Teview Test Set #3 Flashcards
What book in 1853 brought to many Americans the moral outrage of slavery
Uncle Tom’s cabin
Who was the most famous black abolitionist
Frederick Douglass
What law passed in 1820 limited the expansion of slavery north of 36° 30 minutes
Missouri compromise
What were the first two political parties in US history
Federalist and Democratic Republicans
What new party started in 1854 as a result of the debate over the expansion of slavery
Republicans
What two battles Mike the turning point in the Civil War in 1863
Battle of Vicksburg and battle of Gettysburg
What did the 14th amendment attempt to guarantee
Protected by law and
give citizenship to all freed slaves
What long repealed the Missouri compromise and lead to bleeding Kansas
Kansas Nebraska act
What expedition set out to explore the Louisiana purchase
Lewis and Clark expedition
What was Lincoln’s position on slavery
Allow slavery to exist but stop the expansion of slavery
What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad railroad
Series of save houses that allowed slaves to skip to the north
For the two most important leaders of early Mormons
Brigham Young and Joseph Smith
What was the most significant blow to tribal life on the Great Plains
The near extinction of the Buffalo
Who was the most important union commander of the Civil War
Ulysses S Grant
The Civil War is known by what other two names
War between the states and the war of Northern aggression