Life after the Revolutionary War
This leader was unanimously selected as President after the war.
GW
Who did America face in the War of 1812?
British
The idea that America needed to expand is called
Manifest Destiny
Abraham Lincoln was a member of this political party.
Republican
This terrorist group came out after the Civil War as the "ghosts" of Confederate soldiers
KKK
The original government that America had before it failed.
Confederacy
What is another name for the war? (How long did it take?)
Seven Year War
What Thomas Jefferson bought from Napoleon even if the Constitution was unclear about it.
Louisiana Purchase
What was the cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
This court case said that the races could be segregated if the accommodations are equal.
Plessy vs Ferguson
This group of people demanded a new government with a Constitution which says what the government can and cannot do.
Federalists
What was the name of the colony that had enemy troops?
Canada
The travelers who explored the region along with their Native American guide
Lewis, Clark, and Sacagawea
Who did Abraham Lincoln debate against and lose to before eventually winning the Presidency?
Stephen Douglass
After Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's Theater, his VP took over. (Not Jackson but....____son)
Andrew Johnson
This was a problem that the government faced after the Revolutionary War
Inability to tax
Inability to raise an army
Inability to even have a national currency
Inability to carve out trade agreements
Inability to function.
This political party collapsed after the War of 1812
The Federalists
Why many Americans didn't necessarily want to annex Texas and Mexican territory following the war?
Expansion of slavery
Give an example of a reason why Northern and Southern tensions were rising.
Fugitive Slave Act
Power in Congress
Lincoln being elected without a single Southern State.
This organization along with the Black Church was instrumental in African Americans getting the rights they deserved before Congress eventually defunded it.
Freedman's Bureau
The Anti-Federalists would only agree to the Constitution if there was something added, to ensure that Americans rights would not be trampled on.
Bill of Rights
The other party that was founded by Thomas Jefferson that was the only party left after the War of 1812. (Think about the parties that we have now)
Democratic-Republican
What was the name of the trail that sent Americans to the west coast, and north of California?
Don't get dysentery or typhoid fever!
Oregon Trail
Lincoln issued this which freed slaves in the South and allowed them to join the Union army (even if they were in segregated battalions)
Emancipation Proclamation.
What does the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendment guarantee?
13-Abolish slavery
14-Citizenship
15-Black Male Suffrage