Manifest Destiny
This person promoted the annexation of Texas
Who is John O'Sullivan
This President added Texas to the Union
Who is James K. Polk
The discovery of this in 1848 caused thousands to rush to California
What is Gold
He was the president of the Union during the Civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This Amendment abolished slavery
What is the 13th Amendment
This phrase described the belief that Americans had a 'God-given right' to expand west
What is Manifest Destiny
This river was claimed as the Texas border by Mexico
What is the Nueces River
This act was amended as part of the Compromise of 1850
What is the Fugitive Slave Act
He was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
Who is Jefferson Davis
This Amendment granted citizenship to former slaves
What is the 14th Amendment
These 2 technologies helped settlers expand westward
What is the telegraph and the railroads
This U.S. general led forces into disputed land near the Rio Grande
Who is General Zachary Taylor
The U.S. gained this much land from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What is 500,000 Square Miles
This was the bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history
What is the Battle of Antietam
This Amendment gave African American men the right to vote
What is the 15th Amendment
These three events are tied to Manifest Destiny.
What is the Oregon Territory dispute, Mexican-American War, and the California Gold Rush
This treaty ended the Mexican-American War and gave the U.S. over 500,000 square miles of land
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
2 Parts of the Compromise of 1850 include
What is: Fugative slave act, slave trade abolished in D.C., territorial governments in Utah & New Mexico, or California entered as a free state
This Union victory was the turning point of the war
What is the Battle of Gettysburg
The name of the time period from 1865–1877 that focused on rebuilding the South and the nation
What is Reconstruction
These four nations originally claimed the Oregon Territory
What is Spain, Russia, Britain, United States
These three fronts are where the U.S. fought Mexico
What is California, Mexico City, & Northern Mexico
The U.S. paid Mexico this much for the land gained after the Mexican-American War
What is $15 million
This is where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
What is the Appomattox Court House
2 long-lasting impacts of Reconstruction include
What is (possible answers): Ended slavery, strengthened federal power, shaped race relations, or accelerated industrialization