The First Presidents through the Era of Good Feelings.
Who's eight years as president are known as the Era of Good Feelings?
James Monroe
What purchase in 1803 doubled the size of the United States?
The Louisiana Purchase
Which event is often considered the starting point of the American Civil War?
The attack on Fort Sumter
What marked what was known as the Era of Good Feelings?
a strong sense of national unity
What movement sought to end slavery in the United States?
Abolitionism
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
13th Amendment
Which Congressman believed that America's future lay in capitalism, and supported the American System?
Henry Clay
What belief held that the United States was destined to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific?
Manifest Destiny
What was a significant result of the Reconstruction period following the Civil War?
the passage of the 13th 14th and 15th Amendments
Who was Henry Clay?
an American lawyer
Who led efforts to improve treatment for the mentally ill and pushed for better hospital conditions?
Dorothea Dix
What was the primary purpose of the 15th Amendment, ratified in 1870?
To grant African American men the right to vote.
What was a goal of Henry Clay’s American System?
to promote economic growth
Who became a leading voice for women’s rights and helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
What was the main outcome of the Civil Rights Act of 1866?
The establishment of birthright citizenship.