unit 5

Question 1

manifest destiny

Answer 1

the belief that america had the god-given right to possess and expand land, from 1812 to 1867

Question 2

texas.

Answer 2

texas wanted to be annexed by the us. the american settlers there did not want the things the mexican gov was doing, and the mex government shut down borders for american immigrants.

Question 3

election of 1844

Answer 3

polk was elected, who was a great believer in manifest destiny, he took a part of oregon, texas, and the mexican cession.

Question 4

mexican-american war

Answer 4

as texas was annexed into the union, this caused a war because mexico and the states did not agree on where the border was, some of california was gained. ended in the signing of the treaty of guadalupe-hidalgo

Question 5

treaty of guadalupe-hidalgo

Answer 5

signed in 1848, established the southern border of the united states at rio grand, granted the mexican cession to the states, including california and new mexico.

Question 6

wilmot proviso

Answer 6

in 1846, declared that any land gained by the mexican-american war would not be eligible for slavery. the amendment was struck down, but it symbolizes major tension

Question 7

gold rush of 1848

Answer 7

california has gold and people rushed there

Question 8

free soil

Answer 8

northern democrats and whigs were anti slavery but not because they liked equality but because they like white people

Question 9

popular sovereingty

Answer 9

leave the decision of slavery up to the state

Question 10

the compromise of 1850

Answer 10

because california and new mexico wanted to enter as free states, which would throw off the balance, henry clay proposed this, would let cali and nm do their popular sovereignty thing, it outlawed slavery in d.c., and it passed the fugitive slave act.

Question 11

fugitive slave act

Answer 11

also in 1850, it allowed people from the south to get their slaves back when they tried to escape to the north

Question 12

underground railroad

Answer 12

trails and pathways by which slaves were given safe passage to the north

Question 13

kansas-nebraska act of 1854

Answer 13

when kansas and nebraska applied for statehood, slavery would be decided via popular sovereignty. essentially turned over the missouri compromise. this led to bleeding kansas.

Question 14

bleeding kansas

Answer 14

violence that broke out after the kansas-nebraska act, in which pro slavery and anti slavery activists engaged in violence.

Question 15

republican party

Answer 15

comprised of anti slavery whigs and democrats and free soilers and their main goal was to stop the spread of slavery.

Question 16

dred scott case

Answer 16

in 1857, it was ruled that slaves are not citizens and so they are ineligible to sue and that slaves are property, which essentially meant that slavery could exist anywhere

Question 17

election of 1860

Answer 17

lincoln, the republican, did not oppose slavery in the south but he wanted to keep it from spreading. he won the thing (duh). this led to the southern states seceding as the confederate states of america.

Question 18

civil war

Answer 18

started at fort sumter in 1861, lincoln’s goal was only to save the union. to the northerners, the war wasn’t about slavery. ended in 1865 when lee surrendered to grant in appomatox house.

Question 19

the anaconda plan

Answer 19

the union cuts the confederacy and like blockades it.

Question 20

emancipation proclamation

Answer 20

in 1862, proclaims that all enslaved people IN THE REBELLIOUS STATES will be forever free, more of a military strategy to get the south no support and to have their slaves flee to the north and help, demoralized the south

Question 21

reconstruction

Answer 21

the period in which the country is like rebuilt, the question was “should the south be treated with leniency or like conquered foes?” ended in 1877 when the last federal troops were removed from the south

Question 22

10% plan

Answer 22

proposed by the lenient lincoln, if 10% of the people pledged loyalty, then the state is like fine

Question 23

13th amendment

Answer 23

abolished slavery, passed in 1864

Question 24

civil rights act of 1866

Answer 24

declared that all black people (in the states) were officially citizens, overturned the dred scott decision

Question 25

freeport doctrine

Answer 25

introduced by stephen a douglas in 1858, he proposed that all states should decide what to do about slavery via popular sovereignty, which countered lincoln’s approach which is like containment but earlier

Question 26

why did the confederacy think britain and france would help them?

Answer 26

at the time, the war wasn’t about slavery, and since they (euro powers) relied heavily on cotton, confederacy thought they would help them (they thought wrong)

Question 27

battle of vicksburg

Answer 27

in 1863, it successfully cuts the confederacy in half, major victory for the union

Question 28

battle of gettysburg

Answer 28

extremely bloody war in pennsylvania, also in 1863, major loss for the confederacy

Question 29

ulysses s grant

Answer 29

became the general the union needed in 1864, became president five years later in 1869

Question 30

what did andrew johnson do?

Answer 30

he succeeded abraham lincoln after he, like, died, and he tried to carry out lincoln’s plans, which involved thwarting the radical republicans’ plans, which involved harsh punishments and civil rights

Question 31

14th amendment

Answer 31

established so the 1866 civil rights act wouldn’t be overturned, stated that all people born or naturalized in the u.s. were citizens and that no state could deny a citizen of any race equal protection of the laws

Question 32

reconstruction acts

Answer 32

in 1867, the radical republicans introduced it, it was vetoed by johnson, but it still passed, it established that the south would have military occupation, and increased the requirements for states to rejoin the union, making them ratify the fourteenth amendment and add clauses to their constitution to provide universal male suffrage

Question 33

tenure of office act

Answer 33

in 1867, it said that the president cannot remove a member of cabinet without congressional approval

Question 34

how was andrew johnson impeached?

Answer 34

he fired one of his secretary of war, violating the tenure of office, so he was impeached but he wasn’t removed

Question 35

15th amendment

Answer 35

in 1870, it protected the voting rights of former slaves

Question 36

sharecropping

Answer 36

a system by which the landowner would let someone use the land to farm in exchange for a share of the crops, which incentivized the person to farm more

Question 37

kkk

Answer 37

formed in 1867, it was a white supremacy clan and they burned buildings and lynchings

Question 38

election of 1877

Answer 38

republican hayes won

Question 39

compromise of 1877

Answer 39

democrats allowed hayes to have the presidency in return for removal of all federal troops from the south

Question 40

black codes

Answer 40

laws in the south that essentially reverted black people to being below white people