Government
What is the main job of the executive branch?
Enforce laws
What was the purchase that doubled the size of the US in 1803?
Louisiana Purchase
What was the name of the southern states that seceded from the Union?
Confederacy
What was the primary goal of Reconstruction?
Rebuild the South
Name one of my dogs
Apollo / Adonis
How many senators does each state have?
2
Who were the explorers who mapped the newly acquired western territories?
Lewis and clark
What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?
13th
What school did I start teaching at?
Harmon
Who is responsible for making laws in the legislative branch?
Congress
What did the homestead act do?
Offer land to settlers moving west
Which battle is considered the turning point of the civil war?
Gettysburg
What does the 14th Amendment do?
Grant citizenship to everyone born in the US
What year did I graduate?
2016
What document established the first form of government in the US?
Articles of Confederation?
What conflict resulted from the U.S. annexation of Texas?
Mexican-American war
What legislation attempted to maintain the balance between free and slave states?
Missouri Compromise
What system of agriculture emerged in the south after the CW?
Sharecropping
Where am I getting my master's degree from this weekend?
Fort Hays State University
What did the 3/5s compromise say?
Slaves were to be counted as 3/5s of a person (5 slaves = 3 ppl)
What belief justified westward expansion?
Manifest Destiny
Which case ruled African Americans could not be citizens?
Dred Scott Case
What laws restricted the rights of African Americans in the south during reconstruction?
Black Codes
What is my son's name?
Oziel