Period 5: Expansion 1844-1877

Question 1

Manifest Destiny

Answer 1

the idea that the US is destined by God

Question 2

What happened in the Mexican American War (1846-1848)

Answer 2

Texas was annexed by the US and Mexico disagreed

Question 3

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? 1848

Answer 3

gave the US control of California, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Rio Grande Border of Texas

Question 4

The Compromise of 1850, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Kansas-Nebraska Act, split of Whig Party, Bleeding Kansas, and Dred Scott Decision led to the uprise of ______

Answer 4

The Civil War

Question 5

What was the Compromise of 1850?

Answer 5

cali became a free state, New Mexico and Utah would decide slavery based on vote

Question 6

if slave owners were able to show evidence their slave had escaped and could forcibly take them back to their owner in exchange for higher profits

Answer 6

Fugitive Slave Law

Question 7

best selling book that described the horros of slavery and promoted awareness

Answer 7

Uncle Toms Cabin 1852

Question 8

Who wrote Uncle Toms Cabin 1852?

Answer 8

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Question 9

secret system of safe houses, allowed travel of runaway slaves to freedom in the north

Answer 9

Underground Railroad 1850s-60s

Question 10

What was the Manifest Destiny motivation?

Answer 10

the desire and need to expand west

Question 11

How did Manfiest Destiny affect Natives

Answer 11

ended up remvoing American indians from their homeland. Caused disputes.

Question 12

Why did Americans/Businessman benefit from Manifest Destiny?

Answer 12

grew wealthy from the natrual resources in the west

gold, silver, oil, wood, iron

Question 13

Fort Sumter

Question 14

Antietam

Question 15

Vicksburg

Question 16

Gettysburg

Question 17

Was the Civil War fought into the South or into the North?

Answer 17

into the South

Question 18

The confederacy was the

Answer 18

south (pro slavery)

Question 19

the Union was the

Answer 19

North

Question 20

Who was the first state to succeed from the Union (sparking the war)

Answer 20

South Carolina

Question 21

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Answer 21

officially made the war about slavery. freed the slaves in the confederacy but not the border states

Question 22

What was the goal of the war metioned in the Gettsburg Address?

Answer 22

“preserve the union”

Question 23

13th amendment

Answer 23

abolished slavery

Question 24

14th amendment

Answer 24

granted citizenship to all people born in the US

Question 25

15th amendment

Answer 25

granted African men the right to vote

Question 26

Who got impeached in 1868?

but not removed

Answer 26

Andrew Johnson

Question 27

Why did Andrew Jonhson get impeached?

Answer 27

violated the Tenure of Office Act (tried to fire people without permission)

Question 28

proposed law that made slavery illegal in any new territories:

Answer 28

Wilmot Privoso 1846