Laws and Proclamations
Proclamation of 1763
Forbid the Colonists from traveling west of the Appalachian mountains
Gettysburg Address/ 13th Amendment/ Reunited the Country
Abraham Lincoln
What 2 explorers ventured into the Louisiana Territory, mapping and charting important features like rivers, and Mountain ranges?
Lewis and Clark
What event happened that led to South Carolina and 10 other states to Secede from the Union?
The Election of Abraham Lincoln
Eli Whitney was the inventor of _______________
Interchangeable Parts
What was the name of the commanding officer of the 54th Massachussets Regiment?
Colonel Robert Shaw.
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln freed the slaves in the South and allowed them to fight as federal soldiers.
President of Problems/ Worse relations with France/ Alien and Sedition Acts
John Adams
What is Manifest Destiny
The belief that the US was destined to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean.
What were 2 advantages the North had over the South at the start of the Civil War?
More population
More Factories
Navy
Strong President
What was Harriet Tubman famous for?
She was an underground railroad operator and famously returned to the south several times to free slaves.
The Compromise of 1850 reinforced this law, requiring the North to help capture runaway slaves.
The Fugitive Slave Law/Act
Thomas Jefferson was famous for doubling the size of the country with ____________________
The Louisiana Purchase
Before he was president, who invaded Florida and later saw it added to the US?
Andrew Jackson
Why was Ulysses S. Grant more successful than other Union generals?
He actively pursued Lee and used his superior numbers again and again.
Why was the election of 1860 different than the elections we have today?
There were 4 presidential candidates
In his farewell speech, George Washington urged the country to stay __________ in European affairs.
Neutral(Proclamation of Neutrality)
Andrew Jackson is famous for 2 different issues in his presidency. Name one issue and discuss what he did.
Nullification Crisis
The Mexican Cession added the states of Arizona, Nevada, and California. Why did California become a state before Nevada and Arizona?
The Gold Rush
What did Lincoln try to pass at the end of the Civil War and what did it do?
The 13th Amendment- It ended slavery in the US
The Missouri Compromise dividing the nation into free and slave states was replaced by what idea in 1850?
Popular Sovereignty
The case of Marbury vs Madison gave the Supreme Court its ability to do what important job in Government?
Review Laws to see if they are constitutional or unconstitutional
President Monroe helped create the Monroe Doctrine. What did it do?
It told Europe to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.
What nation did the US fight to gain Nevada, California, New Mexico, and achieve the independence of Texas?
Mexico
Why was the firing on Fort Sumter significant?
It began the Civil War
Why was the Dredd Scott case important?
It decided that runaway slaves were not safe in Free States and denied them the legal protections of citizens because they were seen as property.
Southern victory