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The discovery of this natural resource caused rapid population growht in California in 1848 and 1849
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gold
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This war was prompted by the annexation of Texas
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war w/ mexico
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this prominent abolitionist was a conductor on the Underground Railroad
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Harriet Tubman
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People who went to california during the gold rush were ----
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forty-niners
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she fought for laws giving married women rights to own their property
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susan b anthony
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after josheph smith was killed by a mob in 1844, this man became the new leader of the Mormons
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brigham young
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this idea encouraged americans to seek new lands on the north american continent
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manifest destiny
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these two men are most closely linked to the discovery of gold in california
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john sutter and james marshall
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in the late 1700s and 1800s this renewal of religious faith inspired americans to believe that they could make society better
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second great awakening
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in the 1840s, people followed this trail to new land and opportunities in what is now the northwestern u.s.
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oregon trail
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these trappers and fur traders opened up the west by discovering the best trails through the Rockies
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mountain men
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some merchants who followed this trail made large profits trading w/ people who lived in territory governed by mexico
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santa fe trail
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this group of americans sought religious freedom in the west
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mormans
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he provoked war w/ mexico when he sent troops into a region claimed by both the u.s. and mexico
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james k polk
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this treaty ended the war w/ mexico
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treaty of guadalupe hidalgo
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he commanded the texas army and was the first president of the texas republic
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sam houston
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james marshall's discovery set off the ---
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california gold rush
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people of spanish heritage who lived in texas
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tejanos
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in the 1820s he fufilled his dead father's dream by settling a group of americans in texas
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steven austin
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the land that teh u.s. acquired from mexico as part of the terms of the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo
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mexican cession
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another name for voting rights
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suffarge
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she was shocked to find that some prisoners were in jail not b/c they had committed crimes, but b/c they were mentally ill. she worked to improve conditions for the mentally ill. her efforts led to the building of 32 new hospitals
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dorothea dix
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organized by churches, this movement was a campaign in the early 1800s to stop the drinking of alcohol
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temperance
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another name for the movement to end slavery
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abolition
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in 1837 massachusetts set up the first state board of education in the nation, with this man at its head
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horace mann
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this is where the planners of the women's rights convention wrote the document that begins "All men and women are created equal".
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seneca falls, NY
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horace mann called this "the great equalizer"
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public education
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they were former slaves who went on to become effective abolitionist speakers
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frederick douglas and sojourner truth
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she helped organize teh women's rights convention and was the primary author of the declaration of sentiments and resolutions
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elizabeht cady stanton
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he published an important anti-slavery newspaper called "the liberator"
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william lloyd garrison
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this settled the controversy over statehood for california and the issue of slavery in the other territories gained fro mexico
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compromise of 1850
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this act called for the residents of kansas and nebraska to vote to decide the issue of lsavery
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kansas-nebraska act
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white southerners charged that this book did not portray slavery accurately
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uncle tom's cabin
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hoping to seize weapons for a slave rebellion, this radical abolitionist captured a u.s. arsenal at harpers ferry, virginia
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john brown
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he was elected president in 1860
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lincoln
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this 1850 law helped slaveholders recapture runaway slaves
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fugitive slave act
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his lawsuit to gain freedom was denied in a landmark supreme court decision
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dred scott
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this new political party was formed by free-soilers, northern whigs, and democrats who opposed slavery
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republican party
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although he lost a senate seat in 1858, abraham lincoln became nationally known b/c of debates w/ this opponent during the campaign
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steven a. douglas
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the author of uncle tom's cabin
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harriet beecher stowe
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this event marked the beginning of the civil war
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fort sumter
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the president of the confederacy was ---
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jefferson davis
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this is what the southern states did when they withdrew from the union
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secede
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in february of 1861, the states that had withdrawn from the union formed the ---
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confederate states of america
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the belief that people living in a region should decide key issues
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popular sovereignty
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this amendment to the constitution abolished slavery
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13th amendment
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he assassinated presidnet abraham lincoln
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john wilkes booth
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this battle resulted in the bloodiest day in all of american history with neither side having gained any ground
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battle of antietam
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on january 1, 1863 abraham lincoln issued this announcement which freed all slaves in confederate territory. he hoped this would weaken the south's ability to fight the war
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emancipation proclamation
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the turning point of the civil war
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battle of gettysburg
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commander of the confederate army
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robert e lee
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commander of the union army
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ulysses s grant
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the major confederate mistake which led to union victory at gettysburg
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pickets charge
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this is where the confederate army surrendered to the union army, thus ending the civil war
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appomatox court house
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lincoln gave this speech to commemorate union casualties after the battle of gettysburg
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gettyburg address
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this amendment to the constitution gave african americans the right to vote
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15th amendment
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this amendment to the constitution gave african americnas full citizenship
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14th amendment
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southern laws designed to limit the rights of african americans
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black codes
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this was a form of agriculture that became common in the south, in which the landowner let the farmer work the land in return for a share of the crop. the problem with this type of agriculture was that it often created a cycle of debt fot the farmer
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sharecropping
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a secret group that deprived former slaves of their rights and tried to restore white control in the south
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ku klux klan (kkk)
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The house of representatives impeached him for violating the tenure of office act when he fired his secretary of war
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johnson
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the process the federal government used to readmit the confederate states into the union
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reconstruction
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a rumor that spread amont former slaves was that they would recieve ----
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40 acres and a mule
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in 1875, this act outlawed racial segregation in public services and ensured the right of african amerians to werve as jurors
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civil rights act
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this ended reconstruction in the southern states
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compromise of 1877
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The house of representatives impeached him for violating the tenure of office act when he fired his secretary of war
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johnson
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the process the federal government used to readmit the confederate states into the union
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reconstruction
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a rumor that spread amont former slaves was that they would recieve ----
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40 acres and a mule
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in 1875, this act outlawed racial segregation in public services and ensured the right of african amerians to serve as jurors
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civil rights act
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this ended reconstruction in the southern states
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compromise of 1877
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