Manifest Destiny & The Mexican-American War
This term refers to the belief that the United States had a divine right to expand across the North American continent.
Manifest Destiny
The Compromise of 1850 allowed this state to enter the Union as a free state.
California
This 1854 act repealed the Missouri Compromise by allowed popular sovereignty in two territories of the Louisiana Territory - led to violent clashes
Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
Issued after the Battle of Antietam, this declaration by President Lincoln freed slaves in Confederate-held territories
Emancipation Proclamation
This amendment, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery throughout the United States
13th Amendment (1865)
This treaty ended the Mexican-American War and resulted in the U.S. acquiring a large portion of Mexico's northern territories.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)
This part of the Compromise of 1850 required citizens to assist in the capture of runaway slaves, intensifying Northern opposition to the institution.
Fugitive Slave Law/Act
This Supreme Court decision in 1857 ruled that African Americans were not citizens and that Congress had no authority to ban slavery in the territories of the United States.
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
This Union general is known for his "March to the Sea," which aimed to break the South's will to fight
William Tecumseh Sherman
This set of laws passed in the South after the Civil War aimed to restrict freedoms of African Americans and maintain a labor force.
Black Codes
The war between the U.S. and Mexico began over a border dispute involving this STATE and which TWO RIVERS?
Texas; Rio Grande and Nueces Rivers
This Senator, known as the "Great Compromiser," was instrumental in crafting the Compromise of 1850.
Henry Clay
This 1852 novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe exposed the harsh realities of slavery and galvanized the abolitionist movement in the North.
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852)
This three-day battle in 1863 was the turning point of the Civil War, leading to a significant Union victory
Battle of Gettysburg (1863)
14th Amendment (1868)
This future U.S. President (dies in office) gained national fame for his military leadership during the Mexican-American War.
Zachary Taylor
Under the Compromise of 1850, the territories of Utah and New Mexico were allowed to decide the issue of slavery through what principle?
popular sovereignty
Known for his violent raid on Harpers Ferry, VA in 1859, this abolitionist hoped to incite a slave rebellion across the South.
John Brown
This battle, fought in July 1861, was the first major land battle of the Civil War, shattering hopes for a quick conflict.
First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
This organization was established in 1865 to assist formerly enslaved individuals by providing education, food, and legal aid
Freedmen's Bureau
This proposed legislation questioned President Polk's justification for the Mexican-American War
Spot Resolutions
The Compromise of 1850 banned the domestic slave trade in this location, although slavery itself was still permitted.
Washington, D.C.
The beating of this Senator on the Senate floor in 1856 symbolized the deepening sectional divide between North and South
Charles Sumner (MA)
Confederate General Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at this Court House in 1865, effectively ending the Civil War.
Appomattox Court House
This act, passed in 1867, divided the South into military districts and required states to ratify the 14th Amendment (1868) before rejoining the Union.
Military Reconstruction Act