Civil War
Declared that Missouri was a slave state, Main was a free state, and any states North of the 36 30 latitude line moving forward would be anti-slave states
Missouri Compromise
This court case established judicial review, and allowed for the Supreme Court to declare acts of Congress as unconstitutional
Marbury v. Madison
Known for having mixed views on slavery, this president led the nation through the Civil War and would not recommend going to the theater for a first date
Abraham Lincoln
This Act led to the Trail of Tears, forcing Natives to leave their homes and find refuge in new land
The Indian Removal Act
The belief that Americans are meant to expand west and spread democracy and capitalism
Manifest Destiny
A breakaway republic formed by Southern states to protect slavery
The Confederate States of America
Explain the Reconstruction Amendments
13th - Abolished Slavery, 14th - Gave former slaves citizenship, 15th - protected voting rights for formerly enslaved men
A time in politics known for optimism, a desire for unity, and an increasing sense of nationalism, and marked the end of the Federalist Party
The Era of Good Feelings
This Tariff was passed by Congress in an attempt to protect Northern industries by taxing imported European good at a high rate, but ended up harming the Southern economy which relied on exporting cotton
The Tariff of Abominations
Gaining territory across the Mississippi River, this treaty doubled the size of America by purchasing the land from the French
The Louisiana Purchase
A violent dispute between the North and South over declaring new territory as slave states, this event was one of the leading causes of the Civil War
Bleeding Kansas
A confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government in an attempt to get rid of federal tariffs that were harming the Southern economy
The Nullification Crisis
A political movement that empowered the "common man" by expanded voting rights to all white males, and adopting laissez-faire economy with a small federal government
Jacksonian Democracy
This treaty ended the Mexican-American War, established the Rio Grande as the U.S. and Mexico border, and gave America C.A.N.C.U.N. (California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico)
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The main reason for exploring and aquiring California, this event created immense wealth for merchants while killing and pushing thousands of Natives out of their homes
The California Gold Rush
Repealing the Missouri Compromise, this Act gave two states popular sovereignty in deciding whether they would be slave or free states, leading to increased sectionalism
The Kansas Nebraska Act
Established by Congress, it helped formerly enslaved people and impoverished whites in the post-Civil War South by providing essentials for living
The Freedmen's Bureau
A foreign policy declaring the U.S. closed to further European colonization and interference in the affairs of American nations, and promising the U.S. do the same
Monroe Doctrine
Passed in 1862, this Act encouraged Western migration by providing public land for a small fee, as long as the settlers met requirements such as building a house, using the land for farming, and living there for five years
The Homestead Act
This expedition ended on the Oregon Coast, taking two years to complete and giving the U.S. key information to continue westward expansion
Lewis & Clark Expedition
This court case declared that anyone born into slavery were therefore also slaves and not allowed freedom
Dred Scott v. Sandford/Dred Scott Decision
Issued by President Lincoln in 1863, this proclamation stated enslaved people in Confederate states were declared free
Emancipation Proclamation
Known for leading the U.S. through Reconstruction, this President allowed for the passage of "Black Codes" to pull freed slaves back into slavery in the South
Andrew Johnson
This Act prohibited all exports from U.S. ports to foreign nations, acting as a punishment to Britain and France for harassing American shipping, but ruining the American economy in return
The Embargo Act of 1807
This treaty established the northern border with Canada and gave America states along the border
The Oregon Treaty