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Grimke Sisters |
Abolitionists who extended ideas of slave freedom to Women's Suffrage. |
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Seneca Falls Conference |
1848, New York, women's rights conference, desired suffrage, many women were Quakers. |
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"Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions" |
by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Modeled by "Declaration of Independence" to include gender equality. |
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Lucy Stone |
Helped start the American Women Suffrage Association. |
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Founders of Women's Loyal League |
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton |
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Dorothea Dix |
reformed the treatment of the mentally ill. |
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Women's voting rights in territories |
Wyoming 1869, Utah 1870, women still could not vote in federal elections, done to boost territory population for statehood. |
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New Harmony, Indiana |
1825, Founded by Robert Owen, idealized equality, anti-industrial, pro-agrarian. |
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Brook Farm, Massachusetts |
1841, "transcendental experiment", failed in 1847 |
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Shakers |
1774, religious commune founded by "Mother" Ann Lee, several communities by mid 1800s, no marriage. |
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Expatriation |
free slaves, but take them to Africa, overall unsuccessful |
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American Colonization Society |
formed in 1817 by wealthy Virginians, pro expatriation, compensation to masters with gradual emancipation. |
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Liberia |
1830, Formed by slaves freed from expatriation, capital: Monrovia. |
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William Lloyd Garrison |
Massachusetts abolitionist, editor of "Liberator" in 1831, demanded immediate abolition, supported women's rights, opposed alcohol. |
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American Anti Slavery Society |
founded by William Lloyd Garrison |
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Lovejoy Brothers |
Leading abolitionists in West, Elijah Lovejoy was shot by a pro-slavery man. |
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Frederick Douglass |
Escaped slavery in Maryland in 1838, spoke against US slavery in England, published anti-slavery newspaper "North Star" in New York |
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"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" |
autobiography written in 1845 |
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Sojourner Truth |
Born in late 1700s, black abolitionist, women's right advocate, and preacher |
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Harriet Tubman |
"Black Moses", helped free 300 slaves through the "underground railroad" |
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Years Spain controlled CA |
1542-1821 |
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Year Spain first colonized CA |
1769 |
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First Spanish Mission |
1769, San Diego, by Father Juniperro Serra |
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Total Number of Spanish Missions |
21 |
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years (a range) in which Spanish Missions were established |
1769-1823 |
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"El Camino Real" |
connected the Missions, the 101 today. |
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Pueblos |
Non-mission towns in CA, San Jose was first in 1777. |
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Years Mexico controlled CA |
1821-1847 |
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Year of Mexican Revolution |
1821 |
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3 conditions that non-Mexicans could settle in CA |
become Mexican citizen, accept Roman Catholicism, purchase land grant |
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Santa Fe Trail |
1820s, Independence Missouri to Santa Fe New Mexico |
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Oregon Trail |
1840s, Independence Missouri to Oregon |
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Mormon Trail |
1840s, Nauvoo Illinois to Sal Lake City Utah |
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California Trail |
1840s, follows Oregon trail, departs south to Sutter's Fort in Sacramento, 6 months by covered wagon, Donner Party 1846-1847 |
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Manifest Destiny |
1840s, belief that God wanted US to spread culture and population to west coast. |
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First American colonists in Texas |
Stephen Austin and 150 men |
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Year of Texas War for Independence |
1836 |
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Santa Anna |
Mexican president then dictator in 1834, opposed Americans Immigrants |
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Battle of the Alamo |
1836, William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett die in fight, "Remember the Alamo". Santa Anna captures city |
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Goliad Massacre |
1836, Santa Anna shot 350 Texans who surrendered |
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Battle of San Jacinto |
1836, Sam Houston's army defeats Santa Anna |
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Outcome of War for Texas Independence |
Santa Anna forced to sign treaty granting Texas independence in 1836, Texas becomes free nation. 9 years later, joins US as slave state |
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Cause of Oregon Conflict |
1840, US immigrants to England's Oregon territory |
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Election of 1844 |
