State Rights
Describe the Missouri Compromise
Missouri entered the U.S as a slave state (going against the Northwest Ordinance), Maine entered the U.S to rebalance slave vs. free states in the U.S
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin? What does the book talk about?
Harriet Beecher Stowe, an abolitionist. Revealed the brutal truths of slavery.
What 3 European countries traveled the Americas and settled colonies during the Age of Exploration?
The belief that God destined the U.S to expand westward (Westward Expansion) is also known as what?
Manifest Destiny
What was the bloodiest battle in the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
Describe John Brown's raid on Harper Ferry
John Brown, an abolitionist, robbed an armory and armed several slaves with firearms and ambushed a pro-slavery group.
What document replaces the Articles of Confederation?
The Constitution
The French colonies were primarily known for selling what type of product?
Furs
France = Furs
The process of admitting states/territories to the U.S is known as what?
Northwest Ordinance
Why did South Carolina secede after Lincoln's election
They feared he was going to take away their rights to own slaves
Slave owners can place a "bounty" on runaway slaves, as a way to incentivize people to return their slaves
Once the colonies were freed from the grip of England, what document did they create to make sure this never happens again?
Hint: it was the first form of government now as an independent nation
The Articles of Confederation
When the colonies began to write down their complaints to King George III, what was this document called?
The Declaration of Independence
The meeting at Seneca Falls occurred during which movement?
Describe the movement.
Suffrage Movement.
A time when activists fought for women's rights (example: right to vote) through petitions, and public speeches.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
What effect did the Emancipation Proclamation
Free slaves in the South
Slaves traveled to the North, and joined the Union
How did the people in the North feel about the fugitive slave act? Give an example.
The northerners were upset with the law fearing that it was taking away from the freedom in the north. Slavery was beginning to reach the North.
Northern states were abolitionists and were against slavery.
How was Kansas able to become a slave state? Despite the rules behind the Northwest Ordinance
Popular sovereignty. Power comes from the people. Majority of the Kansas population voted to become a pro-slave state.
What prompted King George III to begin taxing the English colonies in North America?
Heavy costs from the French and Indian War, required King George III to begin taxing his colonies to continue funding his war.
-Colonial taxes
-Colonial frustration
-American Revolution
What caused Southern states to secede from the U.S?
The winning election of Abraham Lincoln
Name all events that occurred in the Civil War in chronological orders
Fort Sumter
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Vicksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Appomattox Court House
Describe Dred Scott vs. Sanford
Dred Scott, a slave, traveled from Southern to Northern states with his master. Scott argued that if he is in a free state, he is technically a free man. When he tried to sue Sanford, he was told he could not sue because since he was an African American, he did not have American rights to sue.
What is the significance behind John Marshall?
Established "judicial review" which is when the Supreme Court evaluates something and determines if it is unconstitutional aka going against the Constitution.
The Virginia House of Burgesses (Burgers), Mayflower Compact, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are examples of what?
Self government in Colonial America
Lincoln's big speech to honor the fallen soldiers in the North and South is known as what?
Hint: This happened near the end of the war
Gettysburg Address
How was the Union able to secure their victory against the Confederacy?
Hint: there are 2 answers
Taking the Mississippi River, which divided Southern states in two.
Total war, which destroyed everything useful for the Confederacy. (railroads, powerlines, homes, resources, etc.)