The Westward Expansion
How many Americans lived in Texas in 1830?
More than 20,000
Who was Mary Chesnut?
A southerner whose husband served in the Confederate government.
§What did the panic of 1873 trigger?
A five year depression
Stephen F. Austin
established a colony in Texas
John Wilkes Booth
assonated president Abraham Lincoln.
Who led an American exploration party into California?
John C. Fremont
What nickname did General Thomas J. Jackson earn and why?
Stonewall Jackson
How many groups did the Republican Party during the Reconstruction consist of?
three
Emancipation Proclamation
an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing slaves in all regions behind confederate lines.
Income Tax
A tax that takes a percentage of an individual’s income, to help pay for the war
What did President Franklin authorize James Gadsden to do?
President Franklin authorized James Gadsden to pay Mexico an additional 10 million for another piece of territory.
What were the 4 remaining slave states that remained in the Union?
Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri
How many men, women and children did the KKK and other groups kill?
20,000 men, women, and children
Harriet Tubman
Was a famous conductor of the underground railroad, who was born a slave in Maryland in 1820 or 1821
Dred Scott
A slave whose owner took him from the slave state of Missouri to free territory in Illinois and Wisconsin and back to Missouri.
What was the Compromise of 1850?
The compromise of 1850 allowed Caliofornia to be admitted to the Union as a free state.
What did Lincoln issue on January 1, 1863?
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Why did the Radical Republicans want to impeach Andrew Johnson?
They thought Johnson was blocking Reconstruction
Black Codes
A law that gave African American citizenship and forbade states from passing discriminatory laws.
Appomattox Courthouse
A town near Appomattox, Virginia, where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865, thus ending the Civil War.
What did the Treaty of Guadulpe Hidalgo establised?
It establish Rio Grande as the border between Texas and Mexico, and gave New Mexico and California territiores to the United States for 15 million.
What role did African Americans and women play in the Civil War?
African Americans fought for the union; woman served as nurses on both sides.
In what ways did emancipated slaves exercise their freedom?
They traveled to find jobs, organized schools and churches; and participated in political process.
Thirteenth Amendment
was ratified at the end of 1865. The constitution stated, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the U.S.”
Manifest Destiny
The belief that the United States was ordained to expand to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican and Native American territory.