Idea that asserted U.S. power in the Western Hemisphere and supported U.S. expansion west
What is Manifest Destiny?
100
U.S. federal government agency established in 1865 to aid freedmen in the South during the Reconstruction
What is the Freedmen's Bureau?
100
freed slaves in Confederate states
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
100
aka Battle of Sharpsburg
bloodiest day in American history
Union victory which led to the Emancipation Proclamation
What is the Battle of Antietem?
100
Republican party nominee
preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy
led U.S. through civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
200
Migration of young men to California during 1848 to search for gold
What is the Gold Rush?
200
First African American to serve in U.S. Congress, replaced Jefferson Davis, minister
Who is Hiram Revels?
200
Consisted of
-freedom of slaves
-citizenship, protection of civil rights
-right to vote
What are the Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, 15th Amendments?
200
Ulysses S. Grant drove Confederates out of the
last major stronghold of Confederates near Mississippi
What is the Battle of Vicksburg?
200
unsuccessful proposal to end secession crisis of 1860-1861
What is the Crittenden Compromise?
300
Granted land in West for free to families if they lived their for five years
What is the Homestead Act?
300
3 distinct movements starting in 1865, known for violence against African Americans and Republicans in the South
What is Ku Klux Klan?
300
part of Compromise of 1850
issued the return of escaped African slaves from North back to rightful southern owners
What is the Fugitive Slave Law?
300
fought in Pennsylvania
had the most casualties of all the wars in Civil War
Civil war's turning point
ended Lee's attempt to invade the North
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
300
withdrawal of states from the Union
What is the Southern secession?
400
Founded by Joseph Smith, related to Latter Day Saints, believed in Jesus as a prophet
Who are the Mormons?
400
actions of African Americans and whites to encourage African equality and freedom after the Civil War
What is Black Reconstruction?
400
banned slavery acquired from Mexico during Mexican American War
What is the Wilmot Proviso?
400
Savannah Campaign led by Sherman captured port of Savannah after capturing Atlanta
disrupted Confederate's economy and transportation means
What is the March to the Sea?
400
government of 11 states seceded from Union
What is the Confederate States of America?
500
Series of acts of Congress that promoted the construction of a "transcontinental railroad" in the United States through authorizing the issuance of government bonds and the grants of land to railroad companies.
What is the Pacific Railway Act?
500
ended dispute over election of 1876 and the Reconstruction Era
pulled federal troops out of state politics in the south
What is the Compromise of 1877?
500
court case of whether or not a slave is free if in a free state
What is the Dred Scott Vs. Sanford?
500
one of the last battles of Civil War
Robert E. Lee vs Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee surrendered after failed attempt to join confederate armies in North Carolina
ended with signing of documents which led to the disbanding of Confederate armies, South surrendered
What is the Appomattox Court House?
500
federal outpost in Charleston of the North
targeted by South