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52 Cards in this Set
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Manifest destiny |
The belief of some Americans that it was their duty to expand the nation from coast to coast |
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Immigrant |
A person who comes to live in a new land |
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Industry |
The part of the economy in which machines are used to do the work |
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States rights |
He believes that each state should solve its own problems and allow slavery if it wanted to |
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Abolitionist |
Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery completely |
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Secede |
To break away or officially withdrawal |
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Reconstruction |
The period of time when the south was rebuilt |
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Segregation |
To separate or keep a group of people apart |
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Reservation |
An area set aside for Native Americans |
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After the Louisiana purchase, the nation doubled in size. Many Americans moved ______ to find ______, ______, and _____. |
West, gold, land, furs |
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If something is manifest, it is_____. _____ is what must happen. Some people believed it was America’s _____ _____ to expand the nation from ____ to _____. |
Obvious, Destiny, clear duty, coast, coast |
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Why was it difficult for the Americans to expand westward? |
They had to fight Native Americans and Mexico for control to expand |
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Immigrants from _____ began arriving to the United States. These immigrants helped build the nations growing _____. |
Europe, industry |
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The period of change is called the _____ _____. |
Industrial revolution |
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What were two major changes that occurred during the industrial revolution? |
1. Farmers use machines. 2. Transportation was easy. |
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The changes in the industrial revolution made the economy very _____. |
Productive |
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There were many changes and transportation and communication due to the industrial revolution. What were they? |
1. Railroads and the Erie Canal let people travel faster and easier. 2. The telegraph helped them communicate easier. |
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How are the north and south different? |
North: more people, cities, and factories. South: farming region, dependent on slavery |
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States rights |
I believe that each state should solve its own problems |
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Southern states believed in _____ labor, while the northern states believed in _____ labor. |
Slave, free |
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Who was a part of the abolitionist movement? |
Free blacks were an important part of the abolitionist movement |
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What important things did the abolitionist do? |
One: helped people escape from slavery, two: published newspapers, three: spoke out at public meetings, four: protected, enslaved people who ran away |
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Clara Barton |
Nurse, founder of the American Red Cross |
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Harriet Tubman |
Abolitionist guide for escaped slaves |
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Frederick Douglass |
Abolitionist, newspaper, publisher |
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_____ _____ was elected president in 1860 |
Abraham Lincoln |
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Southern states were furious about Abraham Lincoln‘s election because they knew he wanted to _______. |
Stop the spread of slavery |
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Southern states were furious about Abraham Lincoln‘s election because they knew he wanted to _______. |
Stop the spread of slavery |
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_____ _____ was the first state to secede from the union |
South Carolina |
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The seceded states called themselves the ____ _____ of _____ and elected _____ _____ as their president. The United States _____ nations. |
Confederate states of America, Jefferson Davis, two |
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The Civil War began in _____ at the battle of _____ _____. |
1861, Fort Sumter |
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The south was called the confederacy, and the north was called the _____. |
Union |
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The war lasted for _____ years and more than _____ million soldiers died, or were wounded. |
Four, one |
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The war lasted for _____ years and more than _____ million soldiers died, or were wounded. |
Four, one |
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Each side had strong leaders. _____ was a confederate general and _____ was a union general. |
Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S Grant |
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The _____ defeated the _____ and the war ended on _____ when _____ surrendered. |
Union, confederacy, April 19, 1865, General Lee |
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After Lincoln’s death, _____ controlled reconstruction |
Congress |
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Congress made _____ for the southern states to follow and helped newly freed _____ in the south. |
Laws, African-Americans |
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Congress made _____ for the southern states to follow and helped newly freed _____ in the south. |
Laws, African-Americans |
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_____ amendments to the constitution helped African-Americans |
Three |
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The 13th amendment |
Made slavery against the law |
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The 13th amendment |
Made slavery against the law |
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The 14th amendment |
Gave equal rights to former slaves |
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The 15th amendment |
Gave African-American men the right to vote |
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_____ is treating someone unfairly because of race or other qualities |
Discrimination |
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Southern states passed _____ laws. These laws kept African-Americans and white people apart. This was called _____. |
Jim Crow, segregation |
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Southern states passed _____ laws. These laws kept African-Americans and white people apart. This was called _____. |
Jim Crow, segregation |
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Some organizations were formed to _____ African-Americans. Such organization was called the _____. |
Scare, Ku Klux Klan |
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The Native Americans and the settlers fought constantly over _____. The sellers were moving _____ and settling in the _____. |
Land, west, plains |
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During the next 30 years, the government forced _____ to move. The government set up _____. |
Native Americans, reservations |
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During the next 30 years, the government forced _____ to move. The government set up _____. |
Native Americans, reservations |
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Jim Crow law show conflict between white Americans and African-Americans. Write an example of cooperation between them from the 1800s. |
Worked together in the abolitionist movement |
