Acts/Constitutions
To help develop the American West and spur economic growth, Congress passed this act, to provide 160 acres of land to anyone who agreed to farm the land.
What was the Homestead Act of 1862?
The event that occurred at Ford’s Theater that was caused by John Wilkes Booth.
What was the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
The 16th president of the US that held a crucial role during the Civil War and Emancipation Proclamation.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
Abolishment of Slavery and involuntary servitude.
What was the 13th Amendment?
Connected the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Spanned the North American continent. Facilitated trade and travel.
What was the transcontinental railroad?
This act was passed in 1854, and allowed for the territory of two states to decide the issue of slavery through popular sovereignty.
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Bloodiest 3-day battle in American History and was the deadliest battle of the Civil War.
What was the Battle of Gettysburg?
The 11th president of the US, best known for his role in the Mexican-American War and annexation of Texas.
Who was James K. Polk?
Event followed by the overturning of Missouri Compromise(1820) by granting popular sovereignty to decide whether to permit slavery or not.
What was Bleeding Kansas?
A conflict between the US and Mexico over territory, particularly Texas.
What was the Mexican-American War?
US Federal Laws that mandated the return of escaped enslaved people to their owners, even if they fled to free states.
What was the Fugitive Slave Law?
This battle initiated the Civil War. Confederate forces attacked and bombarded the Union held fort.
What was the Battle of Fort Sumter?
Abolitionist known for advocating for the rights of both women and African Americans. Also known for her famous book “Ain’t I A Woman”.
Who was Sojourner Truth?
Series of 5 laws passed to permit slavery in newly acquired states in the Mexican-American War.
What was the Compromise of 1850?
Provided the land necessary for a southern transcontinental railroad and attempted to resolve conflicts that lingered after the Mexican-American War.
What was the Gadsden purchase?
An executive order issued by Lincoln declaring “forever free” to all enslaved people in Confederate-controlled areas.
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
One of the last battles of the Civil War, where the confederate soldiers surrendered under leadership of Robert E. Lee.
What was the Battle of Appomattox Court House?
Prominent abolitionist and African American civil rights leader who escaped slavery and became a powerful writer and orator.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
A US Government agency formed after the Civil War to help former slaves and poor whites from the South.
What was Freedmen's Bureau?
A period from 1848 to 1855, where thousands of people flocked to California after a discovery had been made at Sutter’s Mill.
What was the California Gold Rush?
Granted African Americans citizenship and gave them the right to vote.
What was the 14th and 15th Amendment?
First Battle of Civil War that was fought on July 21,1861 just 30 miles from Washington.
What was the First Battle of Bull Run/First Battle of Mannassas
The 18th President of the US and also the previous commanding general of the Union Army.
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
The Supreme Court decision that ultimately led to the Civil War, a ruling that declared enslaved or freed African Americans could never be official citizens of the US.
What was the Dred Scott Decision?
Formally ended the Mexican-American War and significantly expanded the United States by gaining California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Oklahoma.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?