period 4-5

Question 1

what is the Hartford convention?

Answer 1

a meeting of federalists in 1816 to discuss the idea of northern state secession.

Question 2

adam-onis treaty

Answer 2

establish the us border with New Spain to be at the Sabine River, giving America Florida

Question 3

spot resolutions

Answer 3

requested President James K. Polk to provide Congress with the exact location (the “spot”) upon which blood was spilled on American soil, as Polk had claimed in 1846 when asking Congress to declare war on Mexico.

Question 4

treaty of guadolupe hidalgo

Answer 4

ended the war between the United States and Mexico

Question 5

Crittenden compromise

Answer 5

an unsuccessful proposal to permanently enshrine slavery in the United States Constitution, and thereby make it unconstitutional for future congresses to end slavery

Question 6

13th amendment

Answer 6

“Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

Question 7

15th amendment

Answer 7

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

Question 8

14th amendment

Answer 8

No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States