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The Declaration of Independence was written to make the colonies independent of this country
What is BRITAIN?
After the Mexican American War, Mexico gave up its claim to this state
What is TEXAS?
Andrew Jackson's Vice President, this man helped his native South Carolinians declare a federal tariff bill as nullified
Who is John C Calhoun?
A phrase that means "before the war?
What is ANTEBELLUM?
The Second Amendment
What is THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS?
The main author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is THOMAS JEFFERSON?
America acquired this state from Mexico after the war
What is CALIFORNIA?
Americans had a divine mission to spread westward across the continent
What is MANIFEST DESTINY?
This document declared that slaves in the rebelling states were free
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The right to practice whatever religion that you choose
What is the FIRST AMENDMENT?
The "natural rights" included in the Declaration of Independence
What are LIFE, LIBERTY, and THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS?
The term used to refer to the entirety of the land surrendered by Mexico to the United States as a result of the Mexican American War
What is THE REMOVAL ACT OF 1830?
This Southern state was the only Southern state won by Abraham Lincoln in the Election of 1860
The power to print money
What is DELEGATED?
The main goal of the Declaration of Independence
What is TO EXPLAIN TO THE WORLD WHY WE WANTED TO BE FREE FROM BRITISH RULE?
The Mexican American War is often known as the training ground for Generals who fought in this war later in the 19th century
What is the Civil War?
The forced relocation of 15,000 Cherokee, during which 25% of them died
What is the TRAIL OF TEARS?
Ulysses Grant, George McClellan, William Tecumseh Sherman, and Winfield Scott
Who are Union Generals of the Civil War?
Demanded by the Anti-Federalists, this set of Amendments was added to the Constitution to ensure it had enough votes for ratification
What are the Bill of Rights?
The House of Representatives and the Senate come together to make this
What is CONGRESS?
The treaty that ended the Mexican American War
What is THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO?
The Nullification Crisis, during Jackson's Presidency, would become important for the Southern cause in defending their belief that laws regarding this institution at the federal level were also invalid
What is slavery?
Abraham Lincoln saw this play on the night of his assassination
What is My American Cousin?
This Amendment guaranteed equal protection under the law, so that skin color could not be legal basis for discrimination
What is the 14th Amendment?