What do you call the life lesson or message in a story? - Theme, What do you call the feeling a story gives you? - mood, What do you call someone who is cruel and doesn’t have any mercy? Hint: starts with an R. - Ruthless, What do you call a source of information that is from the original people who experienced an event? - primary source , What do you call a source of information that is from later on, written or recorded by people who weren’t there when the event happened? - Secondary source, What was the main cause of the U.S. Civil War? - slavery, Which U.S. war was caused by arguments between the North and South over slavery, states rights, and more? - Civil War, What do you call the belief that the United States has a God-given right to expand to the West? - Manifest Destiny, What was it called when Native American tribes in the southeast were forced to walk to new land in Oklahoma? - Trail of Tears, In the early 1800s, what country was Texas, Arizona, and California part of? (Hint: It wasn’t the United States.) - Mexcio, When was slavery abolished in New York state? - 1827, What law was passed in 1850, making it possible to catch escaped slaves in free states, and punishing people who helped them? - Fugitive Slave Act, What was it called when Native American tribes in the southeast were forced to walk to new land in Oklahoma? - Trail of Tears, What do you call a person who worked to end slavery? - Abolitionist, What was the network of people, paths, and hiding places that helped escaped slaves run away to freedom? - Underground Railroad, What was it called when the U.S. gained new territory in the west, including the Louisiana Territory, parts of Mexico, and more? - Westward Expansion, What was the system called in which clothing from Europe was sent to Africa, slaves were sent to the Americas, and cotton and raw materials were sent back to Europe? - Triangular Trade, What century was the 1800s? - 19th century, What do you call the place where a story happens (including location, time, weather, historical background, and more? - Setting, In writing, how do you support a claim (argument)? - With evidence (quotes), What do you call an educated guess, or conclusion based on evidence? - Inference, What do you call the main idea of a story, the topic and the most imporant idea the author wants you to know about it?? - Central idea, In writing, what do you call the main argument that the writer is making? - Claim, What was one benefit (pro) of Westward expansion?? - Small farmers got new land through the Homestead Act, What were one consequence of Westward Expansion? - Indigneous people (Native Americans) lost their land and lives, What is theme? - Life lesson or message, What is mood? - How a story makes you feel,

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