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81 Cards in this Set
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Slaves working with Union, Began after Emancipation Proclamation
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Contraband Slaves
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Speech: Charles Sumner (MA), Denounced Kansas-Nebraska Act
Insulted Southern Reps-Got beat up on Senate Floor by Brooks |
"The Crime against Kansas"
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First major battle in Civil War
Near DC (1861) Conf. Victory |
First Mananas/Bull Run
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William Yancey (1848)
Response to Wilmont Proviso US Gov't should protect slavery in territories ceded to US by Mexico Declined to adopt it by Democratic Party |
Alabama Platfrom
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Nativist movement
Anti-Imigration Anti-Roman Catholic |
The American Party
AKA Know Nothing Party |
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Fugitive slave in MA
Slave preacher Baptist Tried as fugative slave in Boston Taken back to VA-Later freed |
Anthony Burns
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Final battle of Civil War ('65)
Lee surrendered at Mclean House Very lenient terms of surrencer |
Appomattox
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Book by Mary Eastman
Anti-Uncle Tom 1852 AKA Southern Life As It Is |
Aunt Phillis's Cabin
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AKA Battle of Sharpsburg
Bloodies single-day Battle Maryland Campaign 1862-Union Victory |
Battle of Antietam
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1863-Virginia
Second bloodiest Lee vs. Hooker-Confederate Win |
Battle of Chancellorsville
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Mexican-American War
US victory-1847 Los Ninos Heroes-6 cadets who died for Mexican cause |
Battle of Chapultepec
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Fought in VA-1862
Lee vs Burnside-Confederate Win Gave South momentum Huge Union causalties |
Battle of Fredericksburg
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Considered turning point Civil War
South tried to invade North-1863 Largest number of casualties |
Battle of Gettysburg
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1836-Texas Revolution
Lots of Mexicans died-Few Americans Sam Houston defeated Santa Ana "Remember the Alamo" |
Battle of San Jacinto
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All but two Texans died
Santa Ana's Brutaltity 1836 Huge battle in Texas Revolution Caused many to join Texas Army |
Battle of the Alamo
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1863-Vicksburg Campaign
Vicksburg didn't celebrate Independence day for 80 yrs after Lee lost at Gettysburg day before Pemberton vs Grant-Union win Start of downfall for South |
Battle of Vicksburg
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Pro Slavery from Missouri
Cross boarder into Kansas Intimidated voters in key elections to try and make Kansas a slave state |
Boarder Ruffians
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MA Senator-
Leader of Radical Republicans Attacked by Congressman Brooks Gave Crime Against Kansas Speech |
Charles Sumner
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Posse of Marylandians(?) came into PA to capture 4 fugitive slaves
Turned into a battle |
Christiana Riot
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Five bills:Drafted by Henry Clay
California=Free State Utah/New Mexico by popular sover. Took some land from TX No more slave trade in DC Fugitive Slave Act stregnthened |
Compromise of 1850
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1861-similar to Union consitution
No voting for non american born different in tone and legal content Protected slavery |
Constitution of the Confederate States of America
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Democrats in North
Opposed Civil War Wanted peace w/ South |
Copperheads
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Proposal to resolve secession ('61)
Strengthen Missouri Compromise Strengthen Fugitive Slave Laws Failed |
Crittenden Compromise
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1848-Seneca Falls
Similar to Dec. of Independence Elizabeth Stanton |
Declaration of Sentiments
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Slaveholder/Conf. Soldier
From VA Fired 1st shot-Battle of Ft. Sumner Killed himself when South lost Argued for secession for many years preceding Civil War |
Edmund Ruffin
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Lincoln v Breckinridge
7 states seceded right after Broke Democratic Party up |
Election of 1860
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Wrote draft of Southern Surrender
Famous Native American Attorney Adviser to Grant |
Ely Parker
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Jan. 1, 1863
Executive order Freed all slaves in Confederacy Not the ones in boarder states Allowed blacks to serve in Union Army |
Emancipation Proclamation
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Democrat w/ Southern sympathies
Bowdoin Grad 14th President (NH) Took part in MX-AM war |
Franklin Pierce
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Former Slave-Abolitionist
Self taught-literate Wanted total equality wrote some books Looks like Spencer Gopaul |
Frederick Douglas
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1848-1852: Anti Slavery party
members of Whig/Dem parties Lot of support from NY |
Free Soil Party
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates (1858)
Stephen Douglas Ideas based in pop. sovereignty Lincoln argued against this favoring decision in Dred Scott v. Stanford |
Freeport Doctrine
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Compromise of 1850
Slaves who went north must be returned |
Fugitive Slave Law
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James Gadsden-1854
Bough lands in Arizona/N. Mexico Wanted to be used for railroad |
Gadsden Purchase
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Virginian Writer
Supported slavery Said blacks need economic and social protections of slavery |
George Fitzhugh
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Speech given by Lincoln 1863
Dedication of land |
Gettysburg Address
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Leader of underground railroad
Union Spy Abolitionist Helped John Brown |
Harriet Tubman
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Critic of Slavery/Abolitionist Writer
Argued slavery hurt advancement of South From the south |
Hinton Helper
