Vocabulary I
Vocabulary II
Growth
Conflict
Civil War
100
The idea that God had given the entire continent to the Americans is known as?
Manifest Destiny
100
The term SECEDE was an action taken by southern states. What does it mean to SECEDE?
Retreat, Leave.
South seceded from the United States because of Lincoln's election.
100
The Second Great Awakening was what type of movement?
Religious
100
This religious group migrated to Utah because of the violence they endured.
Mormons
100
Did the North or South officially start the Civil War?
The South
200
The ability to give jobs to loyal members of the party in power is known as _______?
The Spoils System
200
What were the Black Codes?
severely limited the rights of Black people after the freeing of slaves
200
Who founded the church of latter-day saints?
Joseph Smith
200
Lincoln's election made southern states feel?
Threatened,
Mad
200
Which US president believed the Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln
300
Communities that were formed because they aspired to be perfect communities are known as?
Utopians
300
Define a reform movement.
A time of social change or advancement
300
What territory was acquired by France?
The Louisiana terrioty
300
What does this image represent in American History?
Manifest Destiny
300
What was the name of the era used to describe the South needed to be rebuilt after the Civil War?
Reconstruction
400
What was the Fugitive Slave Act
An Act that would allow Southern slaveholders to retrieve escaped enslaved people from free states, this was called?
400
What was the name of the Northern states and Southern states during the Civil War?
The Union, Confederacy
400
Which Amendment banned slavery in the United States
13th
400
Why was the campaign of 1824 so personal?
Candidates were being judged on personal conflict, candidates spread rumors.
The focus shifted from country issues to candidate issues.
400
Name of the location where the Civil War officially started.
For Sumter
500
Compromise of 1850
What did it do?
Allowed congress to admit California to the Union without restrictions on slavery. California was able to decide whether to be a free or slave state.
500
What is a Revivalist?
A preacher, focused on renewing the importance of religion.
500
The names of those who were chosen to explore the newly acquired western territories.
The name of who had to explore the southern part of the Lousiana Territory
Meriwether Lewis, William Clark
Zebulon Pike
500
Lincoln released a document that stated that all slaves in the rebellious states would be free if the fighting did not end by January 1, 1863. This was called?
Emancipation Proclamation
500
Why did the North and South go into a Civil War?
Why was the South willing to go to War?
South was threatened that they would not be able to sustain their way of life. North wanted to free the slaves.