 54 ’40?

Answer 25

The parallel Americans wanted for the Oregon territory - Canada Boarder

Question 26

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

Answer 26

54' 40

Question 27

Who won the 1844 election?

Answer 27

James K. Polk

Question 28

What was the final dividing line of Oregon Country between the US and Britain?

Answer 28

49th Parallel

Question 28

Who was the general who moved troops into the region between the Nueces River and Rio Grande and created a dispute with Mexico by building a fort in that disputed territory?

Answer 28

Zachary Taylor

Question 29

Who claimed Mexico had “shed blood upon American soil”?

Answer 29

James K. Polk

Question 30

What war took place from 1846 to 1848?

Answer 30

Mexican-American War

Question 31

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

Answer 31

In support

Question 32

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

Answer 32

On foreign soil

Question 33

What was Henry David Thoreau arrested for in 1846?

Answer 33

Not paying taxes (such as the poll tax)

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Civil Disobedience

Question 35

What region of Mexico was known as the “Bear Flag Republic” when captured by the Americans in 1846?

Answer 35

California

Question 36

What treaty ended the Mexican War?

Answer 36

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Question 36

What five states became part of the US because of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

Answer 36

California, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Colorado

Question 37

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

Answer 37

John Fremont

Question 38

Who received a Mexican land grant in 1820?

Answer 38

Native-born and Naturalized Mexican citizens

Question 39

Which state gained from winning the Mexican War was not allowed to become a state until 1912?

Answer 39

New Mexico

Question 40

When did Texas gain its independence from Mexico?

Answer 40

1836

Question 41

What treaty gave the U.S. California and a lot of northern Mexico?

Answer 41

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Question 42

What party was formed in 1848?

Answer 42

Free Soil Party

Question 43

What year was gold discovered in CA?

Answer 43

1848

Question 44

What year was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Answer 44

1854

Question 45

What year was the Fugitive Slave Act?

Answer 45

1850

Question 46

What party was formed in 1854?

Answer 46

Republican party

Question 47

The Republican Party was formed in response to what?

Answer 47

Expansion of slavery westward

Question 48

What president was inaugurated in 1857?

Answer 48

James Buchanan

Question 49

What year was the Ostend Manifesto?

Answer 49

1854

Question 50

What year was the Dred Scott decision?

Answer 50

1857

Question 51

What year was the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

Answer 51

1858

Question 52

What year did John Brown raid Harper’s Ferry?

Answer 52

1859