Era of Good Feelings
This Era of Good Feelings encompassed both terms of THIS president (1817-1825)
James Monroe
This eccentric Confederate general was given a famous nickname for his fearless refusal to retreat at the First Battle of Bull Run
Thomas Stonewall Jackson
"Remember the _________ !" was the rallying cry for Texas patriots during the war of independence against Mexico.
Alamo
Steam
This was the general name of the American movement dedicated to ending slavery during the 1800s
Abolition
The ________ Doctrine of 1823 warned European powers that the Western Hemisphere was now "closed" for further colonization and the US would consider interference therein a threat to its national security
Monroe
The 54th Massachusetts regiment was famous for being ____________ .
The first black regiment in the Union army.
After achieving its independence in 1836, Texas immediately requested admission to the US. Many lawmakers opposed it, however, because __________ .
It would allow a large new slave state and upset the balance between free/slave senators.
The first American ____________ ran between Baltimore and Ohio and opened for service in 1830.
Railroad
The 1863 Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery ONLY in the Confederacy. Due to political necessity, slavery remained legal in the so-called _________ states that remained loyal to the Union.
During the 1814 Hartford Convention, many New Englanders discussed the possibility of seceding from the US due to their anger concerning the War of 1812. Following the stunning American victory at New Orleans, word of this "treason" effectively ended the ______________ political party.
Federalist.
The Treaty of Guadaloupe-Hildago resulted in over half of Mexican territory being ceded to the United States. 7 future states were carved in full or part out of this territory. THREE EXAMPLES of such states include:
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Nevada
Utah
Colorado
Wyoming
The "_________ Girls" was the name given to young women who went to work in the mills of THIS northern Massachusetts city in the early 1800s. This millwork represented a breakthrough for women entering the American workforce.
Lowell
The American Colonization Society tried to repatriate freed slaves back to Africa. The nation formed from these efforts still exists today, it is _________ .
Liberia
The ___________ Compromise of 1820 allowed states to enter the Union in pairs (slave/free) to keep the Senate balanced. It also stated that no new states north of 36° 30' Latitude would allow slavery. The name of the compromise is actually the LAST state where slavery was allowed above this line...
Missouri
When General Grant took over command of all US forces in 1864, he ended prisoner exchanges with the Confederacy. He did for 2 reasons. First, to hasten the drain of manpower for the South. Second, because the Confederates refused to ____________ .
This man commanded the forces of Texas during its revolution, became its first president and later had a city there named after him.
Sam Houston
This groundbreaking canal opened in 1825, running for 363 miles across New York State.
Erie
These are TWO EXAMPLES of things that slaves were often prohibited from doing, by law, in the pre-war South.
-Gathering in large groups
-Learning to read
-Possessing weapons
In a kind of "bookend" to this period - and to the Revolutionary generation in general - these TWO FOUNDING FATHERS both died on July 4, 1826...the 50th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Jefferson and Adams
The Union plan to defeat the Confederacy consisted of three parts. First, by land, to take their capital at Richmond, VA. Second, to blockade its Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico ports by sea. Third - also by sea - to _________________ .
Take control of the Mississippi and split it in half.
Mexico originally invited American settlers into its sparsely populated Texas province in the early 1820s because it wanted them to serve as a sort of buffer against incursions by the _______________ Indians.
Comanche
The main reason for the enormous casualties of the Civil War was the advances in military technology. Most important was the conical shaped heavy lead bullet named after its French inventory, the "_______ Ball".
Minié
Although slavery remained legal in the United States until the end of the Civil War, the US Constitution itself set the date of 1808 for the end of ___________________ .
Importation of slaves into the United States