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History Topics MCAP
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Missouri Compromise | Tried to balance free and slave states. |
| Compromise of 1850 | Temporary solution over slavery expansion. |
| Kansas-Nebraska Act | Allowed settlers to vote on slavery. Led to violence called “Bleeding Kansas.” |
| Emancipation Proclamation | Issued by Abraham Lincoln. Freed enslaved people in Confederate states. |
| Transportation Revolution | Roads, canals, railroads, and steamboats expanded trade. |
| Industrial Revolution | Growth of factories and machines. Transportation and communication improved. |
| Indian Removal Act | Forced Native Americans westward. |
| War of 1812 | U.S. fought Britain again. Increased nationalism. |
| Louisiana Purchase | U.S. bought land from France. Doubled the size of the country. |
| Constitutional Convention | Separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism |
| Mexican-American War | U.S. gained huge western territories. Connected to debates over slavery expansion. |
| Trail of Tears | Cherokee and other tribes removed from their land. Thousands died during relocation. |
| Abolition Movement | Tried to end slavery |
| Manifest Destiny | the belief that the U.S was divinely ordained to expand across the North American continent |