US History

6. Never ending or occurring repeatedly
9. An act of rebellion attrition During war it’s the act of wearing down by constant attack
10. Institution Term for the south’s reliance on slavery
11. The intent or desire to do evil
12. A set of laws that regulated slavery and defined the relationship Between enslaved Africans and free whites
13. The rebuilding of the former Confederate states after the Civil War
14. The division of the country along regional lines over a particular issue
15. The process of freeing enslaved persons

1. The belief that the expansion of the United States westward, towards The Pacific Ocean was ordained by God in order to civilize and Democratize
2. The act of putting something into action; the ceremony that marks the beginning of a 4 year presidential term
3. during the years prior to the Civil War: the idea that people living in a territory would have the right to vote themselves to decide whether or not the territory would allow slavery
4. To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office
5. incorporating a territory within the domain of another country
7. noun; the action of withdrawing from a political alliance, federal union, or political organization
8. A military blockade of a city or fortified place to force it into surrendering
12. verb; formal withdrawal from a political alliance, federal union, or political organization