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36 Cards in this Set
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Free Soil Party
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- It was a political party in the US were its members were some from the Whig and Democratic Party. It's main purpose was to oopose the expansion of slavery into the western territories.
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Fugitive Slave Law
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- It was part of teh Compromise of 1850 and it declared that all slaves be returned to their masters. it was very controversial between the southern slaves and the northern free soilers. Dogs were used to track down run away slaves.
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Harriet Tubman
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- she was an African abolitionist, and a union spy during teh civil war. after she escaped from slavery, she went on a mission to rescue many slavesd using the the safe houses known as the uderground Railroad. She worked during teh civil war first as a cook and a nurse but later became an armed scout and spy. she was the first woman to lead and armed expedition in the war.
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Ostend Manifesto
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- it was a document in which it stated that the US wanted to purchase Cuba friom Spain and declarted that the US should declare war if Spain refused. Cuba had been a long goal for the Us especially since itw anted to expand and make California part of the Union.
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Kansas Nebraska Act
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- it opened new lands, repelled the Missouri Compromise and allowed settlers in the territories decide if they would allow slavery within their boundaries by popular sovereignty. It was designed by Stephen A. Douglas. Douglas hoped that this would help expand slavery in the south, but the north still had the power to abolish slavery if they wanterd to.
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Wilmot Proviso
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- it was en event i which it would ban slavery in any territory acquirted from mexico in the Mexican War or in the future. It was first introduced by David Wilmot who was a House Representative of the US and although passed in teh House it was failed in teh Senate were its majority of its epople included the South.
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William Lloyd Garrison
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- he was an American abolitionist and the editor of the Anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator. He called for the emancipation or rights of slaves. He was also a prominent voice of the women's suffrage movement.
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Frederick Douglas
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- he escaped slavery and became a leader of the abolitionist movement. after the vicil war, he wanted to achieve "land of the free" and supported women's suffrage. He believed in equality of all people.
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Popular Sovereignty
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- it is the belief that the state is created by the will or consent of its people who are the main source of all political power.
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Underground Railroad
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- it is a secret of routes and safe houses were black slaves in the US would escape to free states and Canada. Abolitionist would aid the fugitives.
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Compromise of 1850
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- it was five bills passed intended to stave off sectional strife. Its goal was to deal with the spread of slavery to territories in order to keep northern and southern interests in balance
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Dred Scott Decision
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- it stated that African decendants were to be held as slaves and could never become US citizens. they could also not sue in the court.
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Panic of 1850
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- it was a financial panic in the US caused by the declining international economy and overexpansion of the domestic economy.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
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- (author Harriet Beecher Stowe) it was a novel in which Stowe described the life of a slave and a few characters including other slaves and slave owners. This novel also depicted how Christian love cpuld overcome something so destructive like the enslavement of human beings.
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Bleeding Kansas
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- it was a series of violent events in which anti-clavery and pro slavery fought. in the middle of these battles was the question of whether the Kansas would enter the Union as a free or slave state.
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Crittenden Compromise
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- It called for amendments, which would guarantee the permanent existence of slavery in the slave states and would satisfy Southern demands on such issues as fugitive slaves and slavery in the District of Columbia. The main purpose was to reestablish the Missouri Compromise line in all present and future territory of the US; slavery would be prohibited north of the line and permitted south of it.
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Fort Sumter
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- it was the location were the first shots of the vicil war took plac located in Charleston harbor, South Carolina.. in the Battle of Fort Sumter.
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Jefferson Davis
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- he was a leader of the Confederacy during the Civil war. he was unable to defeat the bigger and better union. when he was captured, he was charged with treason and could not run for public office. he was then displaced by the next leaer of the confederate army... robert. e lee.
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Anaconda Plan
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- it was proposed by Winfield Scott in which he wanteds to block the southern ports and advance to the Mississippi river and cut the south into two. snakeeeeeeeee....
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Robert E. Lee
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- (main leader of the confederates.. south) after he denied to be leader of the union army because his homestate was virginia and virginia broke away from the union, he decided to command the confederate army after Joseph Johnston was injured.. but was not succesful. he surrendered.
