History of the Americas Questions
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Constitutional amendment adopted in 1865 that irrevocably abolished slavery throughout the US.
Courthouse in which Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, marking the end of the Civil War.
After Mexican independence, _____________________ influence in the borderlands increased.
Problems for wagon travel across America to the Pacific coast included difficult terrain, attacks by________________________________ and the fact that the trip could take up to six months
Fought in southern Pennsylvania, July 1-3, 1863; the Confederate defeat and the simultaneous loss at Vicksburg marked the military turning point of the Civil War.
Grand bazaars that displayed military banners, uniforms, and other relics of the war, and sold goods to raise money for soldiers aid.
American settlers in Texas did not trust Mexican leader ________________________________
California, New Mexico, and Texas were all attractive places for Americans to settle because of theavailability of ________________ for ranching
Law passed by congress July 1862 awarding proceeds from the sale of public lands to states for the establishment of agricultural colleges.
A series of violent disturbances in New York City that were the culmination of discontent with new laws passed by Congress to draft men to fight in the Civil War.
The ___________________________ was opposed to the annexation of Texas.
Authorized Congress to grant 160 acres of public land to a western settler, who had to live on the land for five years to establish title.
Republican term for northerners opposed to the Civil War; it derived from the same name given to the poisonous snake.
Confederate strategy during the Civil War to withhold cotton from Europe to draw them into war.
Union army general whose march to sea caused destruction to the south. The march was led to destroy all supplies and resources, beginning total warfare.
The winner of the Election of 1844 was ___________________________
A reformer and nurse of the nineteenth century, who founded the American Red Cross in the 1880s. She had organized nursing care for Union soldiers during the Civil War.
The Mexican War started when American troops crossed the ___________________ River.
The president of the Republic of Texas was _____________________________
An area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state