Mexican American War
The U.S. state that the war primarily took place in
Texas (yeehaw)
The belief that Americans had a divine right to conquer the continent
Manifest Destiny
This state was "bleeding" over the slavery debate
Kansas
This amendment ended slavery
The 13th amendment
The first major battle of the Civil War
First Battle of Bull Run (July 1861)
The treaty that ended the war
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The major west coast discovery that brought flocks of migrants
Gold
The Dred Scott Decision's rule on the Missouri Compromise
Unconstitutional
The candidate that won the election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Democrat James Polk barely defeated this candidate, who differed only in their opinions on Texas' annexation
Henry Clay (loser x3, sucks to suck)
Matthew Perry formed the Kanagawa Treaty for trade expansion with this country
Japan
Lincoln's true opinion on slavery
Wanted to contain it to the south thinking it'd die out eventually
The four political parties that existed in the election of 1860 were these
The Republican party, Democrat party, Know-nothing party, and Constitutional Union party
The bloodiest single day of combat in the entire war took place in this battle
Battle of Antietam (September, 1862)
War general that became president in 1849
Zachary Taylor
Stephen Douglas pioneered this form of transportation
Transcontinental railroad
Leader of the Harper's Ferry raid against slavery
John Brown
The Republican party was created as a direct result of this act
Kansas-Nebraska Act
These two confederate defeats were a turning point in the war
Vicksburg (May 18th to July 14th of 1863), Gettysburg (July 1st-3rd 1863)
Stephen Austin and Sam Houston tried to form their own government in Texas, leading to this battle
Battle of the Alamo (1836)
Two conditions of living in Texas that Americans followed under Mexican rule
1. No slavery
2. Be Catholic
The proslavery constitution drafted in Kansas amidst the conflicts over the Nebraska territory
Lecompton Constitution
President Andrew Johnson was impeached in this year
1868
The battle in which Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union
The Battle of Appomattox (April 9, 1865)