Set: History Final Exam pg 1 and 2

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abolition an end to slavery
adams-onis treaty agreement in which Spain gave up all of Florida to the US
appomattox courthouse Virginia town where Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender, thus ending the Civil war
Battle of Antietam union victory in the Civil War that marked the bloodiest single-day battle in the US military history
Battle of Gettysburg union civil war victory that turned the tide against the Confederates at Gettysburg, PA; resulted in the loss of more that 50,000 soldiers
Battle of New Orleans greatest US victory in the war of 1812; actually took place 2 weeks after a peace treaty had been signed, ending the war
Battle of Tippecanoe US victory over an indian confederation that wanted to stop while settlement in the northwest territory; increased tensions between Great Britain and the US
cabinet groups made up of the heads of the executive departments that advises the US president
California Gold Rush migration of thousands of people to California in 1849 after gold was discovered there
carpetbaggers name given to northerners who moved south during reconstruction
Compromise of 1850 Henry Clay's proposed agreement that allowed California to enter the Union as a free state and divided the rest of the Mexican Cession into 2 territories where slavery would be decided by popular sovereignty; also settled land claims between Texas and New Mexico, abolished the slave trade in Washington, and produced a new Fugitive Slave Act
Compromise of 1877 agreement to settle the disputed presidential election of 1876, Democrat agreed to accept republican Rutherford B. Hayes as president in return for the removal of federal troops from the south
13th ammendment made slavery legal throughout the US
14th ammendment defines citizenship
15th ammendment grants the right to vote to black men
barbary states pirate states in northern africa
battle of bull run 1st major battle; took place in July 1861 near Manassas Junction, Virginia
bleeding kansas conflict between pro slavers and anti slavers (lasted 1 year) so bad they had to send the army
confederate states of america (confederacy) natioin formed by the southern states on Feb. 4, 1861
cotton gin device invented by eli whitney in 1793 to seperate cotton plants' fibers from the seeds; revolutionized the cotton industry
democratic party political party formed by supporters of andrew jackson after the presidential election of 1824
alamo spanish mission in san antonia, texas that was the site of a famous battle of the texas revolution in 1836; the mexian army's victory resulted in the deaths of all the texas defending the buliding
border states north carolina, missouri, arkansas, maryland, virginia, kentucky, tenneesse, deleware

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Created May 6, 2008
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  1. Battle of Antietam → union victory in the Civil War that marked the bloodiest single-day battle in the US military history - 5 misses
  2. battle of bull run → 1st major battle; took place in July 1861 near Manassas Junction, Virginia - 3 misses
  3. appomattox courthouse → Virginia town where Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender, thus ending the Civil war - 2 misses
  4. Battle of New Orleans → greatest US victory in the war of 1812; actually took place 2 weeks after a peace treaty had been signed, ending the war - 2 misses
  5. California Gold Rush → migration of thousands of people to California in 1849 after gold was discovered there - 2 misses
  6. Compromise of 1850 → Henry Clay's proposed agreement that allowed California to enter the Union as a free state and divided the rest of the Mexican Cession into 2 territories where slavery would be decided by popular sovereignty; also settled land claims between Texas and New Mexico, abolished the slave trade in Washington, and produced a new Fugitive Slave Act - 2 misses
  7. Compromise of 1877 → agreement to settle the disputed presidential election of 1876, Democrat agreed to accept republican Rutherford B. Hayes as president in return for the removal of federal troops from the south - 2 misses