Pre Civil War

This immigrant group came to Texas to escape a potato famine in their home country

• Irish

• Mexican

• German

• French

The United States desire to own land from coast to coast is called

• The Dire Strait

• Manifest Destiny

• Reasons for exploration

• Mexican Cession

What does secede mean?

• To be formally added to a country

• Escaping religious prosecution

• To formally withdrawal from a country

• To take a leave of absence

What did Texas do in 1861 as a result of Abraham Lincolns election

• They were annexed into the USA

• They seceded from the Union

Who won the presidential election of 1860?

• George Washington
• Abraham Lincoln
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams

Democrats during the civil war era lived in what region of the US?

• Southern region
• Northern region

• Eastern region
• Western region

Republicans during the civil war era lived in what region of the US?

• Southern region
• Northern region
• Western region
• Eastern region

Democrats during the civil war era believed in?

• Abolition of slavery and centralized government
• Support for Native American rights and industrialization
• States' rights and pro-slavery beliefs
• Advocacy for women's suffrage and economic equality

Republicans during the civil war era believed in?

• Supporting a monarchy
• Abolishing slavery and a decrease in state rights

• Expanding slavery to new territories
• Seceding from the Union

What political party was Abraham Lincoln a part of?

• Green Party
• Republican Party
• Democratic Party
• Libertarian Party