Period 5: Expansion 1844-1877 Flashcards
Manifest Destiny
the idea that the US is destined by God
What happened in the Mexican American War (1846-1848)
Texas was annexed by the US and Mexico disagreed
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? 1848
gave the US control of California, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Rio Grande Border of Texas
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 ______
The Civil War
What was the Compromise of 1850?
cali became a free state, New Mexico and Utah would decide slavery based on vote
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
Fugitive Slave Law
best selling book that described the horros of slavery and promoted awareness
Uncle Toms Cabin 1852
Who wrote Uncle Toms Cabin 1852?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
secret system of safe houses, allowed travel of runaway slaves to freedom in the north
Underground Railroad 1850s-60s
What was the Manifest Destiny motivation?
the desire and need to expand west
How did Manfiest Destiny affect Natives
ended up remvoing American indians from their homeland. Caused disputes.
Why did Americans/Businessman benefit from Manifest Destiny?
grew wealthy from the natrual resources in the west
gold, silver, oil, wood, iron
Fort Sumter
Antietam
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Was the Civil War fought into the South or into the North?
into the South
The confederacy was the
south (pro slavery)
the Union was the
North
Who was the first state to succeed from the Union (sparking the war)
South Carolina
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
officially made the war about slavery. freed the slaves in the confederacy but not the border states
What was the goal of the war metioned in the Gettsburg Address?
“preserve the union”
13th amendment
abolished slavery
14th amendment
granted citizenship to all people born in the US
