American Independence
This 1776 document was sent to King George III and directly led to the creation of the United States of America.
"Declaration of Independence"
This belief held that the United States was destined to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
Manifest Destiny
This 1820 agreement tried to keep an equal balance between free and slave states.
Missouri Compromise
This region's economy depended heavily on cotton plantations and enslaved labor.
the South
The seceding Southern states formed this new nation in 1861.
The Confederate States of America
This slogan showed colonial opposition to being taxed without elected representatives in Parliament.
"No Taxation Without Representation"?
This 1830 law authorized the forced relocation of many Native American tribes from the Southeast.
Indian removal Act
This compromise admitted California as a free state in 1850.
Compromise of 1850
This region believed that states should have more power than the federal government.
the South
This fort in South Carolina was attacked in April 1861, marking the beginning of the Civil War.
Ft Sumter
The Declaration states that all people have these three unalienable rights.
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
This forced journey of the Cherokee and other tribes resulted in thousands of deaths.
Trail of Tears?
This law required escaped enslaved people to be returned to their enslavers.
Fugative Slave Act
This event in 1860 triggered the secession of several Southern states.
Election of Ambraham Lincoln
Slavery was abolished
This river formed part of the new western boundary of the United States after the war.
The Mississippi River
This war between 1846 and 1848 gave the United States California and much of the Southwest.
Mexican American War
This Supreme Court case ruled that enslaved people were not U.S. citizens.
Dred Scott Decision
The Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott decision, and Election of 1860 all increased tensions over this issue.
slavery
The 14th Amendemnt said
Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to former enslaved people.
What is the name of the concept of making military service mandatory in times of conflict or war
Conscription
This term describes loyalty to one's region rather than to the nation as a whole.
Sectionalism
This idea allowed settlers to vote on whether slavery would be allowed in their territory.
Individual States Rights
This was the first state to secede from the Union.
South Carolina
The 15th Amendment said
•Gave African American men the right to vote.