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43 Cards in this Set
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Mexican-American War |
Fight over Texas after U.S. annexation. U.S. wins Texas to California |
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
Ends Mexican-American War. Mexico gives land for 15 mill |
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Popular sovereignty |
People of each state decide on slavery laws |
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California Gold Rush |
Miners travel to southern California after news of gold spreads |
Prompts California to apply for statehood |
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Free Soil Party |
Did not want slavery to end, but wanted West to be whites only |
Did not want to have to compete with blacks for labor jobs |
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Harriet Tubman |
Former slave escaped then returned to help others |
Underground Railroad |
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Fort Sumter |
Union Fort not yet conqured by confederates. Bombed, provocked war |
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Boarder States |
States on neither South or North side. Some owning slaves |
Delaware Kentucky Maryland Missouri |
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Johnny Reb Billy Yank |
North and South explanations of soilders |
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Life of Civil War Soilders |
Sad and hungry |
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Union Leadership |
Abe Lincoln |
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Women's role in Civil War |
Nursing |
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Stephen Douglass |
Senator running against Abraham Lincoln |
Douglass-Lincoln debates |
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Kansas-Nebraska Act |
Fight over which side will get railroad turns into fight over Kansas |
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Ostend Manifesto |
Declaration from Belgium stating U.S. can seize Cuba if it is not sold to them |
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Matthew Perry |
American naval man. Forced Japan into western trade |
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William Seward |
Senator of NY appointed by Lincoln. Anti Slavery |
Argued Gods Law was higher than any constitution |
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Henry Clay |
Senator who convinced Congress to accept Missori Compromise |
"Great Compromiser" |
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Daniel Webster |
Mass. Senator supporting compromise, wished for stronger Union |
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Zachary Taylor |
12th President of U.S. Slave owner. Military leader in Mexican-American War |
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William Walker |
Leader of South. Legalized Slavery |
Tried to take control of Niagara Falls |
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Dred Scott Case |
Court decided slaves are property can be taken anywhere will still be property. |
Slave is taken to free land and sues to be let free. |
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Uncle Toms Cabim |
Novel showing the true horrors of slavery |
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The Impending Crisis of the South |
Portrayed poor whites as real sufferers of slavery |
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1856 Election |
Whigs split up, Democrats unify to elect Franklin Pierce |
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1856 Election |
Whigs split up, Democrats unify to elect Franklin Pierce |
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John Brown |
Militarant Extermist. Killed 6 pro slavery men |
Bleeding Kansas |
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Harpers Ferry Raid |
John Brown fails to properly organize slave revolt. Is captured and executed. |
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South Carolina Succession |
First of many states to succed from Union |
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Location of Confederate Gov |
Virginia |
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James Buchanan Lame Duck |
Belived Constitution gave him no right to force Southern States to stay in Union |
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Reasons for Southern Succesion |
Do not want North bossing them around. Do not want to lose money |
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2nd Battle of Bull Run |
Provocked South to push into the Northern territory |
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1st Battle of Bull Run |
Confederates win 1st major battle. Union retreats |
Shows this will not be quick and easy war |
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Peninsula Campaign |
Union attempt to capture Confederate Capital by using naval force |
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Merrimack/Virginia |
Confederate ship. Gift from Britain to fight Union. Began battle with Monitor, was destroyed by South to prevent capture |
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13th Amendment |
Abolished slavery |
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Lee invade the North |
deliver a decisive blow that would strengthen the Northern peace movement. |
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Lee invade the North |
deliver a decisive blow that would strengthen the Northern peace movement. |
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General Sherman + Total War |
Strategy of burning and destroying everything to weaken spirits |
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General Sherman + Total War |
Strategy of burning and destroying everything to weaken spirits |
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Ulysses Grants strategy for ending war |
assailing the enemy's armies simultaneously |
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Battle of Antietam |
Ended Lees first invasion of North |
Bloodiest battle of war. Prompted Emancipation Proclamation |
