Expansionism
Name of the agreement that ended the Mexican American War
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Participation in this activism/movement not only led to an increase in awareness (read: anger) but also gave women rare political experience
What is the Abolition/Antislavery movement?
This act of wartime legislation was used by Lincoln to attempt to draw the Southern states back to the Union
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This law granted universal male suffrage (well kind of)
What is the 15th Amendment?
This movement gained followers after increased immigration and the perceived altering of "American" culture
Congress adopted this policy to determine if a new territory would allow slavery or not based on a vote
What is popular sovereignty?
His book " Narrative of the Life of an American Slave" and subsequent lectures gave many Northerns their first glimpse into the harsh realities of slavery
Who is Frederick Douglass?
These violent incidents broke out in many Northern urban areas, including New York in response to Lincoln's demand for more troops
What are Draft Riots?
What is the Freedmen's Bureau?
This political party also known as the American Party or the Native American Party, believed that immigrants should be restricted especially in the economic sector
What is the Know-Nothing Party?
This amendment to the Texas application for statehood would prohibit the expansion of slavery to new US territories
What is the Wilmot Proviso?
This package of five separate bills passed by Congress defused political confrontation between slave and free states
What is the Compromise of 1850?
Used by both the North and South as a strategy of the Civil War which led to catastrophic loss; all economic, political, social, cultural aspects of life are put towards the effort
What is total war?
Becomes President as a result of the Compromise of 1877, which ends Reconstruction in the South
Who is Rutherford B Hayes?
This group believed that there would never be peace between the races and therefore advocated for the placement of freed slaves in Liberia (Africa)
What is the American Colonization Society?
The name of one PRO Texas Annexation President and the name of one President who was Against Texas Annexation
Who is James Polk (proannexation) and Jackson, Van Buren, Harrison, or Tyler?
This law repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty (also name the politician who introduced the legislation)
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act and who is Stephen Douglas?
Two strengths and one weakness of the Union Army during the Civil War
Strengths: Population/Troops, 70% of railroads, 80% of industry, 67% of edible agriculture, 75% of banks/financial institutions
Weaknesses: ineffective generals, had to conquer the South, overtime- loss of morale
This group in Congress wanted 50% of Southerners to take this vow of allegiance
Who are the Radical Republicans and what is the Ironclad Oath?
This bill was pocket vetoed by Lincoln in favor of his 10% plan
What is the Wade Davis Bill?
Daily Double!: A random study card will be drawn and the definition will be read. If you correctly identify the term, your team earns 1000 points!
Mrs. Rember is the judge :)
Daily Double: Name of the two proposed and competing capitals (one proslavery and one antislavery) in Kansas
What are Lawrence Kansas and Lecompton Kansas?
Lincoln's election pushed tension in this location past the breaking point (must include the location and date mm/year)
Fort Sumter April 1861
Daily Double!: A random study card will be drawn and the definition will be read. If you correctly identify the term, your team earns 1000 points!
Mrs. Rember is the judge :)