The belief that the U.S. had the right to expand west to the Pacific Ocean.

Mexican-American War (1846–1848)

War between the U.S. and Mexico; the U.S. gained land in the Southwest.

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)

Ended the Mexican-American War; gave the U.S. California and other lands.

A proposal to ban slavery in land won from Mexico; it failed but increased tensions.

A deal to ease tensions; California became free, but the Fugitive Slave Law got stronger.

Required people to return runaway slaves, even from free states.

A novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed the cruelty of slavery and increased abolition support.

Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)

Let people in those territories vote on slavery; led to violence (“Bleeding Kansas”).

The idea that people in a territory should vote on whether to allow slavery.

Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)

Supreme Court ruled that African Americans weren’t citizens and Congress couldn’t ban slavery in territories.

A new party formed in the 1850s to stop the spread of slavery.

Elected in 1860; his election led Southern states to secede.

Lincoln-Douglas Debates

A series of debates over slavery during the Illinois Senate race; made Lincoln more well-known.

John Brown’s Raid (1859)

An attempt to start a slave rebellion by taking over a U.S. arsenal; failed but scared the South.

Lincoln won; Southern states began to secede soon after.

When Southern states left the Union after Lincoln’s election.

Civil War (1861–1865)

A war between the North (Union) and South (Confederacy) over slavery and states’ rights.

Emancipation Proclamation (1863)

Lincoln’s order to free slaves in Confederate states.

A short speech by Lincoln about unity, democracy, and honoring the fallen.

Ended slavery in the United States.

The Northern states that fought to preserve the U.S. and end slavery.

The Southern states that seceded from the U.S. and supported slavery.

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Term	Definition
Manifest Destiny	The belief that the U.S. had the right to expand west to the Pacific Ocean.
Mexican-American War (1846–1848)	War between the U.S. and Mexico; the U.S. gained land in the Southwest.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)	Ended the Mexican-American War; gave the U.S. California and other lands.
Wilmot Proviso	A proposal to ban slavery in land won from Mexico; it failed but increased tensions.
Compromise of 1850	A deal to ease tensions; California became free, but the Fugitive Slave Law got stronger.
Fugitive Slave Act	Required people to return runaway slaves, even from free states.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin	A novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed the cruelty of slavery and increased abolition support.
Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)	Let people in those territories vote on slavery; led to violence (“Bleeding Kansas”).
Popular Sovereignty	The idea that people in a territory should vote on whether to allow slavery.
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)	Supreme Court ruled that African Americans weren’t citizens and Congress couldn’t ban slavery in territories.
Republican Party	A new party formed in the 1850s to stop the spread of slavery.
Abraham Lincoln	Elected in 1860; his election led Southern states to secede.
Lincoln-Douglas Debates	A series of debates over slavery during the Illinois Senate race; made Lincoln more well-known.
John Brown’s Raid (1859)	An attempt to start a slave rebellion by taking over a U.S. arsenal; failed but scared the South.
Election of 1860	Lincoln won; Southern states began to secede soon after.
Secession	When Southern states left the Union after Lincoln’s election.
Civil War (1861–1865)	A war between the North (Union) and South (Confederacy) over slavery and states’ rights.
Emancipation Proclamation (1863)	Lincoln’s order to free slaves in Confederate states.
Gettysburg Address	A short speech by Lincoln about unity, democracy, and honoring the fallen.
13th Amendment	Ended slavery in the United States.
Union	The Northern states that fought to preserve the U.S. and end slavery.
Confederacy	The Southern states that seceded from the U.S. and supported slavery.

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