U So Constitutional
The United States Constitution replaced this document
The Articles of Confederation
This term represents the belief that westward expansion by American settlers was preordained by God
Manifest Destiny
At the beginning of the Civil War, this side had the clear technical advantage.
The Union / The North
Industrialization primarily took root in this part of the country
The North
Most white Schmoes in the South did not own slaves.....why?
They could not afford them. A small number of plantation owners owned most of the slaves.
Some colonies were founded on religious toleration (def not Massachusetts), a practice that was enshrined in this amendment to the US Constitution
The First Amendment
The annexation of this short-lived republic into the United States was one of the causes of the Mexican-American War
Texas
This term represents the growing political and social differences between the north and south over the issue of slavery.
Sectionalism
New York City became the main center of industry in the United States once this waterway was opened upstate
The Erie Canal
Poor Schmoes in the South and poor immigrant Schmoes in the North were most likely to support this political party prior to the Civil War (1820-1860)
The Democratic Party
To avoid tyranny or dictatorship, the writers of the Constitution separated federal power into these three branches of government
The Executive (President)
The Judicial (Supreme Court)
The Legislative (Congress)
This law was supported by Andrew Jackson and enforced by his administration, leading the the Trail of Tears
The Indian Removal Act of 1830
This author wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin and participated in the Underground Railroad
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Steamships were eventually outcompeted by this other steam-powered vehicle that could travel overland
The Steam Locomotive (train)
Middle Class Plain Janes got involved in politics by supporting abolition and this anti-alcohol movement
Temperance
Under the Constitution, is the United States is not a direct democracy, but rather this.
A republic
A representative democracy
The Louisiana Purchase was brokered between Napoleon Bonaparte and this U.S. president
Thomas Jefferson (it doubled the size of the U.S. in 1803).
Lincoln claimed this was the purpose of the Civil War
Saving the Union
Dude quick, who did Lincoln run against for Senate
Stephen Douglas, fam
Irish were discriminated against, largely for their Catholic faith.
The Constitution gave the federal government more power to control international trade, including through the use of these taxes on imports
Tariffs
This state was added as a free state as part of the Compromise of 1850
California
This part of the Compromise of 1850 particularly inflamed tensions between the North and the South by forcing northern states to cooperate in arresting and returning runaway slaves
The Fugitive Slave Act
Cash crops and raw materials could be easily shipped to northern factories and ports
A lot of schmoes were upset about having to join the Union Army and the exemptions that wealthy northerners got. They took revenge in this event. (unfortunately, they took out their anger on the free black community of NYC)
The Draft Riots of 1863