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Manifest Destiny
Indian Removal Act
Vocabulary
Slavery
Mexican American War/Immigration
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Manifest Destiny said that it was the destiny for the US to....

Control the American continent, from the East to the Western Coast

100

The overwhelming vast majority of natives were killed by

Small pox

100

An uprising is

A movement to destroy the established order or change the system

100

True/False - Was the main reason the civil war happened

True

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How did the Mexican American War start?

US sends troops into Mexico, Mexico fights back, we use this as an excuse to fully invade Mexico.
200

Though what period did Manifest Destiny take place

early 1800s to middle 1800s

200

One of the main reasons that native communities frequently had to relocate, was the discovery of _____ on their lands

Gold

200

An abolitionist is someone who

wants to abolish slavert
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This document made it possible to return slaves back to their land if they escaped

Fugitive Slave Act

200
Name 3 states that were picked up by the Mexican American War

Arizona, Texas, Nevada, Utah, California, New Mexico

300

Who coined the term "Manifest Destiny"

James O Sullivan

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Which president hated the natives with a legendary passion, and would go on to create the Indian Removal Act

Andrew Jackson

300

To raze something means to

Destroy it/bring it to the ground

300

Part A - Africans were considered property, which meant if they were wronged, they could not....

Part B. What are TWO rules usually applied to African slaves within the southern states?

Part A. Take you to court


Part B. Cannot be educated Cannot leave the land Cannot interact with whites in public


300

A migrant, is someone who

Moves for work

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How did Manifest Destiny shift the population density of the United States?

Individuals would leave the Eastern Coast and the population would scatter amongst the country, making new cities, towns, and communities.
400

The area that Natives were forced to relocate, was referred to as the 

Trail of tears

400

If something is "Ordained", that means it is

Given authority by God or a religious entity

400

What was the stipulations of the 36 30 line?

Any NEW state above the line is going to be a free state, and BELOW it will be a slave state

400

How would the Mexican American War cause tension into the Civil War? 

The new states acquired would cause tension because people were unsure what types of states these would be, causing friction between the north and south

500

What is the connection between Manifest Destiny, and slavery?

The new lands required new labor, which encouraged and increased the demand for slavery

500

What was the role of the American Boarding School system, in relation to cultural genocide

Schools would force "students" to unlearn language, cultural identity, and to view themselves as "American" and less "native"

500

A Nativist is a person who dislikes __________, in favor of people who.....

Dislikes immigrants, favors people born within the country they live

500
What rebellion changed the treatment of slaves in the South?


How?

Part A - Nat Turner's Rebellion

Part B - Slaves were treated MUCH more harshly