Westward Expansion
This is the idea that it is God's desire for America to conquer all of North America
Manifest Destiny
This was the belief that the people of a territory should determine slavery's legality.
Popular Sovereignty
The election of Abraham Lincoln was in this year.
1860
Name one wartime advantage the North had over the South
Resources (railroads, industry, more food, more metals), Greater population, established military
This was Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction (give me the number)
10% Plan
This was the conflict that served as a precursor to the Mexican American War, a conflict between Mexico and an independent republic.
Texas Revolution
This book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe told the truth about slavery and opened the eyes of many northerners to go against slavery
Uncle Tom's Cabin
This state was the first to secede after Lincoln's election
South Carolina
Name one wartime advantage the South had over the North
Cotton production, Geography (home field advantage), Military Strategy, Leadership, Morale
This group was created in 1865 by Congress to help newly freed and underrepresented groups in the South survive. Expanded federal power in the South
Freedman's Bureau
Name 5 of the 7 states that make up (or partially make up) the Mexican Cession.
California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado,
This slave sued his owner for freedom after being brought to a free state. The Supreme Court ruled against him and ultimately ruled the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional.
Dred Scott
This political party formed in the mid-1850s and was the party that nominated Lincoln
Republican Party
This abolitionist encouraged African Americans to enlist in the Union army once they were allowed, as their participation would strengthen their claims to citizenship
Frederick Douglass
These laws in the South were designed to regulate the affairs of emancipated African Americans; limited their rights greatly
Black codes
This President was a big supporter of Manifest Destiny and can be seen as the aggressor in the conflict with Mexico.
James K Polk
The most frictional issue of the Compromise of 1850. Northerners did not want to take part in it.
Fugitive Slave Act
This was Abraham Lincoln's view on slavery at the time of his election (not believed by the South)
Stop slavery's expansion; leave it alone where it exists
This document by Abraham Lincoln shifted the focus of the war from just preserving the Union to now including the abolition of slavery
Emancipation Proclamation
This Constitutional Amendment was passed to guarantee citizenship to all African Americans (and anyone born in the US)
14th Amendment
This was the treaty that ended the Mexican American War
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This MA Senator was beaten with a cane on the Senate floor by Preston Brooks for badmouthing the South and Senator Andrew Butler
Charles Sumner
Abraham Lincoln's debates with this man led to national recognition and helped Lincoln secure the party nomination
Stephen Douglas
This is where General Lee surrendered to General Grant to end the Civil War
Appomattox Courthouse
The Compromise of 1877 gave this man the presidency with the agreement to remove federal troops from the South. Signaled the end of Reconstruction with Southern Democrats regaining control of the South
Rutherford B Hayes