First Five Presidents
This event doubled the size of the United States
Louisiana Purchase
This President wanted weaker Congress, stronger Presidency and support for the common man
Andrew Jackson
The Missouri Compromise added Missouri as a "slave state" and this state as a "free state"
Maine
This battle marked the beginning of the Civil War
Fort Sumter (South Carolina)
He became President after Abraham Lincoln was shot
Andrew Johnson
This war, fought under President Madison helped develop a strong national identity
War of 1812
This term describes Jackson's policy of awarding his supporters with government positions and favorable policies
Spoils System
This term describes the westward expansion of the United States covering all of North America
Manifest Destiny
This freed slaves in the rebellious states
Emancipation Proclamation
This group was created to help newly freed slaves after the Civil War
Freedmen's Bureau
This President was unpopular because many believed his support of the Alien and Sedition Act violated civil liberties
John Adams
This machine dramatically increased the demand for slavery
Cotton Gin
This allowed California to be admitted as a "free state" as long as the Fugitive Slave Act was passed and enforced
Compromise of 1850
The Union General who burned Atlanta on his "March to the Sea"
General William T. Sherman
The Amendment that abolished slavery in America
13th Amendment
President's authority to enforce laws
This term describes the forced removal of Indians, particularly the Cherokee, to the west
Trail of Tears
This state was the first to secede from the Union shortly after the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860
South Carolina
He was President of the Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis
This group formed after the Civil War and used violence and intimidation against African Americans and anyone helping them
Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
This policy stated the Europe should stay out of North and South America
Monroe Doctrine
The Supreme Court case that ruled Georgia could not force the Cherokee to leave their land
Worcester v Georgia
This Supreme Court case ruled that African Americans were not citizens of the United States and they did not have the right to sue in court
Scott v Sanford
President Lincoln suspended these rights to detain confederate supporters in the north
Habeas Corpus
This group wanted to harshly punish the South after the Civil War, while Lincoln and Johnson wanted to be lenient
Radical Republicans