Civ War Q1 People And Events

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John C. Calhoun

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Vice President to Adams and then Jackson when he began writing letters to govt. to nullify tariffs of 1832

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Andrew Jackson

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New egalitarianism- all whites should have the right to vote, not JUST the rich.
Sought to enfore the tarrifs of 1832

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William Lloyd Garrison

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Anti-slavery newspaper
Anti-slavery society should not align with a political party
Before, during, and after the Civ War

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Nat Turner

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Slave- black preacher that held a high position as a slave.
Led the 1831 rebellion- killing many and changing the way white slaveholders thought

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Dred Scott

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Slave that sued his new master for freedom because he was brought to a free state
Supreme Court said no and Roger Taney stated blacks had no rights, so there are none to be respected by whites

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Charles Sumner

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gave a speech "the crimes against kansas"
Said bad things about congressmen- exposed them-
When caned, started a "pre war" between north and south

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Sarah and Angelica Grimke

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Former slave holders
Later petitioned against the evils of slavery

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Thomas Jefferson

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Elites should rule- electorate should be open to the public
Wrote Dec of Ind

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Elijah Lovejoy

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Wrote an abolitionist newspaper- was smoked out of his house and killed- Another reason the N's rights were being disrespected

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Frederick Douglass

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Former slave- worked with white abolitionists

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Solomon Northrup

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Free man captured by slave traders and was a slave for 12 years
Autobiography "twelve years a slave"

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Harriet Tubman

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Runaway slave
"Conductor" on the underground railroad

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Stephen Douglas

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Became president after Taylor's death
Seperated the Omnibus bill into 5 parts "vote for the ones you like, dont for the ones you dont

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John Brown

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Extreme abolitionist
Planned a revolt- armed slaves, staked out in armory one night, attempt to free slaves, killed 5 pro slavery men

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Alfred Huger

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Postmaster 1835- witheld and turned in anti slavery newspaper

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Roger Taney

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Supreme Court Justice- Dred Scott- "blacks arent citizens so they have no rights that should be respected by whites

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David Walker

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First African American Newspaper
Walker's Appeal 1829-African American suffrage and suggestions of immediat emancipation

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Henry Clay

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Pushed for the Missouri Compromise 1820

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James K. Polk

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1844 democratic candidate-lower taxes, annex TX, buy NM and Cali. Success in Mexican American war- 1846

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James Hammond

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Natick Dictionary

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Gag Rule

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Frans Pickens- May 18 1834-Dec, 1844

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KS/NE act

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1854-- Transcontinental RR- KS and NE should have automatically been free b/c Miss Comp, but the had to Repeal it-- caused bleeding kansas

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Filibusters

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People that worked hard to prevent passage of a motion, such as a bill.

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Compromise 1850

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Stephen Douglas- seperated Omnibus Bill into 5 parts- told people to vote.... N passed liberty laws, S believed all would comply

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Tallmadge Amendment

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1819--Stated that slaves were no longer allowed to be brought into Miss.-

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Popular Sovereignty

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1848--It is the right of the people living in a newly organized territory to decide by vote of their territorial legislature whether or not slavery would be permitted there

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Ostend Manifesto

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Oct 1854-- Cuba is important to the US.. So it must be seized

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Missouri Compromise

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1820---36, 30 below slave and above free

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Wilmot Proviso

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After Mexican American War---August 1846-- said slavery was not allowed in the state of Mexico

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Plantation Myth

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Belief that slaves were better off in plantations