<font face="Arial">Here is a study guide.&#160;&#160;</font><p><font face="Arial"><br></font></p><p><font face="Arial">Your mid term will consist of a multiple choice section and an essay you will need to write in 20 minutes.&#160;</font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br></font></p><li><p class="isSelectedEnd">What was the Trail of Tears, and which tribe was most affected by it?</p></li><li><p class="isSelectedEnd">Define Manifest Destiny and explain why it was significant in the 1840s&#8211;1850s.</p></li><li><p class="isSelectedEnd">What were the main causes and outcomes of the Mexican-American War?</p></li><li><p class="isSelectedEnd">What issue did the Compromise of 1850 attempt to address?</p></li><li><p class="isSelectedEnd">What did the Fugitive Slave Act require, and why was it controversial?</p></li><li><p class="isSelectedEnd">How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act lead to increased tensions between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups?</p></li><li><p class="isSelectedEnd">What was the significance of the Dred Scott Decision?</p></li><li><p class="isSelectedEnd">What was John Brown attempting to accomplish during his raid on Harpers Ferry?</p></li><li><p class="isSelectedEnd">Why did Abraham Lincoln&#8217;s election in 1860 lead to the secession of Southern states?</p></li><li><p class="isSelectedEnd">What were the major issues at the center of the Civil War?</p></li><li><p class="isSelectedEnd">What did the Emancipation Proclamation declare?</p></li><li><p class="isSelectedEnd">Why is the Gettysburg Address considered an important speech in American history?</p></li><li><p>What were the main goals of Reconstruction after the Civil War?</p></li>