Expansion
The idea that it was our God given right to expand from the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific Ocean
Manifest Destiny
This political party was created by Abraham Lincoln
Republican party
Leader and conductor of the Underground railroad
Harriet Tubman
Famous Abolitionist who chose violence as his method of choice.
John Brown
Name given to the group of states who left the union in 1861
The Confederate States of America
Louisiana Purchase
Name the president who won the election of 1860 which was the final step to succession.
Abe Lincoln
This movement attempted to outlaw slavery by educating the masses and bringing awareness to it
Abolition Movement
In the Midwest region of the United States this act allowed 2 states to choose if they wanted to be slave or free:
Kansas Nebraska Act
In this 1820s act, slavery was split at the 48th parallels.
Missouri Compromise
What state was the only state in the Union to be it's own country for 9 years?
Texas
The idea that individuals in a state could vote to determine if they entered the union as a slave state or a free state
Popular Sovereignty
This act turned citizens into bounty hunters if they caught escaped slaves
Fugitive Slave Act
This Term & nickname was used to describe the bloodshed in a Midwest state
Bleeding Kansas
Novel written by Harriet Beacher Stowe that outlined the harsh realities of slavery
Uncle Toms Cabin
What was the name of the treaty that settled the dispute between Andrew Jackson & the US Government and the Governor of Florida
Adams-Onis Treaty
Which state entered the Union at the same time as Missouri as a free state in 1820?
Maine
In this famous court casein 1857, this defendant was denied freedom and was ruled as property
Dredd Scott
Harpers Ferry
Who was president of the southern states during the civil war?
Jefferson Davis
Mexico gave the U.S. California, Nevada and Utah, most of Arizona and New Mexico, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming in this major treaty:
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This controversial amendment to a war appropriations bill in 1846 that would have prohibited slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico:
Wilmot Proviso
This Pre Civil War newspaper educated the public on the various issues with slavery.
The Liberator
Nat Turners Rebellion
Name given to the group of people who wanted immediate emancipation and equal rights for African Americas
Free Soilers