Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny is
the belief that the United States was destined to expand west across the North American continent
President during the Mexican American War
James K. Polk
Reconstruction began after this major event in US History
What is the Civil War?
When did the Civil War take place?
1861-1865
What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?
Help former enslaved african americans
Name one significant territory acquisition related to Manifest Destiny
Louisiana Purchase, Texas, California, New Mexico, Arizona
What territories did the U.S. gain as a result of the U.S.-Mexican War?
Texas, California, New Mexico
What was the main goal of Reconstruction?
Rebuild the Union
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
Terrorist organization that assaulted/murdered Black Americans
KKK
Name one key event or factor that contributed to the fulfillment of Manifest Destiny
westward expansion/railroads/military force
Main cause of the War
Dispute over Texas border
Name one of the Reconstruction amendments.
13th Free slaves, 14 All citizens if born in US, 15 all MEN could vote
Effects of the Civil War on the North or South
Northern industry grew/Southern economy was destroyed
Abolitionist who was executed for his raid on Harper's Ferry; he believed God put him on this Earth to kill slaveowners
Who is John Brown?
How did Manifest Destiny impact Native American tribes?
led to the taking of their ancestral land/moved to reservations
Identify one major consequence of the US-Mexican War.
US acquired Southwest United States
Describe the impact of the Reconstruction Amendments on society
Black Americans could vote/run for elected office
Name of the African American regiment which fought in the Civil War after the Emancipation Proclamation
54th Massachusetts
Derisive term to describe someone who came from the North to the South seeking political and financial gain
Carpetbagger
Name of the Painting that was shown in class demonstrating Manifest Destiny
American Progress by John Gast
How did the U.S.-Mexican War contribute to the debate over slavery in the United States?
further complicated/upsets balance of power between slave and free states
What led to the end of Reconstruction in the Southern states?
Election of 1876/Compromise of 1877/Removing Federal troops from the South
This man was President when South Carolina seceded from the Union
Who was James Buchanan?
Prominent African American writer, statesman and abolitionist during the Civil War and Reconstruction
Frederick Douglass