Conflict
War that pinned the North and South against each other over the issues of slavery
Civil War
16th President of U.S. who served during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
Radical abolitionist who took part in "Bleeding Kansas" and led the attack on Harper's Ferry
John Brown
Executive Order by Lincoln that freed all slaves in regions behind Confederate lines
Emancipation Proclamation
Belief that it was the U.S. right to expand westward
Manifest Destiny
Turning point for the Union during the Civil War, occurred in Pennsylvania
President responsible for the removal of the American Indians
Andrew Jackson
Former slave who was a conductor on the underground railroad
Harriet Tubman
Amendment that abolished slavery in 1865
13th Amendment
Agreement to have 3/5 of a state's slave population count for representation and taxation
3/5 compromise
War that pinned that British colonies against the French who had expanded into the Ohio River Valley
French & Indian War (Seven Years War)
3rd President of the U.S., principal author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Leader of the Confederate Army
General Robert E. Lee
Amendment that makes all people born in the U.S. citizens, including former slaves. Also offers equal protection
14th Amendment
Political system in which power is divided between the national government and states
Federalism
Debate over ratification of the Consitution was between which two groups
Federalist and AntiFederalists
General of Union Army who became president during the end of the Reconstruction Era
Ulysses S. Grant
Former slave who was a social reformer and acted as an abolitionist
Frederick Douglass
Amendment that prohibits the denial of voting based on race or color
15th Amendment
Document that created the first/ weak central government for the United States
Articles of Confederation
What was the North's plan for victory in the Civil War?
What battle helped secure that plan
Anaconda Plan
Vicksburg
6th president of U.S. known for negotiating the acquisition of Florida
John Quincy Adams
Secretary of Treasury under George Washington, opposed many of Jefferson's ideas
Alexander Hamilton
Laws that reduced the political power of immigrants to the U.S. (jail, fine, deport)
Alien and Sedition Acts
Life, Liberty, Property, Pursuit of Happiness are examples of our
Natural Rights