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318151022Date of Mexican Cession1848
318151023Date Oregon Country is acquired1846
318151024Date of Gasden Purchase1853
318151025In the beginning of the war, what was Lincoln's goal?to preserve the Union
318151026Why did Britain refuse to provide aid to the South?1. Uncle Tom's Cabin; 2. Surpluses of Cotton; 3. Needed King Wheat and King Corn
318151027What was a result of lack of military volunteers?Both Union and Confederate governments pass conscription (draft) laws.
318151028The draft law favored the wealthy class. The law angered the working class and caused...Riots in New York
318151029How did the North pay for the war?1. excise tax; 2. income tax; 3. tariff; 4. paper money called greenback; 5. sell government bonds
318151030Printing paper money without gold to back it caused...Runaway inflation in the South
3181510314 Ways that the North prospered during the war.1. Economic Boom; 2. 2nd Industrial Revolution; 3. Millionaire class of people; 4. North dominance over the South
318151032Why did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?To gain more Northern support for war; to damage Southern war effort; to turn the war into a war against slavery
318151033Who were the copperheads?Northern Democrats against the war and sympathized with the south
318151034Location and Date of First Bull RunVirginia; July 21, 1861
318151035Location and Date of AntietamMaryland; September 17. 1862
318409214Location and Date of GettysburgPennsylvania; July 1-3, 1863
318409215Location and Date of VicksburgMississippi; July 4, 1863
318409216Location and Date of Sherman's March to the SeaGeorgia through S. Carolina; Fall of 1864
318409217Location and Date of AppomattoxVirginia; April 9, 1865
318409218What was Lincoln's view of slavery and the Union?To do whatever it took to hold the Union together
318409219How did the War affect the North's and South's economy?Boosted the North's; Destroyed the South's
318409220Who was freed by the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863?Nobody
318409221What freed the slaves?The 13th Amendment
318409222What was Manifest Destiny?The belief that God had "manifestly" destined that the American People to spread their uplifting democratic institutions over the continent
318409223When did Manifest Destiny hit the US?The 1840s and 1850s
318409224Who ran in the election of 1844?Polk (Democrat) and Clay (Whig)
318409225Who won the election of 1844?Polk; took this as a sign to annex Texas
318409226Who did the US get Texas from?Texas
318409227Mexico became independent from who in 1821?Spain
318409228Why did Mexico want Americans to settle in Texas?They wanted a larger population and to convert them to Roman Catholicism
318409229Wh did Americans want to settle in Texas?Vast, cheap, fertile land
318409230Texas officially became known as...?Republic of Texas
318409231What brought American settlers into conflict with the Mexican government?Slavery laws; Religion; No Bill of Rights for Americans; Immigrants outlawed
318409232Texas declared independence from Mexico in...1836
318409233Three major battles caused by Texas declaring independenceAlamo; Goliad; San Jacinto (Santa Anna captured in this battle)
318409234Why did the US say no in 1837 to Texas's petition for annexation?The Americans were afraid that Texas would nourish the slave power and upset the balance
318629320When and how was Texas annexed by the US?Joint Resolution by Tyler; required only simple majority in both houses
318629321Who had joint ownership of Oregon with the US?Britain
318629322Who's slogan was "Fifty-four forty or fight"?Polk
318629323What was Fifty-four forty or fight?The US wanted Oregon to the 54 degrees 40 minute line; ended up only getting it to 49 degrees
318629324What were the dates of the war with Mexico?1846-1848
318629325What did the US and Mexico disagree about?The southern Texas boundary
318629326What did the US claim to be the southern boundary of Texas?Rio Grande
318629327What did Mexico claim to the the southern boundary of Texas?Nueces River
318629328What settled the Maine boundary dispute?Arstook War (Webster-Ashburton Treaty)
318629329Who is said to be the "man with no party"?Tyler
318629330Slidell was unsuccessful in purchasing what land from Mexico?California and New Mexico
318629331Who wanted to know the precise "spot" the American soldiers were killed by Mexico?Lincoln
318629332General Taylor's troops blockaded what river that made the Mexican soldiers angry enough to kill?Rio Grande
318629333General Kearney captured what city without bloodshed?Santa Fe, New Mexico
318629334American settlers in California overthrew the Mexican government and established...?The California Bear Flag Republic
318629335General Winfield Scott's nicknameOld Fuss & Feathers
318629336Who captured the capital of Mexico ending the war?General Winfield
318629337What treaty ended the war?Treaty of Guadelupe Hildago
318629338After the Mexican war, the US gained how much Mexican territory?half
318629339Who authorized the Gasden Purchase?President Pierce
318629340Who were the candidates in the election of 1848?Zack Taylor (Whig); Lewis Cass (Dem.); and Van Buren (Free Soil)
318629341Who were the "Immortal Trio"? What did they meet to discuss?Clay, Calhoun, and Webster; Califonia being added and the South threatening to secede
318629342Who comes up with the compromise of 1850?Clay, Calhoun, and Webster
318629343Who won the election of 1852?Pierce (Dem)
318629344What party died out as a result of the election of 1852?Whig
318629345Who proposed popular sovereignty first?Cass
318629346What is popular sovereignty?sovereign people of a territory decide about slavery
