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Who stressed the individual’s power to seek salvation and reject sin, linking individualism to religious renewal.
Charles Grandison Finney
Which war stemmed from territorial disputes and tensions between the U.S. and Mexico following Texas’s annexation.
Mexican American War
What was the purpose of the Legal Tender Act?
to create a national currency and implemented the first income tax to fund the war.
What act angered Northern abolitionists, who viewed it as a betrayal of the Missouri Compromise?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Did John C. Calhoun like slavery?
Yes
What is Enlightenment rationalism?
It focused on reason, science, and skepticism, challenging traditional religious beliefs.
What was the Wilmot Proviso?
sought to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico, highlighting unresolved conflicts over slavery and westward expansion.
What was The Anaconda Plan?
It devised by General Winfield Scott, involved a naval blockade of Southern ports and control of the Mississippi River, isolating the Confederacy and crippling its economy.
What ism promoted by the Know-Nothing Party, further divided voters on issues of immigration and slavery.
Nativism
What was the Free Labor Movement?
Argued that slavery’s expansion threatened economic opportunities for free workers.
Who preached that salvation could be achieved through faith and individual effort.
Revivalists
FILL IN THE BLANK: forcibly relocated the Navajo from their ancestral lands in Arizona to a reservation in New Mexico, causing widespread suffering and death.
The Long Walk
Who executed aggressive strategies, including total war tactics, to weaken the Confederacy?
Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman
A house divided against itself cannot stand- Abraham Lincoln
What is the house?
The United States
Did Nativists like Catholic influence?
Who encouraged individuals to take responsibility for their spiritual well-being as part of adapting to the new social order?
Preachers
What was the main aim of Indian boarding schools?
"Americanize" Native children, stripping them of their languages and traditions, while some Native communities resisted by maintaining their cultural practices.
What caused the severe disruption of the Confederate economy?
Destruction of Southern railroads, factories, and ports, combined with the Union blockade.
What was the Republican Party's platform
Wanted to stop slavery from spreading into new territories while appealing to Northern voters,
FILL IN THE BLANKS: The Liberator demanded immediate (BLANK) of all enslaved people and (BLANK) compromise with slavery.
Emancipation and rejected
Preachers spread the (BLANK) to rural and remote areas.
Second Great Awakening
When did Texas gained independence from Mexico?
1836
The Battle of (BLANK) demonstrated Lee’s tactical brilliance and leadership, although these victories strained Confederate resources.
Chancellorsville
When did Abraham Lincoln get elected?
1860
What was the Know-Nothing Party?
Sought to limit immigrant rights by proposing restrictions on naturalization and banning Catholics from holding office, highlighting anti-immigrant sentiments.