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History Final 12/5

TermDefinition
Louisiana Purchase On April 30th, 1803, the US purchased land from France. It costed $15 million and it doubled the size of the US. The US used this land to expand across North America
Missouri Compromise Missouri joined the Union as a slave state. It balanced out the Union as Maine joined as a free state. In return, there was a line made in Missouri called the 36-30 line. The line made so no slavery was allowed above that line.
VA and KY Resolutions It was made in response to the Alien and Sedition Act. They were passed by their respective state legislatures in 1798. It stated that the federal government did not have authority to exercise powers that was not directly express in the constitution.
Mormonism The practice is done by the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It followed the teaching of Joseph Smith who founded the LDS Church in the early-19 century. They believe in the Book of Mormon which Smith claims to have translated.
Kansas-Nebraska Act It was introduced by Stephen A. Douglass in 1854. It repealed the Missouri Compromise. It led to major conflicts such as "Bleeding Kansas"
Black Codes It was bodies of Law that restricted the civil right and liberties of black people. It was enacted in the Southern US. The codes were set in place following the Civil War.
Ku Klux Klan It was also known as the KKK. It was founded as a fraternal organization in the south. The main purpose of the group was to show white supremacy.
Ten Percent Plan The plan was made by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 during the civil war. It allowed Southern States to rejoin the Union if 10% of the voters from the 1860 election took an oath of allegiance to the US. Its plan was to join the North and the South.
Emancipation Proclamation It was issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1st, 1863. It declared the freedom of all enslaved people. It marked an important moment in the civil war and the fight against slavery.
Gettysburg Address It was a speech by Abraham Lincoln on November 19th, 1863. It was one of the most famous speeches in American history. It emphasized the importance of human equality and preserving the Union.
Whig Party It was one of the major political parties in the mid-19th century. It opposed Abraham Lincoln and his expansion ideas. It was led by Henry Clay.
Democratic Party It is one of the two major political parties in the US. It was found in 1828. It is mostly associated with more progressive policies.
Election of 1864 It was between Abraham Lincoln and George B McClellon. The winner was Abraham Lincoln who became the 16th President. This election was important because it ensured the continuation of the Union's war efforts during the civil war.
Compromise of 1850 It was five bills passed by Congress in September of 1850. It was proposed by Henry Clay. It aimed at casting tension between the North and the South in the years leading up to the civil war.
Freedmen's Bureau A bureau created by Congress in 1864. It assisted newly freed slaves. Its main purpose was to provide food, housing, education, and healthcare.
Alexander Hamilton He was a founding father. He is most known for creating the nation's financial system and his contribution to the constitution. He is also a major author of the federalist papers.
Compromise of 1877 It was a political agreement that resolved the 1876 US presidential election. Rutherford B. Hayes was the winner while the democrats regained control over the Southern state governments. It marked the end of reconstruction.
Manifest Destiny A belief that the US had. They believed that they had a divine mission. The mission was that they had the right to expand across North America.
Fugitive Slave Acts It was laws passed in 1793 and 1850. The mandated the return of enslave people to their owners. The laws made tensions rise between the North and the South in the years leading up to the civil war.
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