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Who led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia in 1831?
Who led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia in 1831?
What was the main goal of the Free Soil Party?
What was the main goal of the Free Soil Party?
What was the name of the abolitionist newspaper founded by William Lloyd Garrison?
What was the name of the abolitionist newspaper founded by William Lloyd Garrison?
What was Harriett Tubman known as?
What was Harriett Tubman known as?
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What was the name of the novel that depicted the harsh realities of slavery?
What was the name of the novel that depicted the harsh realities of slavery?
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What was the name of the conflict over the extension of slavery into Kansas?
What was the name of the conflict over the extension of slavery into Kansas?
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What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?
What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?
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Who led the Mormons to establish a successful settlement in Salt Lake City?
Who led the Mormons to establish a successful settlement in Salt Lake City?
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What was the main outcome of the Mexican-American War?
What was the main outcome of the Mexican-American War?
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What was the name of the newspaper founded by Frederick Douglass?
What was the name of the newspaper founded by Frederick Douglass?
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What was the primary goal of the Populist Party?
What was the primary goal of the Populist Party?
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What was the name of the event that led to the independence of Texas from Mexico?
What was the name of the event that led to the independence of Texas from Mexico?
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What was the term used to describe the belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across the continent?
What was the term used to describe the belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across the continent?
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What was the term used to describe the farmers who used new farming techniques to cultivate the Great Plains?
What was the term used to describe the farmers who used new farming techniques to cultivate the Great Plains?
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Study Notes
Westward Expansion
- The Oregon Trail was a major route for settlers moving westward in the 19th century
- Brigham Young led the Mormons to establish a successful settlement in Salt Lake City, Utah
- The Transcontinental Railroad connected the eastern and western United States, facilitating travel and trade
- The Homestead Act provided land to settlers willing to develop and live on it for a certain period
- Sodbusters were farmers who used new farming techniques to cultivate the Great Plains
- The Populist Party advocated for the rights of farmers and laborers against big business interests
Texas Revolution and Manifest Destiny
- Stephen F. Austin played a key role in the colonization of Texas by Americans
- The Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution
- The Texas Revolution was the 1836 rebellion in which Texas gained its independence from Mexico
- The annexation of Texas led to its admission as a state in the United States
- The concept of Manifest Destiny was the belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across the continent
- The Gold Rush attracted thousands of people to California in search of wealth
- The 49ers were the nickname for the people who migrated to California during the Gold Rush
Mexican-American War and Territorial Expansion
- The Mexican-American War resulted in the Mexican Cession of territories to the U.S.
- The Mexican Cession was the territory Mexico ceded to the U.S. after the Mexican-American War
Abolition and Slavery
- Abolition was the advocacy for the abolition of slavery in the United States
- Frederick Douglass was an American abolitionist and writer who escaped slavery and became a leading African American spokesman and writer
- Nat Turner was a United States slave and insurrectionist who led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia in 1831
- The Liberator was an abolitionist newspaper founded by William Lloyd Garrison
- The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses to help enslaved individuals escape
- Harriett Tubman was a prominent conductor of the Underground Railroad
- The Free Soil Party advocated for the exclusion of slavery from the western territories
- The Compromise of 1850 addressed the issue of slavery in newly acquired territories
- Bleeding Kansas was a conflict over the extension of slavery into Kansas
- Uncle Tom's Cabin was a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, depicting the harsh realities of slavery
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Review key concepts of US History Unit 5, covering the Oregon Trail, Mormons, Brigham Young, Transcontinental Railroad, and Homestead Act.