James Polk (Democrat) vs Henry Clay (Whig), Polk wins |
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James Polk |
Democrat, "Young Hickory", "54 40 or fight!", appeals to lower-middle class |
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Outcome of Oregon Conflict |
US north boundary set at 49th parallel in compromise. |
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Years of Mexican War |
1846-1848 |
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4 Causes of Mexican War |
US immigrants, Mexico angry for losing Texas, Texas boundary dispute, CA issues |
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Texas Border Dispute |
Mexico: Texas is north of Nueces River. US: Texas is north of Rio Grande River. |
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Polk-Larkin Plan |
encourage CA to support US |
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Year Fremont comes to CA |
1846 |
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Who does Polk send to protect Texas Border at Rio Grande |
General Zachary Taylor |
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Bear Flag Revolt |
1846 in Sonoma |
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Mexican War: Monterey |
1846, Monterey captured by Sloat |
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San Pasqual |
1846, only Mexican victory |
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San Gabriel |
1847, last CA battle of Mexican War near LA |
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Battle of Buena Vista |
1847, Gen. Zach Taylor wins |
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Caputre of Mexico City |
1847, Gen. Winfield Scott wins |
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US National attitude towards Mexican War |
Supported by south, west, and urban north. Opposed by Whigs, abolitionists, Lincoln, William Lloyd Garrison, Henry David Thoreau |
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Treaty that ends Mexican War |
1848, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
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outcomes of Mexian War |
US increases size by 1/3, Texas border established north of Rio Grande, CA goldrush |
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Compromise of 1850 |
CA becomes free state, no more slave trading in Washington DC, Utah and New Mexico created with popular sovereignty, stiff fugitive slave laws |
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popular sovereignty |
people of states decide if they want slavery |
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Written in opposition to the fugitive slave laws of the 1850 compromise |
Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" |
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Kansas-Nebraska Act |
1854, railroad to west has hub in Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska territories created with popular sovereignty, Missouri Compromise Line is nullified. |
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Stephen A. Douglas |
Illinois Democratic Senator, Democratic candidate in 1860 election. |
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"Bleeding Kansas" |
Kansas violence over slavery James Brown kills 5 pro-slavery men, abolitionist town is burned in "Lawrence Raid" |
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Republican Party |
formed after Kansas-Nebraska act, mostly former Whigs, abe lincoln, believed slavery was a federal issue |
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Dred Scott case |
can slavery spread to free territories? |
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"Bully Brooks Affair" |
Charles Sumner beaten with cane in US senate meeting |
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"Harper's Ferry Raid" |
John Brown caught, tried, and hung. |
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Election of 1860 candidates |
Republicans: Abe Lincoln, anti-slavery Northern Democrats: Stephen A. Douglas, popular sovereignty Southern Democrats: "National Democrats", John C. Bechenridge, pro-slavery Constitutional Union Party: John Bell |
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Outcome of 1860 Election |
Lincoln wins with < 40% of popular vote, south Carolina secedes from union. |
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Years of civil war |
1861-1865 |
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Crittenden Compromise |
bring back Missouri compromise line and extend it to west coast, constitutional amendment that would protect slavery in south and prohibit it north, failed. |
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Confederate States of America |
Jefferson Davis as president, emphasis on state's rights and slavery protection, eventually had 11 states |
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"Border States" |
loyal to union, but pro-slavery. Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware |
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Civil War begins with... |
1861, South Carolinians attacking Fort Sumter |
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Civil War: Bullrun Manassas, Virginia |
1861, confederate victory |
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Civil War: Antietam, Maryland |
1862, 6000 dead in one day, Gen. McClellan stops Lee from advancing North |
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Emancipation Proclamation |
Abe Lincoln frees slaves in the south |
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Turning point of Civil War year |
1863 |
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Civil War: Gettysburg Pennsylvania |
furthest northern advance for Robert E. Lee's troops, George Meade was victorious |
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Civil War: Vicksburg, Mississippi |
Gen. Grant takes control of Mississippi to split confederacy. |
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"Sherman's March to the Sea" |
Atlanta burned |
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1864 Election |
Lincoln beats Democrat George McClellan |
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Civil War: Appomattax, Virginia |
1865, Lee surrenders to Grant |
