Westward Expansion and the Mexican War
The Path to War (1)
Civil War (1)
Reconstruction and Reversal
Civil War (2)
100
The belief that the United States should overspread the entire North American continent.
Manifest Destiny
100
This group formed in opposition to the spread of slavery and support of internal improvements.
The Republican Party
100
As a result of the Battle of Vicksburg, the United States gained control of this.
Mississippi River
100
As president, he had little desire to punish the south and little sympathy for the rights of blacks.
Andrew Johnson
100
This battle provided the victory Lincoln needed to announce the Emancipation Proclamation.
Battle of Antietam
200
In 1818, the United States agreed with this country to jointly occupy the Oregon Country.
England
200
As part of the Compromise of 1850, this entered the Union as a free state.
California
200
The Emancipation Proclamation announced freedom for slaves located here.
in rebellious states
200
Members of this group dressed in white sheets and sought to terrorize blacks to keep them from voting.
Ku Klux Klan
200
20,000 women served in this role for the North.
nurses
300
In 1846 John C. Freemont launched a rebellion here against Mexican rule.
California
300
The Kansas-Nebraska Act established this as the principle for resolving the question of slavery in the two territories.
popular sovereignty
300
He triumphed at the Battles of Fort Henry and Donelson, winning control over key rivers in the West.
Grant
300
This established the principles of “equal protection of the law” and “due process of law”.
Fourteenth Amendment
300
The printing of paper money caused the South to struggle with this during the Civil War.
inflation
400
At this battle, 200 Texan defenders were overcome after 12 days of attacks.
Battle of the Alamo
400
He favored violent struggle against slavery and was responsible for the Pottawatomie Massacre of 1856.
John Brown
400

Strategy of the United States to win the Civil War, including a blockade to cut off southern trade.

Anaconda Plan

400
This organization helped former slaves by negotiating labor contracts and providing education and healthcare.
the Freedman’s Bureau
400
This battle in 1863 turned back a southern invasion of the North.
Battle of Gettysburg
500
American immigrants coming to Texas disregarded Mexican prohibition of this practice.
slavery
500
He was subjected to a violent beating in the Senate after he insulted a southern senator.
Charles Sumner
500

After falling victim to a surprise attack in April 1862, Grant turned this battle into a victory.

Battle of Shiloh

500
The three requirements for states to re-enter the union under Presidential Reconstruction.
No slavery, no secession, no payment of war debts
500
This occurred two days after the southern surrender in the Civil War.
assassination of Lincoln
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