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1
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Who did Americans believe gave them the right to expand from Atlantic to Pacific?

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God (Manifest Destiny)

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2 Examples of Pull Factor moving west:

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  • Land ownership
  • New economic opportunities
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Example of Push Factor in moving west:

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Escaping religious persecution

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4
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True or False: The US government upheld its promises and treaties with Native Americans.

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False

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5
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“Fifty-Four Forty or Fight” is associated with which territory

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Oregon Territory

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What state in Mexico invited American settlers?

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Texas

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Why did Mexico close its borders in 1830?

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Americans failed to respect Mexican laws or culture

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8
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What nation does Texas fight against for independence?

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Mexico

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What phrase become a rallying cry for Texas Independence?

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“Remember the Alamo”

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True or False: Texas was an independent republic prior to its annexation by the U.S.

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True

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Which region of the United States wanted Texas to come in as a Slave State?

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South

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12
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Why did President Polk put U.S. troops on the Rio Grande?

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Hoping to ignite a military response from Mexico

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Who led the Annexation of Texas?

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Sam Houston

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Who was Santa Anna?

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He was a Mexican President

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15
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Why did the North oppose the war with Mexico?

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Doesn’t want new slave states

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16
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What was the Wilmot Proviso?

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Congress passes this to gain support from the Northerners for war, this bans slavery in lands gained from Mexico

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17
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What lands was gained as part of the Mexican Cession? (7)

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California, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada & parts of Wyoming

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18
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What territorial acquisition completes America’s “Manifest Destiny”?

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The Gadsden Purchase (1853)

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19
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo:

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Rio Grande River become Texas border

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20
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How much does US pay for Mexican Cession?

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$15 Million

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21
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How did the Gold Rush lead to California quickly becoming a state?

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Population Explosion

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22
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What did Boomtowns offer?

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They offered new job opportunities

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True or False: The American West offered more social, political and economic opportunities for minority groups.

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True

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24
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Which group was negatively impacted by manifest destiny?

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Native American

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25
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Why was the Missouri Compromise passed in 1820?

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To maintain sectional balance in congress

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26
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Did the Wilmot Provison ever pass Congress?

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Never passed congress

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27
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What state was at the center of the Compromise of 1850?

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California

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28
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What did the North “get” out of the Compromise of 1850

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California is a free state

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What did the South “get” out of the Compromise of 1850?

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Stronger Fugitive Law

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30
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What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?

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Help fugitive slaves escape to freedom

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31
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What book shed light on the atrocities of slavery & the fugitive slave law?

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

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32
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Allowing voters to decide whether a state will be free or slave is known as:

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Popular Sovereignty

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33
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True or False: The violence in Kansas over slavery gave America a glimpse at what Civil War would look like

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True

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34
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What did the violence in Kansas and in the U.S. Senate demonstrate to many Americans?

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Demonstrated the widening and seemingly unrepairable gap between the North and South over the issue of slavery.

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35
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What was the opinion of the newly formed Republican Party on slavery?

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United in its oppostition to the Kansas-Nebraska Act and keeping slavery out of new territories

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36
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True or False: In Dred Scott, the Supreme Court ruled slaves were citizens and promised full constitutional rights

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False

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37
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Who did Abraham Lincoln debate in 1858?

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Illinois senator Stephen Douglas

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38
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What was the primary issue in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?

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Slavery was immoral

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39
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What was John Brown’s goal when he led a raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry?

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Capture the arsenal arm slaves & lead a revolt

40
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Was John Brown’s raid successful?

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No

41
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The election of Lincoln in 1860 led to:

A

Southern Secession

42
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Who was the first state to secede from the Union?

A

South Carolina

43
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True or False: The constitution of the Confederacy protected and recognize slavery in new territories

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True

44
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How did the President Buchanan respond to the secession of 7 southern states?

A

Declared secession illegal

45
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Who fired the first shots of the Civil War?

A

Confederate troops

46
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What major southern state seceded from the Union in April 1861?

A

Virginia

47
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Slave states that remained in the Union are known as: (list the states also - 4)

A

BORDER STATES
Missouri, Maryland, Kentucky, Delaware

48
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What advantage did the Union having going into the Civil War?

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More people, railroads , ports & shipping, factories, strong navy

49
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The advantages did the Confederacy have going into the Civil War?

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Fighting in familiar territory, strong military leadership

50
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The Union’s war strategy was known as the: ( ________ Plan )

A

Anaconda Plan

51
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True or False: The South was going to have to fight a defensive war?

A

True

52
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Why did both sides have to draft men into the army?

