Vocabulary
What is the denial of full humanity in others along with the cruelty and suffering that accompany it.
Dehumanization
What is the document that ended the American Revolutionary War and secured more land than just the original 13 colonies. This gave the United States all land East of the Mississippi (and south of the Great Lakes) with the exception of Spanish held Florida.
Treaty of Paris (1783)
What was the name of the President of the US who wanted to claim California and Oregon?
President James K. Polk
a machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1794 that separates cotton fibers from their seeds, making the processing of short-staple cotton far more efficient. Its purpose was to quickly and easily clean cotton, which dramatically increased the profitability of cotton farming in the American South.
Cotton Gin
What part of the United States would become the Confederate states of America?
The South
What is a cultural belief, in the United States during the 1800’s, that White American Settlers were destined to expand westward across North America.
Manifest Destiny
President Jefferson offered to purchase New Orleans from France (Napoleon). Napoleon offers the whole Louisiana Territory for $15 Million Dollars. This doubled the size of the nation.
Louisiana Purchase
What did President James K. Polk do when Mexico refused to sell him California?
He sent approximately 80 American troops to disputed territory in order to get Mexico to attack them.
a machine that uses steam or water power to automate the weaving process, increasing textile (cloth) production efficiency and speed.
Power Loom
What was the goal of the South in the war?
to defend its Independence and its system of Slavery, and its way of life
What is a policy where a country extends its power and influence over another nation or territory, often through military force, colonization, or economic dominance
Imperialism
What is known as the forced removal of Native American tribes from their ancestral homelands in the southeastern United States to lands west of the Mississippi River during the 1830s. Authorized by the Indian Removal Act of 1830, this event involved brutal journeys with inadequate supplies that resulted in thousands of deaths from disease, starvation, and exposure.
Trail of Tears
What happened after the 1600 Mexican troops slaughtered or captured the 80 American troops on disputed territory?
President Polk went to Congress to convince the government to go to war with Mexico because they have "spilt American Blood on American soil"
a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada, with assistance from abolitionists and other allies
Underground Railroad
Which battle was known as the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War?
The Battle of Gettysburg
What is taking over a piece of land or a country, usually by force or without permission
Annexation
What is the 2,000-mile wagon route from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon, used by pioneers in the mid-1800s to migrate westward to new lands.
Oregon Trail
Who won the Mexican American War?
The United States
American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy who escaped slavery to become the "Moses of her people". She was a renowned conductor on the Underground Railroad, risking her life to guide enslaved people to freedom.
Harriet Tubman
He was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War, defeating the Confederate States and playing a major role in the abolition of slavery.
Abraham Lincoln
What is the process where an individual or group adopts the cultural patterns of a dominant society, leading to a change in language, values, and social behaviors.
Cultural Assimilation
The United States government-funded Boarding Schools. The explicit goal was the forced assimilation of Indigenous children into American culture and the eradication of Native languages and traditions.
Native American Boarding Schools
How much did President Polk originally offer Mexico for California? How much did he end up paying after the war?
Offered $25 million but they ended up paying $15 million
An anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. The novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
This was the Presidential declaration that the slaves in the Confederacy would be free; it made the abolition of slavery a goal for the war.
Emancipation Proclamation