The belief that god gave the land in the west to the Americans so explore and settle it
What is Manifest Destiny?
100
Its main purpose was to be a church. Mexico's army stormed it, and they killed nearly everyone there.
What is the Alamo?
100
This woman got herself admitted into a mental hospital for six weeks to check out the conditions, and was for changing them.
Who is Dorteha Dix?
100
This party was against slavery because they didn’t want to lose their jobs.
What is the Free Soil Party?
200
Search and seizure
What is the 4th amendment?
200
People who would find a nice spot of land and decide to settle. The government encouraged this, and they told farmers to go find land out west.
Who are squatters?
200
This was what you would call wanting to become part of the United States.
What is annexation?
200
This man helped set rules and regulations for education.
Who is Horace Mann?
200
This person was a white preacher who was willing to give up his sons over the issue of slavery.
Who is John Brown?
300
This amendment gives powers not mentioned in the Constitution to the states.
What is the 10th amendment?
300
These people would make trails for new settlers and helped take care of dangers in their way. They would guide and trade with people who wanted to go through the mountains and even made books for them.
Who are mountain men?
300
American people settling in Texas were sick of Mexico’s rules, and Mexico wanted to kick them all out, but Texas pushed back, leading to this war.
What is the Texas War of Independence?
300
This person started the newspaper "The Liberator", and his directed audience was white people in the north.
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
300
This book was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, and it became popular because it was a graphic and violent story about slavery.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
400
This amendment gives rights not mentioned in the Constitution to the people.
What is the 9th amendment?
400
“I appear this evening as a thief and a robber. I stole this head, these limbs, this body from my master, and ran off with them.”
Who is Frederick Douglass?
400
The United States didn't want to annex Texas at the time, so this was created.
What is the Republic of Texas?
400
This movement was put into action to help cut down on alcohol.
What is the Temperance Movement?
400
This was the nickname given when people poured into Kansas from all over to decide on the issue of slavery. It was considered a Civil War before the Civil War started.
What is Bleeding Kansas?
500
Self-incrimination, due process, eminent domain, and no double jeopardy
What is the 5th amendment?
500
This state was the ultimate goal when moving west. Its populate grew to 80,000 people quickly.
What is California?
500
This was one of the most important trails to get to California. It goes to California without having to deal with so many dangers, BUT it goes through land owned by Mexico.
What is the Santa Fe Trail?
500
These girls came from a rich family who owned a plantation in South Carolina with over 300 slaves. When their parents died, they took over and let all of their slaves go.
Who are the Grimke sisters?
500
This case's outcome was slaves aren’t citizens so they can’t sue, slaves are nothing more than property so you can take them wherever you want, no such thing as free soil anymore.