This group controlled more than 90% of southern wealth in the antebellum period
What is the planter class?
100
He coined the phrase "Manifest Destiny"
Who is John O'Sullivan?
100
By the 1840s, this industry overtook cotton production as the driving force behind the American economy.
What is the railroad industry?
100
This Supreme Court case held that slaves were only property and not citizens of the US.
What is Dred Scott?
100
This leader's reconstruction plan called for only 10% of southern residents to take an oath of loyalty.
Who is Lincoln?
200
This region offered fewer educational opportunities to its children than other areas of the US.
What is the antebellum south?
200
This activity comprised the bulk of the Spanish Californian and New Mexican economy.
What is cattle ranching?
200
Heavy investment in this area kept southerners from investing in industry and production.
What is slavery?
200
This location saw the first shots fired in the US Civil War.
What is Ft. Sumter?
200
These members of Congress believed a harsh and punishing plan was necessary for national unity.
Who are the Radical Republicans?
300
These people created their own unique culture and heritage despite hardships and restrictions.
What are slaves?
300
This romantic defeat inflamed the movement for Texas independence.
What is the battle of the Alamo?
300
This act repealed the Missouri Compromise and allowed territories to decide their slavery situation through popular sovereignty.
What is the Kansas Nebraska Act?
300
This leader embarked on a famous "March to the Sea" destroying everything in his path.
Who is Sherman?
300
The Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction and brought resolution to this dispute.
What is the election of 1876?
400
These families expressed no hostility toward wealthy planters due to their aspirations of joining the planter class.
Who are yeoman farmers?
400
This occupation brought more women to California mining towns than any other.
What is prostitution?
400
This political party hated Catholics and Immigrants.
What are the Know Nothings?
400
This state was the first to secede from the union.
What is South Carolina?
400
These laws attempted to subjugate freedmen even after the abolition of slavery.
What are black codes?
500
This system allowed slaves greater control over their labor and even afforded occasional free time.
What is the task system?
500
This unique town demonstrated the great potential for successful western development by installing the first irrigation system and peacefully distributing water rights.
What is Salt Lake City?
500
This man was brutally beaten by Preston Brooks for his strong stand against slavery in South Carolina.
Who is Charles Sumner?
500
This declaration of freedom carved out some exceptions and left many people still enslaved.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
500
This president became the first national executive ever impeached in American politics.