Vocabulary
This is the name of a time period before a war, in American history it is typically used before the Civil War
Antebellum
As new states are added to the Union, the number one question on their minds is if the state will have this type of labor
Slavery
This future U.S. state fought the famous battle of the Alamo against Mexico in order to obtain their autonomy
Texas
This religious group migrated west until they reached Utah as their safety from persecution
Mormons
Which President is associated with the era of the Common Man?
Jackson
An abolitionist was primarily concerned with ending this horrific practice
Slavery
This passage of this compromise delineated where slavery could and could not exist in the future western states
Missouri Compromise
Florida
This famous 1803 purchase doubled the size of the United States at that time
Louisiana Purchase
Although he would eventually go on to have the shortest Presidency in U.S. History, this man was an 1812 war hero who defeated Native Americans in the name of Manifest Destiny
William Henry Harrison
This is the process of adding new states to the union
Annex
Called the bloodhound act in the North, the passage of this act called for all Northerners to return escaped slaves back to the South
Fugitive Slave Act
After the war of 1812, this territory applied for statehood and was granted admission into the Union as a free state
Oregon
Those that believed in expanding the country from coast to coast justified the forced migration of Native Americans by claiming this being gave them the right to do so
God
This future President was the real author of the Monroe Doctrine
John Quincy Adams
Philosophers that sought to separate themselves from the evils of society by going into nature were known as this group of people
Transcendentalists
The Compromise of 1850 allowed for this state to enter the Union as a free state
California
This territory's Bear Flag Revolt defeated the last remaining Mexican influence after the Mexican-American War and helped the settlers gain their statehood
California
This President made Manifest Destiny his goal and was successful in gaining more territory than any President had before him
Polk
Due to their economic ties with Great Britain, this political party did not support Mr. Madison's War in 1812
Federalists
To cancel or override an act or law passed by the President is known as this, famously done by Andrew Jackson's first Vice President
Nullification
This Kentucky politician earned the nickname the Great Compromiser but was never successful in winning the Presidency
Henry Clay
This treaty helped the United States gain new territories such as New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado after the Mexican-American War
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Donner Pass in the Rocky Mountains earned its nickname from a family who resorted to this act after being snowed in for the winter
Cannibalism
The time period after the War of 1812 of economic and industrial prosperity is known as the era of this
Good Feelings