Western Settlement
The Gadsden Purchase gave the U.S what modern day states
Arizona and New Mexico
What bill proposed that any territory acquired from Mexico should be closed off from slavery?
Wilmot Proviso
What fast sailing ships allowed the U.S to open trade routes to Asia
Clippers
Which of Lincoln's orders abolished slavery in all states?
The Emancipation Proclomation
Which Republican president's election prompted southern states to succeed
The term "forty-niners" refers to what historical movement
The California Gold Rush
Which law provided for the return of escaped slaves in the North to their owners in the South?
The Fugitive Slave Law
Which commander played a key role in opening trade with Japan
Matthew Perry
Which amendment abolished slavery?
13th Slavery
Where was the federal arsenal attacked by radical abolitionist
Harper's Ferry
What act gave land to anyone who lived and cultivated the land for 5 years.
The Homestead Act
Which court case declared that people of African descent could not sue in court?
Dred Scott vs. Sandford
Which term means favoring native born Americans over immigrants
Nativism
Which amendment made former slaves citizens?
14th amendment
What novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe fueled the abolitionist movement.
Uncle Toms Cabin
What act gave loans and land for the construction of a railroad
The Pacific Railway Act
Which doctrine held that a territory could exclude slavery by creating laws that made slavery impossible?
Freeport Doctrine
Which political party was anti-Catholic and anti-immigrant
The Know Nothing Party
Which amendment prohibited states from denying anyone the right to vote due to race or slavery?
15th amendment
Fort Sumter
What religious group occupied modern day Utah
What kind of principle regarding politics lets the people decide whether their territory is free or enslaved?
Popular Sovereignty
Which act prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers
The Chinese Exclusion Act
What kind of system regarding farming did former slaves end up conforming to?
Sharecropping
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender, ending the Civil War
Appomattox Court House