LA Purchase-Tr. of Tears
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
(U.S. president/foreign nation involved, why important?)
Land purchased by U.S. (President Jefferson) from France, doubling the size of the counry
Who was Nat Turner?
(What did he do?)
Slave revolt in Virginia (1831)
What was the Dred Scott Case?
(What was the decision? What was the impact?)
-Congress does not have right to ban slavery in states
-Slaves are not citizens
Complete the quote from Abraham Lincoln:
[aim of Civil War was to] “save the Union…. not either to save or destroy __________________________________________"
Slavery
Fill in the blank: General Robert E. ___________________
LEE
Who did U.S. fight in the War of 1812? What was the war’s outcome?
Great Britain
Stale-mate
What is Manifest Destiny?
Belief God chose U.S. to control hemisphere
Land greed + democratic ideals lead to expansion westward
Who was John Brown?
(What did he do?)
-Abolitionist
-Raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia (1859) (to arm slaves to fight for freedom)
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
(To what states did it apply?)
Freed slaves from rebel state unless state surrendered to Union
Fill in the blank: General Ulysses S. __________________
GRANT
What was the Missouri Compromise?
Maine made free state
Missouri slave state
Prohibited slavery above 36 parallel
What was the outcome of the Mexican-American War?
(Who won? What was gained?)
Who won: U.S.
What was gained: Current SW U.S.
TX, AZ, NM, UT, NV, CA, CO, WY
Who was the leader of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Why did Lincoln shift focus of war to ending slavery after 1864?
-Keep British out of war
-Cause chaos in South
-No longer facing reelection
During what years did the Civil War occur?
1861-1865
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
James Monroe/John Quincy Adams
Message (mostly) to the European powers
No more colonialism in the Americas
What was the Compromise of 1850?
(What states were involved? What was gained by both sides?)
-UT/NM to decide slave or free
-More stringent Fugitive Slave Law was enacted
-TX surrendered expansionist claims
-CA admitted as a free state
-Slave trade banned in D.C.
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Who won the Battle of Gettysburg?
(What was its significance?)
The Union
Major defeat of Lee, forces never as strong
What major issues were involved with the aftermath of the war?
(i.e. Reconstruction)
How to restore union?
What to do about slavery?
What was the Trail of Tears?
Native American removal (mostly from the South) to "Indian Territory" (Oklahoma)
Thousands of deaths
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
(What did it “decide”? What was the response?)
KS can decide if slave or free
Violence over election to decide slave or free
Who won the Battle of Bull Run?
(What was its significance?)
-First major battle of Civil War
-Union lost battle
-War will be longer than previously believed
What was the Gettysburg Address?
(What is its main message?)
Speech by Lincoln honoring dead of battle
War is being fought to preserve democracy
Democracy takes sacrifice/unity
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
S-L-A-V-E-R-Y!!!
Who won the presidential election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson
Who won the presidential election of 1844?
James K. Polk
Who won the presidential election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the Democratic candidate for president in 1864?
George B. McClellan
Who was president after Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson