CP US History Flashcard: Unit 5 (1844-1877)

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What was the philosophy of Manifest Destiny?

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The belief that it was God's will for the United States to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean.

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What were the Compromise of 1850, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the Dred Scott decision attempts to resolve?

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Issues surrounding slavery

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What was the main cause of the widening gap between the North and South?

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Debates about slavery

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Which states seceded from the United States to form The Confederate States of America? Eastern states, Northern states, Southern states, Western states

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Southern states

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What did the Thirteenth Amendment do?

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Officially ended slavery

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Who coined the term Manifest Destiny?

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John O'Sullivan

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Which political party collapsed over the question of slavery's expansion into newly acquired territories?

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Whig Party

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What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

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It declared all slaves in Confederate-held territory to be free.

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Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War? Options: The Battle of Gettysburg, The Battle of Antietam, The Battle of Fort Sumter, The Battle of Bull Run

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The Battle of Gettysburg

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What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad during the Civil War?

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To provide a secret network for escaping slaves to travel to free states