Unit 6
The first 10 amendments are also known as the
Bill of Rights
He was the only unanimous voted in president in U.S. history, and he did it twice
George Washington
As America expanded, Andrew Jackson forced which group of people off their legally owned land?
Native Americans
What was the main division between the North and South in the United States?
Perspectives on Slavery
This event happens just 5 days after the Civil War ends
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated
The Bill of Rights are set up to protect the American citizens from the ____________
Government
Which of the first five presidents didn't own slaves?
John Adams
The belief that the US would expand was held dear to many Americans. Which direction did they want to expand to?
West
What common plant grown in the south started to divide the country because many enslaved people "were required" to acquire it?
Cotton
The battle of ________ became the turning point of the Civil War. It is also the most important battle
Gettysburg
The Bill of Rights are a part of the __________
Constitution
The capital moved from ______________ to ________________ __ during the first presidency
Philadelphia, Washington Dc
This was an event where a war between Mexico and the US occurred and results had the US gaining a significant amount of land
Mexican-American War
The division of the North and South started when many new inventions were created to make life easier. What was that time reffered to as?
Industrial Revolution
Which 3 numbers make up the new amendments after the Civil War?
13, 14, 15
The 5th Amendment prohibits ____-_________
"I plead the 5th"
Self-Incrimination
Name the first 5 presidents, in order
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe
The dream of land expansion was to own land from the _______ _________ to the _______ _________
Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
"From sea to shininggggg seaaaa"
(Bonus points if you sang)
The group of people known as the __________ were fighting to end the South's use of forced human labor
Abolitionists
Instead of slavery being legal in the South, __________ took over via the Jim Crow Laws
Segregation
You are read this as soon as you are arrested so you know what rights you have
Miranda Rights
As the first president was leaving office, in his farewell address he warned the country to not create _______ ________ ; of course, we clearly didn't listen
Political Parties
This was an event that John O'Sullivan coined to represent the United States dream of land expansion
Manifest Destiny
The election of 1860 saw Abe Lincoln become the president of the United States. What did the majority of the South do as a result?
Leave the country (secede) and form the Confederate States of America
The time period after the Civil War is known as ___________. However, because Andrew Johnson was from the South, he became __________ towards the South. As a result, the South didn't receive any real _________ for the Civil War.
Reconstruction, sympathetic, punishments