USH CFE Vocab 4

Spoils System

• Practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs.

• A method of distributing land to settlers.

• A system of checks and balances in government.

• A strategy for economic reform.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

• 1854 law allowing territories to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty.

• A law that abolished slavery in all territories.

• A law that established the Missouri Compromise.

• A law that granted statehood to Kansas and Nebraska.

Nominating Conventions

• Meetings where political parties select their candidates.

• Events where voters directly elect their representatives.

• Gatherings for party members to discuss policies.

• Conferences for fundraising and campaign strategies.

Gettysburg

• Turning point battle of the Civil War.

• A famous speech by Abraham Lincoln.

• A major naval battle in the Civil War.

• The first battle of the Civil War.

Sectionalism

• Division between the North and South over issues like slavery.

• Economic cooperation between the North and South.

• A movement to unify the country under one government.

• The cultural exchange between Northern and Southern states.

Lincoln's Assassination

• 1865 killing of President Abraham Lincoln.

• 1776 signing of the Declaration of Independence.

• 1861 start of the Civil War.

• 1863 Emancipation Proclamation announcement.

Compromise of 1850

• Series of laws aimed at resolving the issue of slavery in new territories.

• A treaty that ended the Mexican-American War.

• An agreement to extend the Missouri Compromise line.

• A law that abolished slavery in all U.S. territories.

Antietam

• Bloodiest single-day battle in American history.

• First major battle of the Civil War.

• A significant naval battle during the Civil War.

• The last battle fought in the Civil War.

Fort Sumter

• Site of the first battle of the Civil War.

• Location of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

• Famous for the Battle of Gettysburg.

• Home of the first President of the United States.

Emancipation Proclamation

• 1863 declaration freeing slaves in Confederate states.

• A law passed in 1850 to regulate slavery.

• A treaty signed to end the Civil War in 1865.

• An act that granted women the right to vote.