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100
President Polk instigated this conflict by sending troops in disputed territory South of the Nuances River 

Mexican American War 

100

Person responsible for total warfare from Atlanta to the sea, and from Savannah to North Carolina 

William Tecumseh Sherman 

100

The first battle of the Civil War and a confederate victory. The US learned that the war would not be over in just a few months 

Battle of Bull Run 

100

Vote requirement that stated that in order for a citizen to vote they would need to be able to prove that they could read and write 

Literacy tests

100

People who came from bordering states to vote in Kansas to determine if Kansas would be a free or slave state

Border Ruffians 

200

Lincoln only tried to campaign in the Northern States, ignoring the Southern States 

Election of 1860 
200

The top general in the Confederate army 

Robert E. Lee 

200

This was the location in which Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant ending the Civil War

Appomattox Courthouse 

200

Rutherford B. Hayes became President in exchange for the promise to end reconstruction in the South 

Compromise of 1877

200

"If General _______ does not want to use this army, than let me borrow it for a time" 

Who was quote in reference too 

George McClellan 

300

Allowed for popular sovereignty to occur in these regions and dismissed the Missouri Compromise 

Kansas-Nebraska Act 

300

The Top General in the Union Army, after taking Vicksburg 

Ulysses S. Grant 
300

This was the bloodiest 1 day battle of the Civil War resulting in Union Victory 

Antietam 

300
The belief that it was God's will to make America's borders extend to the entire continent of North America 

Manifest Destiny 

300

This person was a conductor on the Underground Railroad and never lost a single passenger 

Harriet Tubman 

400
Event in Kansas when both pro-slavery and anti-slavery people fought in order to try and influence popular sovereignty to their cause

Bleeding Kansas

400

Led the attack at Harper's Ferry 

John Brown 

400

Battle in which the Mississippi River was secured for the North, cutting off trade and transportation routes of the Confederacy 

Battle of Vicksburg 
400

An organization that was instituted during reconstruction with the purpose of aiding newly freed slaves by providing clothing, medical support, land, and education. 

Freedman's Bureau 

400

First African American regiment to fight a battle during the Civil War. 

54th Massachusetts 

500

This was the first government establishment that heavily debated by Jefferson and Hamilton because it would specifically benefit the North and not the South. 

National Bank 

500

President after Lincoln, whom was a Southern sympathizer and was impeached and nearly removed from office 

Andrew Johnson 

500

Battle in which Confederate troops launched a desperation charge across 1000 yards of open field. Was the last time the Confederate Army attacked North. 

Battle of Gettysburg 

500
A type of warfare that purposely destroys everything that could be of use to your enemy during war. Includes food, transportation, communication lines etc. 

Total Warfare 

500

Lincoln's plan to restore, rebuild, and reintegrate the South back into the Union during Reconstruction

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