Early America
Before the Constitution, the US used these documents to govern
The Articles of Confederation
In the 1850s, most of the countries railroads were located in the...
North
Ended slavery in the Confederate States
Emancipation Proclamation
Andrew Johnson was the first President to be ________________ for violating the Tenure of Office Act
impeached
Slave who sued for freedom in Supreme Court. Ruling stated slaves did not have the rights of people, and were considered property
Dred Scott
Marbury vs. Madison established the idea that the Supreme Court can rule laws unconstitutional. This is known as...
judicial review
These two explorers traveled Americas new land from the Louisiana Purchase to make friends with Natives
Lewis and Clark
Attempted to lead a slave revolt in 1859
John Brown
Ended slavery in the United States
13th Amendment
This abolitionist started the newspaper, The Liberator
William Lloyd Garrison
Monroe Doctrine
This deal made Missouri and state and outlawed slavery north of 36 degree latitude line
Missouri Compromise
Idea that the people should vote to see if they wanted slavery or not. Led to Bleeding Kansas
Popular Sovereignty
Federal group created to help newly freed slaves
Freedman's Bureau
This former slave was an impactful speaker, writer, and advocate against slavery
Frederick Douglass
This treaty ended the American Revolution and established America as a country
Treaty of Paris
The US was reluctant to annex this state due to fear of angering Mexico
Texas
Result of this battle was that Lincoln's reelection was guaranteed
Battle of Cedar Creek
Known as the end of Reconstruction
Compromise of 1877
- Hayes is President
- Troops removed from South
- Southerners get positions in government
- Rebuilding of Southern infrastructure
The idea that America should spread from coast to coast
Manifest Destiny
Papers that were written to establish how we needed a stronger national government
Federalist Papers
This treaty ended the Mexican American War
Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo
Battle that resulted in the Union controlling the Mississippi River
Battle of Vicksburg
This group fought for white and black equality, felt the Legislative Branch should be in charge
Radical Republicans
Deal between Northern and Southern politicians that admitted California as a free state, introduced popular sovereignty to NM and UT, and passed the Fugitive Slave Act
Compromise of 1850