Mexican-American War
Free soilers
- Did not want slavery to expand out west. Not for moral reasons, but because they wanted more economic opportunities for white people out west.
Missouri Compromise
Allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and for Maine to enter as a free state. Established southern border or Missouri as the boundary between free and slave states.
Emancipation Proclamation
Freed all slaves in rebelling states. Was not enforced well, but still seen as a victory for abolitionists.
Freedmen's Bureau
Federal agency that provided freed people with economic and legal resources.
Wilmot Proviso
Proposal to outlaw slavery in any territory acquired from New Mexico. The proposal was defeated.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Act stated that the issue of slavery in these territories would be settled by popular sovereignty. Led to what we call "Bleeding Kansas". A series of violent encounters between pro and anti-slavery people in each territory.
Fort Sumter
Union fort in SC. Lincoln sends supplies to troops, Confederacy decides to block resupply and fire on the fort. Marked the beginning of the war
Force Acts
Acts designed to protect black political rights and end violence by the KKK and other organizations. Allowed the federal government to intervene when rights were not being upheld.
Alamo
Fort captured by Mexico general Santa Anna. Exaggerated accounts of the battle led to increased support in the US for the annexation of Texas.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
- Ruled that Congress does not have the power to exclude slavery from any territory
What was the turning point of the war? (Can be your own opinion, need to support with evidence)
Answers will vary
Name and describe all 3 Reconstruction amendments
13th - slavery abolished
14th - all people born in the US are citizens
15th - right to vote for black men
Name 2 causes of the Mexican-American War
- both sides claimed Texas as their territory
- Manifest destiny (US wanted to keep expanding)
- Polk provoked Mexico by sending troops into disputed territory
Crittenden Compromise
Would have protected slavery from federal interference where it already existed and extended the Missouri Compromise line to California.
Strategy of the North and South
North: anaconda plan. Block ports, control Mississippi River, cut off supplies until the Confederacy is too weak to continue.
South: play defense. Only invade if able to.
Explain the Compromise of 1877 AND what effect it had on reconstruction
Southern democrats agreed to support the election of Hayes, in exchange for removing troops from the south and nominating a democrat to his cabinet, etc. Hayes essentially agreed to end reconstruction.
Name 2 agreements in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
- Mexico ceded a large part (about half) of their territory to the US
- Formally recognized the Rio Grande River as the southern border of Texas
- Mexico officially recognized Texas as a part of the US
Name 3 provisions in the Compromise of 1850
- California admitted as a free state
- Popular sovereignty in Utah & New Mexico
- Texas borders defined
- Slave trade banned in DC
- Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was passed
Name 2 advantages that the North AND South had prior to the Civil War
South: stronger military leadership, battles fought on southern land, more united (had a cause to fight for), more civilian support
Describe the situation surrounding Andrew Johnson's impeachment
Republicans passed the Tenure of Office Act (no one can be removed from federal position without approval of the Senate. Knowing that Johnson would try to anyways. Johnson tried to remove secretary of war, was impeached, and was one vote away from being removed from office.