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Gave undeveloped fed. land West of Miss. River
Given 160 acres Free slaves were eligible Had to live on land for 5 years |
Homestead Act
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Arrested as fugitive slave in NY
Escaped w/ help of Abolitionists |
Jerry Henry
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Assassinated Lincoln
Ford Theatre Might not have been killed |
John Wilkes Booth
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Repealed Missouri Compromise
Set up for Popular Sovereignty 1854-Created two states Led to bloody war |
Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Pennsylvania
Said blacks should use violence Defend slaves who fled to PA |
Lancaster Black Self-Preservation Society
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1857-Kansas
2nd of 4 proposed constitutions Wanted slavery in Kansas |
Lecompton Constitution
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Michigan-Democratic Party
Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty Ran for president in 1848 |
Lewis Cass
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1861
Called for unity Called for reconciliation Secession is anarchy |
Lincoln's Inaugural Address
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Several Debates
Theme of slavery Popular Sovereignty Dred Scott v. Sanford |
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
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13th President (NY)
Last member of Whig Party Supported Compromise of 1850 President after Taylor's death Wanted slavery in territories taken in MX-AM war |
Millar Fillmore
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36th Parallel
South=slave North=free Missouri=Slave State |
Missouri Compromise Line
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Slave revolt in VA1831
Killed about 60 whites Caused widespread fear amongst southern slave-owners/whites |
Nat Turner's Rebellion
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John Noyes-1848-NY
Religious Commune Communalism/Perfectionism Jesus has already returned-they can be free of sin/perfect Complex marriage |
Oneida Community
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path traveled from missouri to Oregon/South
Many died Boss computer game from mid 90's |
Oregon Trail
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Pierre Soule-1854
Necessity of buying Cuba Implied US should declare war if SP refused to sell Wanted to make more slave land |
Osten Manifesto
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Response to Fugitive Slave Act
Set up in North Protect blacks Determined unconstitutional in '42 |
Personal Liberty Laws
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Territories should be allowed to determine slave v. free based on what people there wanted
Associated w/ Kansas-Nebraska Act |
Popular Sovereignty
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John Brown-Kansas-'56
Killed 5 pro-slavery whites |
Pottawatomie Massacre
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SC Senator
Attacked Charles Sumner Bleeding Kansas Kansas-Nebraska Act |
Preston Brooks
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School teacher (CT)
Taught black girls |
Prudence Crandall
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Transcendentalist
Abolitionist "We must get rid of slavery, or get rid of freedom" |
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Colby Grad-Union Army
US Rep for NY Minister to Costa Rica |
Richard Cutts Shannon
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Baptist Leader-SC
Used bible to defend slavery |
Richard Furman
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Chief Justice
Dred Scott v. Sandford Served in civil war Blacks not citizens |
Roger B. Taney
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US had no right to regulate slavery in territoires
Blacks not citizens Ruled law unconstitutional |
Dred Scott v. Sanford
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Gender equality
New England Religious Group Known for furniture |
Shakers
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William Sherman-1864-GA
Led Union troops through South To Savannah Brutality |
Sherman's March
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Cherokee-Confederate General
Elected Cherokee Chief |
Stand Watie
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Democratic Party (Illinois)
Nicknamed "Little Giant" Died during Civil War Popular Sovereignty |
Stephen Douglas
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Confederate General
Fought at Manasas Killed @ night by friendly fire Attended execution of John Brown |
Stonewall Jackson
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Ban alcohol use in US
Led by a bunch of cranky chicks |
Temperance
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Slave Revolt-1839
Slaves on ship to Cuba Slaves returned to Africa |
Amistad
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Forbade talks of abolition in Congress
1830's |
The Gag Rule
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Abolitionist newspaper
William Lloyd Garrison Started 18931-Boston |
The Liberator
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Abolitionist Group
Funded John Brown |
Secret Six
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Man was self reliant
organized religion/politics corrupted purity of man Ralph Waldo Emerson |
Transcendentalism
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General of Union Army-18th Pres
Not a great strategist called a bucher |
Ulysses S. grant
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Harriet Breecher Stowe (1852)
AKA Life Among the Lowly Anti slavery |
Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Set up by H. Tubman
Slaves from south-->North/Can. Network of abolitionist houses Jeff Lamson's house was a part of this |
Underground Railroad
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Thoreau lived here-1845 (MA)
Wrote Civil Disobedience His mom did his laundry for him while he was there |
Walden Pond
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David Wilmont-1846
Ban slavery in territory acquired form MX |
Wilmont Proviso
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Subsistence Farmers in south
did not own slaves or owned very few Jefferson liked these guys |
Yeoman Farmers
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Hero of MX-AM War
Slaveholder from KT 12th President Died in office-Fillmore took over "Old Rough and Ready" Last Slave holder to hold office |
Zachary Taylor
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