Match the following items. 1. expand from atlantic to the pacific frederick douglass 2. kansas-nebraska act roger b. taney 3. runaway slaves stephen a. douglas 4. dred scott case robert e. lee 5. uncle tom's cabin manifest destiny 6. captured john brown harriet beecher stowe 7. a leading black abolitionist fugitive slave law

1- Expand from Atlantic to the Pacific --- Manifest Destiny

The Manifest Destiny is an idea that expresses the belief that the United States of America is a nation destined to expand from the Atlantic coasts to the Pacific.

2- Kansas-Nebraska Act --- Stephen A. Douglas

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was the law promulgated in the United States, in 1854, for the creation of the states of Nebraska and Kansas, in territories of the old French Louisiana. It was driven by the senator and leader of the Democratic party Stephen Arnold Douglas, of Illinois.

3- Runaway slaves --- Fugitive Slave Act

The Fugitive Slave Act was a law passed in September 18, 1850, that ruled the methods of capturing escaped slaves and returning them to their owners.

4- Dred Scott case --- Roger B. Taney

The Dred Scott v. Sandford case was a judicial claim, crucial in the history of the United States, resolved by the Supreme Court in 1857, in which it was decided to deprive any inhabitant of African descent, whether they were slaves or not, the right to citizenship and the authority to prohibit slavery in federal territories of the country was removed from Congress. The decision was drafted by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney.

5- Uncle Tom's Cabin --- Harriet Beecher Stowe

Uncle Tom's Cabin is a novel by writer Harriet Beecher Stowe. It was published for the first time on March 20, 1852.

6- Captured John Brown --- Robert E. Lee

On October 16, 1859, supported by North abolitionists, Brown planned to create liberated zones in the hills of the western part of Virginia and with 20 of his followers he assaulted and took the federal arsenal of Harpers Ferry (present West Virginia) and took control of the city. His group was surrounded by an Army company under the command of Colonel Robert E. Lee. Ten Brown's men, including two of his sons, died in the battle that followed, and he was wounded and forced to surrender.

7- A leading black abolitionist --- Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer and statesman. After escaping slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, gaining prestige by his oratory and critical writings against slavery.

i think the answer is: cuba wanted to be independent from spain, and the u.s. wanted to end spanish rule in the west.

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the wants of children today than in colonial times are very different. as well as the roles. children now have electronics such as phones, tablets, tvs, etc. back then, kids didn’t have electronics. in the colonial times, children were expected to their parents in their work. but now, children are expected to go to school.

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