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Which U.S. Constitutional Amendment did the Supreme Court began using to incorporate or make certain amendments contained in the Bill of Rights applicable to the states

Texas seceded from the Union before the Confederate attack on Ft. Sumpter.

When Ulysses S. Grant became president, what economic issue dominated the policy debates?

Where was gold discovered in 1849?  It led to a huge influx of people in a very short period of time.

Which U.S. Army general was ordered by President Polk into the disputed portion of Texas/Mexico?

“54-50 or Fight” was the rallying cry for the annexation of which territory by the United States?

What was the importance of Seneca Falls, New York?

Match the person with the description.

The Anglo-American Convention of 1818 established ________________________________ as the boundary between the U.S. and Canada.

Which U.S. Supreme Court case is called the “National Bank” case?  In his written opinion, Chief Justice John Marshall declared that “the power to tax is the power to destroy.”