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free soil party
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what: It was a short lived political party in the united states
when:1848- 1852 significance: it opposed the expansion of slavery into the western territories. |
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fugitive slave law
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what: a law that stated runaway slaves would be return back to their owners.
when: September 18, 1850 significance: It was one of the most controversial acts of 1850. runaway slave if caught in another state would be returned back to their owners |
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Harriet Tubman
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who: she was an African American abolitionist, humanitarian, and union spy during the American civil war
when:1820 or 1821 – March 10, 1913 significance: she made 13 rescue missions to save 70 slaves, she helped john brown on his raid of harpers ferry and used a network of safe houses known as the underground railroad. |
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ostend manifesto
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what: a document that states that The U.S wanted to buy Cuba from Spain
when:1854 significance: it implied if Spain refuse to anne |
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kansas nebraska act
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what: act that created terretories in kansas and nebraska
when:1854 significance:it allowed the settleres their to determine weather they were pro or anti slavery |
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wilmot proviso
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what: banned slavery in the terretories aquired by mexico
when:1846 significance:was one of the major events that lead to the civil war |
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william loyd garrison
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who:was a prominent American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer.
when:(December 12, 1805 – May 24, 1879) significance:editor of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, and as one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society, |
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frederick douglas
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who:was an American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman.
when:February 1818 – February 20, 1895) significance:he became a leader of the abolitionist movement, |
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popular sovereignty
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what: is the belief that the legitimacy of the state is created by the will or consent of its people
when: significance:Popular sovereignty expresses a concept and does not necessarily reflect or describe a political reality |
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underground railroad
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what:An informal network of secret routes and safe houses
when:1850 and 1860 significance:helped slaves escape |
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compromise of 1850
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what:was an intricate package of five bills, passed in September 1850,
when:1850 significance:avoided secession or civil war at the time and quieted sectional conflict for four years. |
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dred scott decision
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what: case where a slave traveled to the north and his owners went to go look for him and find him
when:1873 significance: slaves in northern united states would be legalized |
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panic of 1857
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what:was a financial panic in the United States
when:1857 significance:the railroad industry experienced financial declines and hundreds of workers were laid off. |
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uncle tomis cabin
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what:an anti-slavery novel
when:1852 significance:helped lay the groundwork for the Civil Wa |
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bleeding kansas
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what:was a series of violent events, involving anti-slavery Free-Staters and pro-slavery
when:1854 and 1858 significance:the events it encompasses directly presaged the American Civil War. |
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crittenden compromise
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what:was an unsuccessful proposal by Kentucky Senator John J. Crittenden to resolve the U.S. secession crisis
when:December 18, 1860 significance:demonstarted that the noth was willing to compromise wit the southern demands |
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fort sumter
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what:is a Third System masonry coastal fortification located in Charleston harbor,
when:1860, significance:the site upon which the shots initiating the American Civil War were fired |
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jefferson davis
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who:was an American statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
when:June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889 significance:Davis fought in the Mexican-American War,he served as a U.S. Senator representing the State of Mississippi,As a senator, he argued against secession, |
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anaconda plan
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what:A name applied to an outline strategy for subduing the seceding states
when:American Civil War significance: was a plan to end the civil war passively. |
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Robert E. Lee
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who:He became the commanding general of the Confederate army
when:January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870 significance:he led the confederate army against the north |
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Ulysses S. Grant
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who:was military commander during the Civil War
when:April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885 significance:Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military |
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iron clads
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what:ships made by iron instead of wood
when:1862 significance:the most powerful warship afloat. |
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battle of antietam
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what:battle of the civil war
when:September 17, 1862 significance:t was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000 casualties. |
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emancipation proclamation
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what:Lincoln announced that he would issue a formal emancipation of all slaves in any state of the Confederate States of Americ
when:September 22, 1862 significance:confederate faught back |
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54th regiment
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what:he regiment was one of the first official black units in the United States during the Civil War.
when:American Civil War significance:demonstrated that the African Americans would contribute to their freedom |
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morril tarrif act 1861
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homestead act 1862
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legal tender act 1862
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pacific railroad act 1862
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national bank act 1863
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were two United States federal laws that established a system of national charters for banks, the United States national banks. They encouraged development of a national currency based on bank holdings of U.S. Treasury securities, the so-called National Bank Notes ("greenbacks") and established the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency as part of the Department of the Treasury and authorized the Comptroller to examine and regulate nationally-chartered banks. This was to establish a national security holding body for the existence of the monetary policy of the state.
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battle of vicksburg
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In May and June of 1863, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s armies converged on Vicksburg, investing the city and entrapping a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John Pemberton. On July 4, Vicksburg surrendered after prolonged siege operations. This was the culmination of one of the most brilliant military campaigns of the war. With the loss of Pemberton’s army and this vital stronghold on the Mississippi, the Confederacy was effectively split in half. Grant's successes in the West boosted his reputation, leading ultimately to his appointment as General-in-Chief of the Union armies.
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battle of gettysburg
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In July of 1863, General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia of 75,000 men and the 97,000 man Union Army of the Potomac, under George G. Meade, concentrated together at Gettysburg and fought the Battle of Gettysburg.
Of the more than 2,000 land engagements of the Civil War, Gettysburg ranks supreme. Although the Battle of Gettysburg did not end the war, it was the great battle of the war, marking the point when the ultimate victory of the North over the South became clear to both sides alike. |
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copperheads
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Named for the poisonous snake which gives no warning before it strikes, Copperheads were Northerners who opposed the American Civil War. Considered traitors by others in the North, they favored immediate peace with the Confederacy.
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new york draft riots 1863
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what:riots in new york
when:1863 significance:americans did not want to go fight |
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appomattox
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With his army surrounded, his men weak and exhausted, Robert E. Lee realized there was little choice but to consider the surrender of his Army to General Grant. After a series of notes between the two leaders, they agreed to meet on April 9, 1865, at the house of Wilmer McLean in the village of Appomattox Courthouse. The meeting lasted approximately two and one-half hours and at its conclusion the bloodliest conflict in the nation's history neared its end.
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trent affair
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The Trent Affair was the diplomatic crisis that potentially brought Great Britain and the United States closest to war during the first year of the American Civil War. Although war seemed possible, both sides managed to avoid an armed conflict, and in the process gained greater confidence in one another.
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