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Ulysses S. Grant
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- (main leader of the union.. north) he was very succesful in breaking up the confederate into two by capturing the mississippi. the union army captured Richmond, the Confederate Capital and Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox.
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Ironclads
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- it was a warship made out of iron or steel armor plates. it became very successful during the American Civil war. many of the ironclads were built to be of good use of the ram or the torpedo.
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Battle of Antietam
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- it was the first major battle that took place in the northern soil. it was the bloodiest single day battle. McClellan and Hooker would shoot at Lee's army but were unable to destroy his army. Lee's invasion of Maryland was ended and he withdrew back to Virginia without interference.
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Emancipation Proclamation
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- it was issued by abraham lincoln and proclaimed the freedom of millions of slaves, 50,000 immdediately... with the rest freed as Union armies advanced.
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54th Regiment
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- (like in the movie Glory were Robert recruited black slaves) saw extensive service in the Union Army... the 1st regiment recruited from freed slaces, was the first union Army regiment organized with African American soldiers in the Civil War.
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Morril Tariff Act 1861
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- raised rates to protect and encourage industry and the high wages of industrial workers.. passed during Abraham Lincoln's administration to raise urgently needed revenue during the Civil War.. protection of the US RAISED RATES TO PROTECT AND ENCOURAGE INDUSTRY AND HIGH WAGES OF INDUSTRIAL WORKERS
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Homestead Act 1862
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-The Homestead Act permitted any citizen or prospective citizen to claim 160 acres of public health and to purchase it for small fee after living on it for five years and improve it. GAVE 160 ACRES OF UNDEVELOPED FEDERAL LAND WHICH INCLUDED FREE SLAVES .. LIVE FOR A MINIMUN OF FIVE YEARS AND ATLEAST 21 YEARS OL OLDER.
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Legal Tender Act 1862
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- was enacted to issue paper money to finance the CW without raising taxes. The paper money depreciated in terms of gold and became the subject of controversy, particularly because debts contracted earlier could be paid in this cheaper currency. WAS CREATED TO ISSUE PAPER MONEY.. FINANCE THE CIVIL WAR WITHOUT RAISING TAXES
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Pacific Railway Act 1862
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- it authorized extensive land grants in the westren US in order to construct the transcontinental railroad... railroad expansion provided new avenues of migration into the American interior. the railroads sold portions of their land to arriving settlers at a handsome profit. PROMOTED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD THROUGH GOVERNMENT BONDS AND GRANTS OF LAND TO RAILROAD COMPANIES.
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National Bank Act 1863
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- They create a new national banking system; existing or newly formed banks could join the system if they had enough capital and were willing to invest one-third of it in government securities. In return, they could issue US Treasury notes as currency. The new system eliminates much of the chaos and uncertainty in the nation’s currency and created a uniform system of national notes. ESTABLISHED A NATIONAL CHARTER FOR BANKS AND ECNOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL CURRENCY.
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Battle of Vicksburg
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- the last major military battle in the Vicksburg Campaign were Grant and his army crossed the mississippi river and drove the confederate army into the defensive lines. Grant decided to attack with most of its resources gone and finally, after 40 days, the confederates surrendered.
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Battle of Gettysburg
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- it was the battle with the most casualties during the vicil war. The union's army was able to end with Lee's invasion to the north.
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Copper heads
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- they opposed the vicil war and wanted immediate peace settlement with the confederates. "anti-war democrats.."
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New York Draft Riots 1863
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- were violent disurbances in NYC that was discontent with new laws passed by congress to draft men to fight on the ongoing civil war. Abraham Lincoln sent men to express their anger on the draft but it soon turned ugly into a major riot.
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Appomattox
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- it's a town in virginia .. including the court house, a river, a station, a campaign and a ship.
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Trent Affair
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- it was commanded by Charles Wilkes, (union) and it intercepted the British mail packet Trent and removed two confederate generals.... James Mason and John Slidell.
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