A

Heavy casualties early in the war

53
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“A rich man’s war but a poor man’s fight”… why does this quote apply to BOTH the union and the Confederacy’s conscription policies?

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  • If you could afford substitutes they were allowed
  • Exempted if you owned more than 20 slaves
54
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True or False: The British chose to remain neutral in the Civil War

A

True

55
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Lincoln’s primary goal in fighting the Civil War was to:

A

Is to save the union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery

56
Q

What Battle led Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

A

Battle of Antietam

57
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What slaves were freed as part of the emancipation proclamation?

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Freed slaves in all areas currently under confederate control

58
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How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the purpose of the war for the Union?

A

The war was no longer just about preserving the Union, it was also about freeing the slaves

59
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True or False: African Americans served in the Union Army

A

True, after the proclamation was issued

60
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What Civil War regiment paved the way for future all black military regiments?

A

54th Masschuettes

61
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How did the federal government respond to draft riots in northern cities, like New York?

A

Federal troops sent in to put down the riot

62
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2 ways President Lincoln dealt with dissent

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  • Federal troops
  • Habeas Corpus
63
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Define Copperhead:

A

Northerners who advocated for peace with the south and an end to war

64
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What two battles are considered turning points in the Civil War?

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  • Battle of Gettysburg
  • Battle of Vicksburg
65
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What is the significance of the Gettysburg Address?

A

Reassured Americans that they were right to fight this war & reminded them of the principles the nation was founded on

66
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Where did Robert E. Lee and the Confederacy surrender?

A

Appomattox

67
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True or False: Lincoln was harsh in his treatment of Confederate soldiers after the surrender

A

False

68
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Identify 1 political effect of the Civil War

A

Federal government assumed greater power

69
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True or False: After the Civil the economic gap between the North and South widened

A

True

70
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What did the 13th amendment do?

A

Abolished slavery

71
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How many casualties did the Union have

A

350,000

72
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How many casualties did the Confederacy have?

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250,000

73
Q

Who killed President Lincoln?

A

John Wilkes Booth

74
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What is the Primary goal of Reconstruction?

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  • To rebuild and reunite the war torn nation
  • Deal with those who had taken up arms against the government
  • Address the needs of millions of former slaves
75
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Who was the leader of the Radical Republicans in Congress?

A

Thadeous Stevens

76
Q

What is one thing all three reconstruction plans have in common?

A

Reunification

77
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Why did Congressional Republicans want to take over Reconstruction?

A

Angered by the terms of Johnson’s plan and actions in vetoing Civil Right laws

78
Q

True or False: Congressional Reconstruction called for the South to be put under military control

A

True

79
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What was the underlying reason President Johnson was impeached?

A

All of congress are republicans & anti-slavery

80
Q

The 14th Amendment extends citizenship and provides for: (1868)

A

equal protection under the law

81
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15th Amendment (1870)

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Granted African American (male) the right to vote

82
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How did the Freedman’s Bureau help newly freed slaves?

A

offered assistance, such as medical aid and education, to freed slaves and war refugees

83
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What industries began to emerge in the postwar south?

A

Investment in textile manufacturing & tobacco manufacturing

84
Q

What was the first step for many African Americans in establishing their identities as free people?

A

Reunification of families

85
Q

True or False: HBCUs were form during reconstruction to provide advanced educational opportunities for African Americans

A

True

86
Q

During reconstruction, most African supported which political party?

A

Republican Party

87
Q

Who was the first Black man to become a US Senator?

A

Hiram Revels

88
Q

True or False: The majority of African Americans moved North after the Civil War

A

False (they moved south)

89
Q

Why did many African Americans turn to Sharecropping or Tenant Farming?

A

Being able to save money to rent/buy land

90
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What is the reality of the sharecropping system?

A

Created a cycle of debt and economic slavery

91
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How did Congress deal with the KKK?

A

Passed Enforcement Act, to try and stop the violence & intimidation

92
Q

Who regained voting rights with the passage of the Amnesty?

A

150,000 former confederates

93
Q

Why did President Grant refuse to run for reelection in 1876?

A
  • Tied to scandals of corruption and bribery
  • lack of unity made enforcement policies difficult
94
Q

What political shift occurred as a result of the Panic of 1873?

A

5 year depression

95
Q

True or False: By 1874, the Democratic Party had regained power in many state governments throughout the south

A

True

96
Q

How did Republican Rutherford B. Hayes, become President in 1877?

A

Congress appoints a commission to deal with the issue between Tilden and Rutherford. (party leaders struck a deal)

97
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What is the significance of the Compromise of 1877?

A

End of the reconstruction in the South.

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