Westward Expansion
What belief said the United States was destined to expand west?
Manifest Destiny
What issue caused the greatest division between the North and South?
Slavery
What year did the Civil War begin?
1861
Which amendment ended slavery?
13th Amendment
What group helped formerly enslaved people with education and jobs?
Freedmen’s Bureau
What 1803 event doubled the size of the United States?
Louisiana Purchase
What law required escaped enslaved people to be returned to their owners?
Fugitive Slave Act
Who was president of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Which amendment granted citizenship to all born in the U.S.?
14th Amendment
What system kept many African Americans in poverty after the war?
Sharecropping
What was the main goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
To explore and map western lands
What compromise kept a balance between free and slave states in 1820?
Missouri Compromise
What was the main goal of the Union at the start of the war?
To preserve the Union
Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?
15th Amendment
What was one goal of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
What 1845 event added Texas to the United States?
Annexation of Texas
What political party was formed to stop the spread of slavery?
Republican Party
What document freed enslaved people in Confederate states?
Emancipation Proclamation
What laws restricted the rights of African Americans after the Civil War?
Black Codes
What ended Reconstruction in 1877?
Compromise of 1877
How did Manifest Destiny contribute to conflict with other nations?
It led to disputes and wars over land (like with Mexico)
Why did sectionalism increase tensions in the United States?
The North and South had different economies and beliefs about slavery
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point?
It stopped the Confederate invasion of the North
Why did Reconstruction face strong opposition in the South?
Many resisted social and political changes for African Americans
How did Reconstruction amendments expand democracy?
They gave freedom, citizenship, and voting rights to African Americans