Mexican American War
What treaty ended the Mexican-American War?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What battle started the Civil War?
Battle of Fort Sumter
What brought Lincoln into national attention?
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
What land did the US gain after the Mexican American War?
All Mexican territory from Texas to California that was north of the Rio Grande.
Why was the Battle of Antietam so important?
It kept France and England from intervening in the war and it gave Lincoln the confidence to write the Emancipation Proclamation.
What happened as a result of Lincoln being elected president?
South Carolina along with Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas seceded from the Union.
What did Polk do to provoke war with Mexico?
He sent troops under Zachary Taylor to the Rio Grande and fighting broke out causing American bloodshed.
Why were the Border States so important?
It would have given the South immense power and strategic advantages over the North.
What was Lincoln's main goal going into the Civil War?
To keep the Union together.
What is the Wilmot Proviso?
An unsuccessful proposal that stated that slavery should never exist in any of the Mexican Cession territories that would be taken from Mexico.
What was the "middle-of-the-road" solution that Lincoln pursued regarding Fort Sumter?
Lincoln's decisions to send "provisions" to Fort Sumter and not reinforcements.
Why were the slaves in the Border States not freed in the Emancipation Proclamation?
Lincoln feared that if he freed the slaves there then the Border States would secede from the Union.
What was Polk's main purpose in the Mexican-American War?
He wanted to annex California.
Name one decision the Lincoln made during the Civil War that would considered unconstitutional because he did not get Congress approval.
Acceptable Answers
-Initiated a blockade - Increased the size of the Federal army - Directed the Secretary of the Treasury to advance $2 million without appropriation or security to 3 private citizens for military purposes - Suspended habeas corpus (stated that a citizen could not be held without a trial).
What was the main outcome of the Emancipation Proclamation?
It officially made the Civil War about ending slavery.