318629347Who likes popular sovereignty?Nobody
318629348What were the four border states?Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware
318671459What is fanaticism?someone who holds an extreme point of view
318671460What was the ship from which two Confederate diplomats were removed creating crisis between London and Washington?Trent
318671461What was the civil liberty that was suspendd by Lincoln in defiance of the Constitution and the Supreme Court's chief justiceWrits of Habueus Corpus
318671462Financial arrangement set up by the federal government to sell government bonds and stabilize currencyNational Banking System
318671463Slippery Northern men who collected fees for enlisting in the Union army and then desertedBounty Jumper
318671464Vessel built in Britain that wreaked havoc on Northern shipping until it was finally sunk in 1864Alabama
318671465American envoy whose shrewd diplomacy helped keep Britain neutral during the Civil WarCharles Francis Adams
318671466An old world aristocrat, manipulated as a pupped in MexicoMaximilian
318671467An inexperienced leader in war but a genius at inspiring and directing his nation's causeLincoln
318671468Leader whose conflict with states' rights advocates and rigid personality harmed his ability to mobilize and direct nation's war effortJefferson Davis
318671469Nation whose upper classes hoped for a Confederate victory, while its working classes sympathized with the anti slavery NorthBritain
318671470Scene of the largest northern anti-draft riot in 1863New York
318671471Who set up the American Red Cross?Clara Barton
318671472Slippery French Dictator who ignored the Monroe doctrine by intervening in Mexican politicsNapoleon III
318671473First woman physician, organizer of the United States Sanitary CommissionElizabeth Blackwell
318671474Who had an organized government?The Union
318671475Who had Naval strength?The Union
318671476Who had brilliant military leaders?The Confederate
318671477Who gained international statues through recognition as a nation?The Union
318671478What was the North's military strategy?Total War with 6 parts: 1. Blockade 2. Liberate Slaves 3. Capture Mississippi River 4. Send Troops 5. Decapitate Capital 6. Try to engage enemy's strength and crush them
318671479What was the North's military plan often called?Anaconda Plan
318671480What was the South's military strategy?Fight a defensive war EXCEPT for the two invasions in Maryland and Pennsylvania
318671481What did the Wilmot Proviso propose?Land gained form the Mexican War would be free of slavery
318671482What was the significance of the Wilmot Proviso?Reopened the issue of slavery; North takes powerful stand against slavery
318671483Why did the Wilmot Proviso never pass?The south had equal say in the senate
318671484According to the Compromise of 1850, California was to enter as a --- state?free
318671485According to the Compromise of 1850, all other territory gained from Mexican would be organized on the basis of ...?Popular Sovereignty
318671486What happened to the slave trade and slavery in D.C. in the Compromise of 1850?The slave trade was illegal but slavery was not
318671487Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?Harriet Beecher Stowe
318671488What was the significance of Uncle Tom's Cabin?It was a huge political force that helped start the Civil War
318671489What was the significance of the Compromise of 1850?It held the country together and gave the North the balance permanently tipped in their favor
318671490What did the Personal Liberty Laws do?they hampered enforcement of fugitive slave laws saying that jails did not have to house slaves
318671491What was the significance of the Personal Liberty Laws?The states found a way around federal laws and it awakened huge antagonism against the south
318671492What were the fugitive slave laws?Laws that stated that fleeing slaves could not testify and the north had to help catch runaway slaves
318671493What was repealed in the Kansas-Nebraska Act?The Missouri Compromise
318671494What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?Organized Kansas and Nebraska territory on the basis of popular sovereignty
318686643Who supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act?the South
318686644What was the main plank in the platform for the Republican party?Keep slavery out of the territories
318686645Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?Steven Douglas
318686646What wrecked the Compromises of 1850 and 1820?The Kansas-Nebraska Act
318686647What were Lincoln and Douglas debating for?The senate seat
318686648What deemed the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional?Dred Scott Case
318686649What was Douglas's opinion on whether or not slavery could be excluded from a territory?"Friedport Doctrine"; If people vote it down it can't exist
318686650Who were the candidates in the election of 1860?Lincoln (Rep); Douglas (Dem); Bell (Constitutional Union Party); Breckinridge (South Dem.)
318686651Who won the election of 1860?Lincoln
318686652What was the main issue in the election of 1860?Should there be slavery in the territories?
318686653What is the significance of the election of 1860?South thinks they've lost all political voice and secede
318686654Who was the first state to secede?South Carolina
318686655When was the attack on Fort Sumpter?April 12, 1861
318686656Who attacked who at Fort Sumpter?Confederates attack Union
318686657Where is Fort Sumpter?South Carolina
318686658Who led a raid at Harper's Ferry to free the blacks and start their own state and was found guilty of treason?John Brown
318686659Where is Harper's Ferry?Virginia

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