Terms to Know
Loyalty to a region rather than the whole country
What is Sectionalism
What are the 2 Names for the North and South Factions during the Civil War
The Union and the Confederacy
Emperor of France that sold his land in the U.S
Napoleon Bonaparte
led to the forcible relocation of Native Americans
What is the Indian Removal Act
held a secession convention in January 1861
The Confederacy held it in Alabama
Two Men who were given the task to explore the new land purchased from Napoleon
Who were Merriweather Lewis and William Clark
Created by Eli Whitney to help the mass production of cotton
What is the Cotton Gin
Had 3/4th of all Naval Support
The Union
Man asked to join the expedition solely for his wife's expertise in the land
Toussiant Charboneau
Document that would free slaves in the southern states if they didn't join the Union
Emancipation Proclamation
Had the Most Skilled Soldiers
The Confederacy
The Woman/Property of Charbonneau
Sacagawea
____ Passed through Alabama in 1838. It includes tons of death for the Indigenous people and the make a long trip on wagons
The Trail of Tears
which state seceded from the Union first ?
South Carolina
The Purchase increased the size of the US by
Nearly 50 percent