Mexican American War
How much did the U.S pay for the land they got from Mexico
15 million
Which abolitionist and advisor to Lincoln helped recruit African American soldiers for the Union?
Fredrick Douglass
What was the purpose of the Homestead Act?
to encourage western settlement in the U.S
Which former slave took his case to Supreme Court and lost trying to gain freedom?
Dred Scott
What organization helped former slaves and poor whites
Freedman's Bureu
Who was the first president of Texas
Sam Houstan
Where did Lee surrender to Grant?
Appomattox Court House
What group settled in present Utah because they were persecuted due to their religion
Mormans
What was the ruling of California in the Compromise of 1850
It would be a free state
Why did sharecroppers stay poor?
They owned money to the landowners and stayed in debt
What was the land called that the U.S gained in the Mexican American War
Mexican Cession
Which General created The Anaconda Plan?
Winfield Scott
California boomed in 1849 due to what?
The Gold Rush
What item/thing did tariffs cause the price to go up
foreign goods
LINCOLNS Reconstruction plan had to have at least how much percent of the population to take an oath of loyalty
10%
The Mexicans claimed that the Texas border was the Nueces River, but the US argued it was which river?
The Rio Grande
Which confederate soldier surrendered at Vicksburg
Pemberton
What happened to the Native Americans when they were pushed back due to American expansion?
They were forced to live in reservations.
Who was known as the Great Compromiser?
Henry Clay
Who wanted African Americans to have full citizenship
Radical Republicans
Who did President Polk send to Mexico to mitigate American War questions?
John Slidell
Which Union commander used the total war strategy to annihilate Georgia?
William Tecumseh Sherman
What were the people called who moved to America due to the gold rush?
49ers
What organism helped slaves escape from slavery
Underground Railroad
Why was Johnson Impeached?
violating the Tenure of Office Act