Important People
16th President of the United States, advocate for stopping the expansion of slavery westward, led the country through the civil war.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
This was a war fought between the southern states and the northern states as a result of rising political tension primarily due to slavery.
This political idea asserted that America had a right given by the divine to them to colonize and conquer the west and educate the Native Americans.
This war fought between Mexico and America, was fought in order to settle disputes between their borders and land.
1st and only president of the Confederate States of America, leader of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
This historic fort was considered the start of the Civil War, on April 12, 1861.
This proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln, decreed that all slaves northern or southern; were recognized as free by the North.
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
This act divided the Nebraska territory and left its slave status up to the people, it ultimately led to Bleeding-Kansas and repealed the Missouri Compromise.
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Marking a losing streak for the north and waning support for the war, this speech to the nation delivered by Abraham Lincoln, following the Battle of Gettysburg. It also refocused the war from the perspective of the north to be for fighting against slavery.
What was The Gettysburg Address?
Northern Civil War general and later 18th President of the United States who led the Northern Army to victory.
Ulysses S. Grant
This act promoted settlement to the Great Plains by giving 160 acres of public land to anyone who had lived on and cultivated the land for at least 5 years.
What was the Homestead Act?
This early political party held traditional values, opposed immigration, and were advocates for the expansion of slavery. They consisted of mainly ex-whigs.
What was the Know-Nothing Party?
This monumental supreme court decision had ruled that black people, free or enslaved, were not considered citizens and thus could not appeal to court.
What was Dred Scott v. Sanford ?
This treaty was negotiated by Nicholas Trist to end the Mexican-American War with terms favorable to the United States. This included the recognition of the Rio Grande as the southern border of Texas, and the buying of California and New Mexico for $15 million.
What was The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
What was Wilmot Proviso ?