Belief that God intended the country to expand Westward
What is Manifest Destiny
100
Mexican President during the Texas Revolution
Who is Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
100
This novel, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe depicted the evils of slavery and became very significant in the north
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
100
Site where the Confederate troops first open fire, marking the beginning of the Civil War.
What is Fort Sumter
100
Created by Congress to aid southerners left hungry and homeless after the war-set up hospitals, schools, employment agencies
What is Freedmen's Bureau
200
native Mexicans who loved in Texas
Who are the Tejanos
200
Commander of the Texas army and future president of the Republic of Texas
Who is Sam Houston
200
This act organized the territories of Kansas and Nebraska on the basis of popular sovereignty, eventually turning "Kansas Bloody"
What is Kansas Nebraska Act
200
Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, Beauregard, Jeb Stuart
What is Confederate Generals
200
Grand Wizard of the KKK
Who is Nathan Bedford Forrest
300
First U.S. citizen to receive an empresario contract
Who was Moses Austin
300
Final battle of the Texas Revolution
What is San Jacinto
300
Abolitionists who led the unsuccessful raid on Harper's Ferry
Who is John Brown
300
The Union's defeat at this battle gave them control of the Mississippi River, cutting off Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana from the Confederacy
What is Vicksburg
300
Court case that ruled "seepage but equal" facilities as constitutional
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
400
This allowed citizens of new territory to vote on whether slavery would be permitted or not
What is popular sovereignty
400
What treaty ended the Mexican American War
What is Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
400
"No African American, slave or free, could ever enjoy the rights of a U.S. citizen"- Taney
This court case ruled African Americans are not citizens and therefore could not sue in court
What is Dred Scott
400
Site where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865
What is Appomattox Courthouse
400
Northern Republicans who moved south to aid with Reconstruction____ and Southerns who supported the Union and Reconstruction
What are carpetbaggers and scalawags
500
An employee at Sutter's Mill, he discovered gold in the american River
Who is James marshall
500
General who led his men into Mexico City, where Mexico officially surrenders
Who Is Winfield Scott
500
First state to secede from the Union and president of the Confederacy
What is South Carolina and Jefferson Davis
500
Grant's strategy to fight until the opponents run out of supplies, men and will___; Sherman's strategy to strike at the enemies resources____
What is war of attrition and total war
500
Act that Johnson violated that led to the impeachment process