Era of Good Feelings
This refers to an era of authors who wrote about individualism and self-reliance
What are Transcendentalism?
This was the journey of the Native Americans who were forcefully removed from their lands by the Federal Government
What is the Trail of Tears?
This territory was annexed into the United States after become an independent republic.
What is Texas?
She was a conductor of the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
He was elected president in the election of 1860
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This conference marked the official start of the women's rights movement.
What is the Seneca Falls Convention
State-chartered banks that received federal funds from the U.S. Treasury after the removal of the Second National Bank
Pet Banks
This territory was added as a result of a treaty and agreement with Great Britain (hint: 54'40 or Fight!)
Oregon Territory
He was an abolitionist who created The Liberator newspaper
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
This Fort saw the first shots of the Civil War.
What is Fort Sumter?
This is the action of breaking a law one deems to be unjust.
What is Civil Disobedience?
This state threatened to succeed due to the "Tariff of Abomination"
What is South Carolina
This idea fueled the United States right to expand from Atlantic to Pacific Ocean
What is Manifest Destiny?
Because of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, this territory became a battleground between pro-slavery and abolitionists due to the decision on slavery being made by popular sovereignty.
What is Kansas (Bleeding Kansas)
This side of the civil war was fighting for their State's rights, and had better generals and a geographical advantage in the war
What is the Southern States (Confederacy)
This compromise stated that any states falling above the 36'30 line would be free states and any states below that line would be open to slavery.
The Compromise of 1820 (Missouri Compromise)
Andrew Jackson drew national recognition as a War Hero from this War of 1812 Battle.
What is The Battle for New Orleans?
This painting symbolizes America's movement across the continent and into the western frontier
What is "American Progress"
This group benefited most directly from the Fugitive Slave Law and Compromise of 1850.
Who are the Slave Owners?
This war strategy sought to blockade southern ports and to take control of Mississippi River to cut south into two parts.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
The creation of this waterway encouraged economic growth in the West by making it easier to ship items East.
What is the Erie Canal?
This nickname likened President Jackson could be seen as criticism of his strong executive presence.
What is King Jackson?
This becomes the central debate as the United States begins to expand and add territory
What is the expansion of slavery?
California being admitted as a free state, the banning of the slave trade in DC, and a new Fugitive Slave Law were all provisions of this law.
What is the Compromise of 1850?
This amendment to the Constitution formally abolished slavery in the United States
What is the 13th Amendment?