The New Nation
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
What was Manifest Destiny?
The belief that the U.S. was destined to expand westward.
Why did Horace Mann say education was necessary?
He believed it made better citizens
What was the importance of the Dred Scott Decision?
The court declared that enslaved people could never become U.S. Citizens, and slaveholders could take enslaved people to Western territories and free states.
What was Reconstruction?
Lincoln's plan to put the nation back together after the Civil War
Why did Washington sign the Proclamation of Neutrality?
To avoid conflict with European Nations
Bonus: What conflict was going on in Europe at this time?
What was the Indian Removal intended to provide for the U.S and what did it do to Native Americans?
To gain new land and resources, and forced Native Americans from their lands
What is a reformer?
Someone who works to make things better for society
What event led to the secession of the Southern states?
The election of Abraham Lincoln
What was significant of the Reconstruction legislation on the United States?
It expanded the role of the federal government in protecting citizens' rights and promoting racial justice
What did Washington warn against in his farewell address?
The formation of political parties
What was the Homestead Act?
The U.S. government gave 160 acres of land free to anyone who would settle on it and farm it for at least five years.
Where was the convention held that discussed women's rights?
Seneca Falls
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed enslaved people in the eleven Confederate states that continued to rebel against the Union. It also permitted African American men to serve in the Union Army and Navy.
Why did the House of Representatives impeach President Johnson?
Johnson ignored some laws Congress had passed that he considered unconstitutional.
Which president enforced the Alien and Sedition Acts?
John Adams
What were some PULL factors of westward expansion?
Higher wages, more job opportunity, more land
Why was the Missouri Compromise considered a compromise?
The Missouri Compromise sought to please both slave and free states by maintaining the balance between slave and free states admitted to the Union. It temporarily maintained a balance, but neither side was completely satisfied.
Bonus: Where was the line drawn for the Missouri Compromise?
Why was the Gettysburg Address significant?
It reminded Americans what the war was about and what the Union stood for, and helped Americans better understand why the war was being fought.
What was the Freedmen's Bureau?
A government agency that provided food, clothing, fuel, and medical supplies to needy Southerners, both Black and white. The bureau also set up more than four thousand schools where formerly enslaved people could learn to read and write.
What was the significance of the Louisiana Purchase on the United States?
2. Gave access & control of the Mississippi River and the Port of New Orleans to the U.S.
What were some PUSH factors of westward expansion?
Economic conditions, living conditions
How did the differences between the North and the South contribute to sectionalism?
They had different economies which led to different view points on the use of enslaved workers.
How were the captures of Vicksburg and Port Hudson significant?
The captures of Vicksburg and Port Hudson were significant because they gave the Union complete control over the Mississippi River, from Minnesota to Louisiana. This divided the Confederacy in two.
Bonus: What was the plan to do this known as?
How did the Compromise of 1877 impact the enforcement of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments in the South?
It stated that the federal government would no longer interfere with local politics.