2. what supreme court decision in 1824 reinforced the fact that the federal government controlled interstate commerce? gibbons v. new york gibbons v. ogden new york v. ogden gibbons v. fulton hudson v. ogden 3. the was made in 1854 to secure a route for a western railroad. gadsden purchase slidell agreement polk treaty willamette purchase guadalupe hidalgo 4. select two areas where mexico felt threatened by the united states. they believed the united states was trying to take california away from them. they still believed that the lands claimed by texas west of the nueces river belonged to mexico and not the united states. they believed the united states was trying to take nevada away from them. they still believed that the lands claimed by texas east of the el paso river belonged to mexico and not the united states. 5. gold was discovered in at sutter's mill in 1848. oregon new mexico texas mexico california 6. the "forty-niners" were a horde of to mine gold. miners who came to texas in 1849 miners who came to california in 1848 miners who arrived in california in 1849 miners who came to california in 1949 miners who left new york in 1848 7. the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo was signed between the united states and mexico in 1850 1852 1849 1854 1848 8. what are two issues that widened the gap between north and south? immigration national bank movements tariffs 9. match the words with the definitions. the possession of an area by armed invasion a list of things that a person wants to accomplish argued over; contested complex, such as a system having many parts 10. the was viewed with suspicion by southerners who believed it was an attack against the expansion of slavery. wilmot proviso williams treaty williams agreement wilmot proposition wilmot agreement 11. u. s. troops gathered at to attack mexico city. el paso vera cruz san antonio yucatan buena vista 12. what invention was largely responsible for the success of agriculture in the plains? the steel plow vulcanized rubber the steel reaper the cotton gin mechanical reaper 13. was the desire to see an immediate end to slavery. sectionalism anti-semitism antislavery abolitionism separatism 14. match the words with the definitions. a legal agreement which becomes law if certain conditions are met made worse or more severe something that causes division or disagreement 15. what method was used by miners to separate gold from dirt? spanning wash basins strip mining hording panning 16. the clothing industry was dominated by which group in new york city? the catholic community the protestant community the methodist community the jewish community the baptist community