Westward Expansion
Land acquired from France. Doubled the size of the US, gave the US access to New Orleans and complete control of the Mississippi River.
Louisiana Purchase
The piece of legislation passed to remover Natives from Southern land?
Indian Removal Act
First battle of the Civil War
Battle of Fort Sumter
Explain the 13th-15th Amendments
- Granted African American Citizenship - Equal Protection of the Law
- Gave all men the right to vote
The name used to call individuals who wanted to end slavery immediately
Abolitionists
US's God-Given right to occupy land from sea to sea.
Manifest Destiny
Court case that ruled in favor of the Cherokee Indians staying in Georgia.
Worcester vs. Georgia
All black regiment that fought off the South Carolina coast at Fort Wagner.
54th Massachusetts
What did the Reconstruction Act of 1867 do?
Divided the south into five military districts
What were the three parts of the Compromise of 1850?
California enters as a free state
Stricter Fugitive Slave Act
Popular Sovereignty
The treaty that granted America the Mexican Cession territory and helped America fulfill Manifest Destiny.
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Act implemented by the US government to attempt to Americanize natives by teaching them farming and American ways of life. Was not successful.
Dawes Act
Document that freed all slaves in the southern states.
Emancipation Proclamation
What was the name of the program created to aid freed slaves with their transition into society?
Freedmens Bureau
The name of the act that split a piece of land in the mid west and played a role in the formation of the Republican Party
Kansas-Nebraska Act
James Polk
Cultural revival amongst natives. Whites viewed it as a threat.
Ghost Dance Movement
Anaconda Plan
1) Capture southern capital
2) Secure the Mississippi River
3) Secure southern ports
What was the name of the president impeached during Reconstruction? Was he removed from office?
Andrew Johnson
What two events was John Brown involved in during the antebellum era?
Bleeding Kansas
Harpers Ferry
How many pieces of land did we acquire to fulfill Manifest Destiny? (Do not include 13 colonies)
Northwest Territory, Louisiana Purchase, Oregon, Mexican Cession, Texas
What was the name of Indian battle where US Cavalry slaughtered over 300 Sioux Indians starting a decline in Native American culture.
Battle of Wounded Knee
Who was the leader of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
What election led to the Compromise of 1877? What did the Compromise of 1877 do?
Election of 1876
Removed troops from the south, Hayes becomes president, ENDS RECONSTRUCTION
Market Revolution