early republic
who was the first United States president?
George Washington
What is the policy that states The U.S. should go west?
Manifest Destiny
what is sectionalism?
Loyalty to a specific region rather than a country.
Who was the War Between?
The south and North of the United States.
What was the event that caused the reconstruction era?
The civil war
what was the first constitution for the United States?
The articles of confederation.
What led to California's population?
The gold rush
what was the compromise in 1820?
The Missouri compromise.
who was the president during the civil war?
The president was Abraham Lincoln.
what do federalists believe in?
They believe in a strong centralized government.
What did the Pacific railway act do?
It encouraged railway companies to build railways by giving them land.
When was the Kansas Nebraska act?
1854
What law did Abraham Lincoln suspend during the civil war?
The Writ of Habeus corpus
What is the close group of advisors for the president?
The cabinet
what is the act in 1862?
The Homestead
What were the three main compromises trying to settle?
they were trying to settle disputes in slavery.
Abraham Lincoln said that the government was a union of the people and not What.
The states
what was Lincolns primary goal for reconstruction?
He wanted to restore southern representation in Congress.
who was the first secretary of the U.S.?
Thomas Jefferson
What war did Manifest destiny led to?
The Mexican war.
What is Bleeding Kansas?
It is the disputes between anti and pro slavery groups.