Vocabulary
Thickly matted grass
Sod
President who instigated the Civil War
Lincoln
Believed that America should expand slowly when expanding west.
Henry Clay
A communication company that only ran for 18 months and was replaced by the telegraph.
Pony Express
The South
Unfair or crule actions by one group against another group.
Oppression
Zackary Taylor became president in 1849 representing which political party.
The Whigs
His term as President started off poorly when he took office in 1825
John Q. Adams
Cyrus Field created this for communication with Europe
Transatlantic cable
Lincoln made Slavery the primary issue only after this country threatened to ally with the South.
Great Britian
The practice of giving government jobs to loyal supporters.
Spoils System
What two things did Democrats say about William Henry Harrison
Lived in a log cabin and drank too much
Changed his mind about the boarder between the U.S. and Mexico which led to war.
Santa Anna
John Sutter
a person who wanted slavery stopped
Abolitionist
A rebellion
revolt
Who was the Free Soilers' Presidential Candidate?
Martian Van Buren
The election of 1848 was decided on the issue of ___________ which split the Democratic Ticket
Slavery
A Vice President who proposed that each state be allowed to vote if a law should apply to apply to each state.
John C. Calhoun
What two machines improved farm production in the south leading to greater production
the reaper and the steal plow
A belief something is meant to happen in a Country
Manifest Destiny
Which President raised government spending, lowered tariffs, and added land to the nation from 1845-1848.
President Polk
As President ignored his appointed cabinet and instead relied on the advise of his friends known as the "kitchen cabinet"
Andrew Jackson
California was the ________ state to join the Union.
31st.
This fort was never taken by the North during the Civil War and was were the 54th division was destroyed. (Glory Movie)
Fort Morgan