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| What was the Monroe Doctrine used for? |
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| to warn European powers not to interfere with the affairs of the U.S. and the Western Hemisphere |
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| Which candidate did John Quincy Adams defeat in the controversial election of 1824? |
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| Which group was forcibly relocated on the Trail of Tears |
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| What was the 36°30° line of latitude? |
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| used by the Missouri Compromise to mark which territories and states would either be free or slave states |
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| What US state is now located in the home of the former Indian Territory? |
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| What position was Henry Clay was promised during the Corrupt Bargain? |
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| Why was the Election of 1824 controversial? |
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- known as the Corrupt Bargain
- Jackson won popular votes, Quincy Adams won electoral votes, winner not clear
- House of Reps had to choose the winner
- Jacksonians claimed Quincy Adams met with Speaker of the House, Henry Clay, and promised him the position of Secretary of State if he won
- Quincy Adams won, became controversal, and Jacksonians would sabotage his policies |
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| What was the result of the Trail of Tears? |
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-the march westward of indians that were removed from their homes
- involved 20,000 Cherokees
- suffered from the stealing from officials and outwards
- President Van Buren was responsible for this action |
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| How did the Missouri Compromise attempt to balance slavery and freedom? |
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- used the 36/30 latitudinal line to determine free or slave states
- Missouri became the 12th slave state, Maine became the 12th free state
- # of free and slave states had to remain equal so that not one side would be too powerful in voting or having a say over the other side |
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| In this 1836 battle, all 187 Texan defenders died |
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| What was the battle cry of the Texas rebels? |
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| Texans came back to defeat what army in the Battle of the Alamo? |
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| This man declared Texas Independence from Mexico |
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| What are three events that started the war with Mexico? |
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- Americans sent exploration party into CA
- Mexico sent troops across Rio Grande into Texas and killed 11 American soldiers
- Polk asked Congress to declare war |
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| Which lands did the U.S. get from Mexico as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe? |
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- parts of CO and WY
- most of AZ
- NV, NM, UT, CA
(northern lands) |
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| Which was the first state to secede? |
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| The voters of which state rejected secession on June 11, 1861 and became part of the Union? |
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| In the decision in the case involving the liberty of _(1)_, an African American, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, _(2)_, handed down the decision stating that slaves did not have the rights of citizens. |
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1. Dred Scott
2. Roger B. Taney |
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| Hoping to spark a general slave uprising, _(1)_ led a raid on _(2)_ on October 16, 1859. |
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1. John Brown
2. Harpers Ferry |
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| The __ was formed on February 4, 1861 and a few days later, __ was voted in as its first president. |
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1. Confederacy
2. Jefferson Davis |
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| With South Carolina leading the way, the __ of the Southern states began soon after the election of President___. |
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1. secession
2. Abraham Lincoln |
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| __ contributed to the massive violence known as __ when he and his followers committed "the Pottawatomie Massacre" in which five pro-slavery settlers were pulled from their beds and stabbed to death. |
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1. John Brown
2. Bleeding Kansas |
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| In response to the __, nine northern states passed __, forbidding the imprisonment of runaway slaves and guaranteeing them jury trials. |
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1. Fugitive Slave Act
2. personal liberty laws |
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| __ also known as Moses, helped over 300 slaves safely flee the South by using a system known as the __. |
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1. Harriet Tubman
2. Underground Railroad |
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| Although __ was melodramatic and contained stereotypes, it intensified Northerners' anger about the issue of slavery |
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| When __ proposed the __ to divide the Nebraska Territory, the bill sparked a bitter debate in Congress. |
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1. Stephan Douglas
2. Kansas-Nebraska Act |
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| Passage of the __ would repeal the __ and make slavery legal in areas where it had been outlawed. |
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1. Kansas-Nebraska Act
2. Missouri Compromise |
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| Stephan Douglas believed that the only democratic way to deal with the slaery issue was through __. |
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| ___ is famous as the author of a controversial book that depicted slavery as a moral, not just a political struggle. |
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| What was the last state to join the Confederacy? |
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| Senator beaten for antislavery beliefs |
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| Political party formed from the Free-Soil Party and antislavery Democrats |
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| John Brown was hanged for this |
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| Lincoln believed that slavery was ___. |
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| He was known as "The Great Compromiser" |
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| He debated Douglas during the US Senate Race. |
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| Strong believer in popular sovereignty for western states |
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| Radical Kansas abolitionist, born in Torrington, Connecticut. |
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| Popular sovereignty gave residents of Utah and New Mexico the right to vote on this issue |
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| How was the Presidental election of 1860 the most responsible for finally breaking apart the Union? |
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- Lincoln met with Douglas before to discuss slavery issues
- Douglas won the Senate vote and thought he'd be a great contender
- Lincoln won the election and electoral votes by a landslide
- Lincoln had became the first Republican president
- North thought slavery might not be increasing and there will be more free states
- South was appauled and worried slavery would be taken away
- hatred for the opposing side grew and both sides felt more determined to get what they wanted
- south started to secede with SC first and formed the Confederacy with Jefferson Davis as their president
- both sides basically had a president |
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| three-part strategy by which the Union proposed to defeat the Confederacy in the Civil War |
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| an ironclad ship used by the North in the Civil War |
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| an ironclad ship used by the South in the Civil War |
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| an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in all regions behind Confederate lines |
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| Emancipation Proclamation |
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| a court order requiring authorities to bring a prisoner before the court so that the court can determine whether the prisoner is being held legally |
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| a Northern Democrat who advocated making peace with the Confederacy during the Civil War |
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| the drafting of citizens for military service |
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| town near Appomattox, VA, where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865, thus ending the Civil War |
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| a famous speech delivered by Lincoln in November 1863, at the dedication of a national cemetary on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg |
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| an amendment to the US Constitution, adopted in 1865, that has abolished slavery and involuntary servitude |
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| an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1870, that prohibits the denial of voting rights to people because of their race or color or because they have previously been slaves |
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an amendment to
the U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1868, that makes all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including former slaves—citizens of the country and guarantees equal protection of the laws. |
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