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31 Cards in this Set
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Zachary Taylor
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Stabbed supporters of slavery in the back; secret meeting with California encouring em' to go free.
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John Calhoun
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Calls convention for southern states in NASHVILLE JUNE 1852
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OMNIBUS BILL
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Henry Clay proposes this at Congressional debate before southern convention. Troubling Northern issues, omit Cali (leave undtermind)
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Unanticipated events leading to passing of "OMNIBUS BILL"...
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Calhoun and Taylor die, Fillmore become president (support bill), Webster resigned, Clay resigns
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Stephen Douglas
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Compromise of 1850: more teeth into Fugitival Slave Act.
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Fugitive Slave Act
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Sheirf could turn in innocent bystanders -- outraged northerners
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Biological Determinism
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Said "Physical characteristics determine intellect and other abilities"
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Harriet Beacher Stowe
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Wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
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Nativist Groups
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More politicized, more organized; against slavery (but for different reasons)
KNOW-NOTHING PARTY |
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Squatter Sovereignty
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Hundreds of people from New England going to Kansas and Nebraska to vote whether it was free or slave state
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DRED SCOTT versus SANFORD 1857
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Result of James Buchanan's prodding for question on slavery. Set off protest. Justice Taney rules against them becaus "they're not American citizens"
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John Brown
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abolitionts leads raid on Harper's Ferry
- could only recruit 21 men - unsuccesful but showed people what could happen if word got around. |
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The Final Straw
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Lincoln getting elected
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FT Sumter
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South felt that anything sent to FT. Sumter would be a sign of aggresion
This was a place owned by the federalists. |
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North Strategy
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"ANACONDA PLAN"
- surround south; cut off supply routes - Didn't work so well b/c south had so much area, got supples from Mexico |
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First Manassas
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aka "BULL RUN"
- 'give em a taste' - Union forces suffered from confusion of uniforms - South's first victory |
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Fort Donelson
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first major victory for the union
- Naval battle ("exchance valantines" - opens way to heartland |
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Battle of Shiloh
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Corinth rail junction
- point of knowing this wouldn't be short war |
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Antietam
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single, bloodies day in Amer. hist.
- inconclusive victory |
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Gettysburg
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boost morale, lee lost, union won.
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Emancipation Proclomation
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If south did not rejoin union by Jan 1st, slaves would be freed.
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54th Regiment
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All black; led by Shaw -- courages assult: July 18, 1863 against Ft. Wagner
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Ft. Wagner
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54th regiment fought there. Half was killed. Union won -- Lincoln believed this was a tunring point in the war.
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Battle of Wilderness
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Grant and Lee fighting blindly through the woods. Grant had more, Lee less. Grant lost alot of men but had replacements.
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Battle of Franklan
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Hood lost all of his sodliers here
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Battle of Nashville
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During when Sherman attacked Atlana; this was a last ditch effort
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Special Field Order 15
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Issued by Sherman when he reached Atlanta, it reseved coastal land of SC, GA, FL for slaves.
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13th amendment
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Freed slaves.
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Five Forks
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Where Grant finally cut the last of the raillines
Jefferson Davies was captured here. |
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McLean Home
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Where Lee met with Grant to surrounder -- took place in the parlor, parlor located in Appatomattox.
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Paine
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Booth's accomplis who shot the vice president.
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