Slavery/Benevolent Empire
What movement advocated for the freedom of slavery?
This 11th President favored expansionism and believed in Manifest Destiny so much, he went to war with Mexico!
James K. Polk
This law stated people could arrest or seize any African American and decide if they were a slave or free, this law pleased the south
Fugitive Slave Law
General known for commanding US troops after several disaster generals
Ulysses S. Grant
Segregationist laws that limited African Americans after the adoption of recently passed amendments
Black Codes
What myth stated that it is better for African Americans to take care of themselves as they get free healthcare, food, and are treated like a "family"?
This law dictated that any lands conquered from the Mexican-American War shall remain free
Wilmot Proviso
This law made the Wilmot Proviso moot. Slavery would not be officially shut out of the rest of the newly acquired territory. Texas would be bought off and split to prevent it from becoming a huge slave state. California became a free state. This was proposed by Henry Clay.
Compromise of 1850
Notable Confederate General
Robert E. Lee
This Amendment allowed for African American men to vote
15th Amendment
This person was one of the first to advocate for mental health awareness in the country and helped institute asylums. Her help in reform shaped America's image as an evolving nation.
Dorothea Dix
General known as "Old Fuss and Feathers" who was competent enough to lead successful attacks against Mexico
Winfield Scott
This political party advocated for the prevention of slavery spreading further within the United States. At the time, this was the biggest antislavery political party.
Free Soil Party
General who devised a plan for a Union blockade of Southern ports.
Winfield Scott
This amendment allowed for freed slaves to become citizens and have equal protection
14th Amendment
This man instituted public education reform and is known as the "father of public education"
Horace Mann
A Massachusetts senator declared there to be "no higher law" than the Constitution, however public decree through political cartoons state that another law (slavery) was on the rise and he was deemed a fool for believing otherwise
Daniel Webster
1854 SCOTUS case in which a slave went into territory where slavery was outlawed, then went back into territory where slavery was legal. Taney stated that Congress had no power to keep slavery out of any territory and that black people had no rights in America
This general's "scorched earth" policies impacted Atlanta industrially during the Civil War. He viewed it as a more humane way of destruction.
William Tecumseh Sherman
This amendment abolished slavery except as punishment for a crime
13th Amendment
Camp meetings became normalized with ministers preaching on tree stumps and wagons, this helped with the rise of religion in America and the movement has often been one of the most recognizable parts of the Second Great Awakening
Cane Ridge
This mantra was used as a mantra during the 1844 election in which if America did not receive the Oregon Territory, they would fight for it. This is a good example of the expansionist beliefs of America.
54 40 or fight!
Law that made the Missouri Compromise moot. Created two territories west of Missouri and let inhabitants decide whether to permit slavery or not.
Kansas- Nebraska Act
This plan was meant to block Confederate ports and split the South in two. This plan was named after a specific animal.
Anaconda Plan
This term was meant as a legal loophole meant for ammunition, war supplies, etc. but applied for slaves
Contrabands