Mexican-American War
What treaty was signed that ended the Mexican-American War?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The civil war began in what year?
1861
Who won the election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the Vice Presidential Candidate on the winning Republican ticket?
George Washington
Ulysses Grant
Hannibal Hamlin
Hannibal Hamlin
at the request of President Thomas Jefferson, led an expedition to survey the land West of the Mississippi, known as Louisiana Territory, that had been purchased from France in 1803.
Lewis and Clark
Name three states the United States gained from the Mexican-American War.
New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, California, Texas, and western Colorado
Who was the abolitionist that led a raid on Harper's Ferry?
John Brown
What is habeas corpus
a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
What were two themes that arose from the Dred Scott Case?
popular sovereignty
slavery
discrimination
In 1853, how much did the U.S. pay for the Gadsden Purchase?
10 million
When was the Mexican-American war fought?
| 1846 to 1848 | |
| 1802 to 1804 | |
| 1865 to 1871 | |
| 1812 to 1814 | |
| 1939 to 1945 |
1846-1848
Which state was first to secede from the United States?
South Carolina
Why were the southern states upset towards Abraham's election
They thought he would bring an end to slavery
series of violent confrontations in the United States between 1854 and 1861 which emerged from a political and ideological debate over the legality of slavery in the proposed state of Kansas.
Bleeding Kansas
What countries fought the War of 1812?
U.S. and Great Britain
| Who was the U.S. president during the Mexican-American War? | |
| Thomas Jefferson | |
| James K. Polk | |
| John Adams | |
| Abraham Lincoln | |
| John Tyler | |
James K. Polk
A bribe to get the 7 states back into the union, to add a 2nd goal to the war -- end slavery, and to keep Britain and France out of the war.
Emancipation Proclamation
It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Gettysburg Address
Nativist, anti-Catholic third party organized in 1854 in reaction to large-scale German and Irish immigration; the party's only presidential candidate was Millard Fillmore in 1856.
Know Nothings
What law was passed giving the government the right to make Native Americans leave their homes east of the Mississippi River and go to what is known as Oklahoma west of the Mississippi?
Indian Removal Act
| 7) Who was the first President of Texas? | |
| Sam Houston | |
| Santa Anna | |
| James K. Polk | |
| Jefferson Davis | |
| Ulysses S. Grant | |
Sam Houston
Seven southern states seceded from the Union immediately after the election of Abraham Lincoln. The South was convinced that President Lincoln was going to end slavery.
Why did Southern States Secede?
Did Abraham Lincoln have southern support? If so what states?
No southern states were on his side
Later it became known as the border between the North and South. It also became the slavery border before the Missouri Compromise.
Mason Dixon Line
Two territories gained by the U.S.
Guam
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Philipines