Manifest Destiny, Road to Civil War and Civil War

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  1. 7. The ______ is the name given to the farmers that created an alliance in support of the silver standard.
  2. 9. Nickname given to African Americans that migrated to the Midwest during Manifest Destiny.
  3. 12. The ______ Act was a law that gave out free land to settlers that migrated to the Midwest.
  4. 15. This political party wanted to increase the nations money supply, establish an 8 hour work day, and supported bimetalism.
  5. 16. The belief in the 1800‘s that the US was destined by God to expand across the continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
  6. 18. "Uncle Tom's _______" was a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that described slavery from a slaves' perspective.
  7. 19. The South during the Civil War.
  8. 22. Conductor on the Underground Railroad.
  9. 24. This Act established popular sovereignty in 2 states which repealed the Compromise of 1850.
  10. 25. The _______ Purchase was signed between the US and Mexico which established the borders of the continental US.
  11. 26. This was the 2nd major battle in the Civil War. It was a major Union victory in the Western theater of the war in Tennessee.
  12. 27. The Treaty of Guadalupe ________ ended the Texas Revolution with Mexico.
  13. 30. This is the name given to the even where a Union general led forces through Georgia and devastated the land and cities in his path to the sea.
  14. 31. This final battle saw the surrender of General Robert E. Lee and a Union victory.
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  1. 1. This admitted California as a free state and banned the slave trade in Washington DC.
  2. 2. Personal _______ Laws were passed by Wisconsin and other Northern states to guarantee accused escaped slaves a jury trial.
  3. 3. This required escaped slaves in the North to be sent back to their masters in the South when discovered.
  4. 4. This was the nickname given to settlers that went to California in search of gold.
  5. 5. This Supreme Court case had the decision which stated that people of African decent could not be American citizens and slavery could not be forbidden in federal territories.
  6. 6. Secret network that helped enslaved people escape.
  7. 8. This battle had civilian American spectators from Washington DC where they enjoyed a picnic expecting a decisive Union victory.
  8. 10. The North during the Civil War.
  9. 11. This agreement was passed by Congress which admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
  10. 13. This politician gave the "Cross of Gold" speech at the 1896 convention in support of bimetalism and free silver coinage.
  11. 14. This event was a violent class between abolitionist and pro-slavery settlers and resulted in a divided state with 2 constitutions.
  12. 17. This belief favored people born in America.
  13. 20. This political party wanted to prevent the expansion of slavery.
  14. 21. This abolitionist led a rebellion to seize the arsenal at Harper's Ferry to arm slaves for a rebellion.
  15. 23. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves with this address.
  16. 24. This political party was created because they favored native born Americans over immigrants
  17. 25. This battle saw 40,000+ casualties and was won by the Union. It was a major turning point in the war after the South lost so many troops.
  18. 26. Rep. Preston Brooks resigned from Congress after he caned Charles ________ over the slavery debate.
  19. 28. This battle saw the deadliest single day in US History.
  20. 29. Fort/Mission in Texas that was the site of the attack on rebelling settlers by Spanish/Mexican forces.