Causes
What did the 13th Amendment do?
outlawed slavery in the U.S.
What were the 2 amendment that congress added to the constitution?
14th and 15th Amendment
What does secession mean?
Separation or breaking away
What was the cause of the Civil War?
The north and the south wanted disagreed about which state was a slave or free state.
Who became the president after Abraham Lincoln died?
Andrew Johnson
The "War between the states" is also called
the Civil War
Did the Emancipation Proclamation immediately free the slaves?
No
The people who moved to California during the gold rush were called
The 49ers
This act provided land for the Native American, this law forced Native Americans out of their homes.
Indian Removal Act
Random Question: What animal was used to pull wagons?
provide former slaves with food, clothing, and education
How many native Americans died during the trail of tears?
4,000 people
When were the slaves actually set free?
After the War
Who was the first among the U.S. citizen to explore the new area of the West
Pioneers
What did the Homestead act do?
Anaconda plan
The given right for American to expand westward
Manifest Destiny
How did the Transcontinental Railroad affect the Native Americans?
It took away the home and resources
Why did the president Andrew Johnson and congress disagree?
They disagreed because the congress wanted to punish the south, but the president wanted the south to come back with no consequences.
What did the 14th amendment do?
guaranteed citizenship to all people born in the U.S.
What was the twelve-year period following the U.S. Civil War in which the South's social, economic, and political systems had to be rebuilt?
Reconstruction
What was the major resource for Native Americans
Buffalos