Reindeer
This was a MAJOR consequence of Manifest Destiny.
Mexican-American War
The constitutional amendment ratified in 1870 that guaranteed the right to vote to all male citizens regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
15th Amendment
A landmark 1857 Supreme Court case where the court ruled that an enslaved man could not sue for his freedom because enslaved people were not considered citizens and therefore had no legal rights
The Dred Scott Decision
The first shots of the Civil War were fired at...
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Officially abolished slavery in the South.
13th Amendment
In which country did the tradition of the Christmas tree originate?
Germany
A piece of legislation passed in 1854 that allowed the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether to permit slavery through the concept of "popular sovereignty," effectively repealing the Missouri Compromise and significantly escalating tensions.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Battle of Vicksburg
First state to secede from the Union.
South Carolina
It was the first large-scale engagement of the Civil War, exposing the unpreparedness of both sides and shattering the North's belief in a quick victory.
Battle of Bull Run
Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction.
Ten Percent Plan
This figure originated in Austria and is a Christmas custom in which a half-goat, half-human figure punishes children who misbehave.
Krampus
Declared that all enslaved people within the Confederate states still in rebellion against the Union were to be freed, effectively turning the war into a fight against slavery as well as to preserve the Union.
Emancipation Proclamation
What Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving?
"Jingle Bells"
A system where landowners provided land and sometimes tools in exchange for a share of the crops grown by tenant farmers.
Sharecropping
All persons who were born or naturalized in the United States were citizens of the US, and that every citizen enjoyed equal protection of the laws on the state level.
14th Amendment
A military strategy employed by the Union during the American Civil War.
Anaconda Plan
In what country do people traditionally eat KFC for Christmas dinner?
Japan
The political doctrine that the people residing in a territory should decide for themselves whether that territory will enter the Union as a free or slave state
Popular Sovereignty
Restrictive laws enacted by Southern states immediately after the Civil War, designed to limit the freedom of formerly enslaved African Americans and essentially force them back into a system resembling slavery by restricting their employment options, property ownership, and movement, often through measures like mandatory labor contracts and vagrancy laws.
Black Codes
Rutherford B. Hayes was awarded the White House on the understanding that he would remove federal troops from South Carolina, Florida and Lousiana.
Compromise of 1877
In Elf, what are the four main food groups according to Buddy the Elf?
Candy, Candy Canes, Candy Corns, and Syrup
This compromise divided the Mexican Cession into Utah and New Mexico territories, admitted California as a free state, banned the slave trade in Washington D.C and brought a stricter fugitive slave law.
Compromise of 1850
This holiday is celebrated on December 26th and originated in the United Kingdom and celebrated in other Commonwealth countries, including Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
Boxing Day
In "The Twelve Days of Christmas," what gift is given on the 10th day?
Ten lords a-leaping