Early Republic
Who was the second president of the United States?
John Addams
A cultural belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined by God to expand across North America
Manifest Destiny
Who was president during the Civil War?
Lincoln
What was the purpose of Reconstruction?
Rebuilding the south after the Civil War/Integrating former slaves into society.
What does gilded mean?
Thin gold layer
What party was in favor of the National Bank?
Federalist
Encompassed 530,000,000 acres of territory in North America that the United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million.
Louisiana Purchase
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?
Help African Americans adjust to free life.
What were the goals of the Progressive Movement?
Eliminate government corruption/Create economic reform
What is it called when British troops captured US soldiers and made them fight?
Impressment
Who led the Corps of Discovery expedition?
Lewis and Clark
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
What were the Jim Crow laws?
Laws meant to discriminate against African Americans.
Who is one president during the Progressive Era?
Taft, Teddy, McKinley, Wilson
What is the advice George Washing gave about foreign politics?
Do not get involved
An ethnic cleansing and forced displacement of approximately 60,000 people of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government.
Trail of Tears
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
Document that freed slaves in the Union
List the Reconstruction Amendments?
13th, 14th, 15th
What was the significance of the 19th Amendment?
Gave women the right to vote.
Why is this era called the Era of Good Feelings?
One party system/high level of morale and economic prosperity
What was the significance of the California Gold Rush
Mass migration, push in industry
What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?
Turning point in the war
Which president ended Reconstruction?
Rutherford B. Hayes
What was the purpose of the Pure Food and Drug Act?
Made food safer to consume in the US.