Period 5 ( 1844 - 1877) Flashcards
(15 cards)
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that it was God’s given duty to expand the rest of the country.
Who coined the term ‘Manifest Destiny’?
John O’Sullivan.
What was the Compromise of 1850?
A series of laws aimed at resolving conflicts between the North and South over slavery.
What major conflict arose due to slavery?
The Civil War.
What amendment abolished slavery?
The 13th Amendment.
What were Black Codes?
Laws enacted during Reconstruction to restrict the rights of newly freed African Americans.
What was the Mexican-American War?
A conflict that resulted in the U.S. gaining the Mexican Cession territory.
What does KKK stand for?
Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist group.
What was significant about the election of Lincoln?
It was a pivotal moment leading to the Civil War.
What is sharecropping?
A system where farmers worked land owned by someone else in exchange for a share of the crops.
What were the American Indian Wars?
Conflicts between Native Americans and settlers over land and resources.
What are the Reconstruction amendments?
The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments aimed at establishing rights for former slaves.
What was the Compromise of 1877?
An agreement that resolved the disputed 1876 presidential election and ended Reconstruction.
What was Bleeding Kansas?
A series of violent civil confrontations in the Kansas territory over the issue of slavery.
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Legislation that created the Kansas and Nebraska territories and allowed for popular sovereignty.
