Chapter 10- Section 1&2 Flashcards
prejudice
and unreasonable opinion of another group that is not based on fact
Union
unified nation
obsolete
outdated
by 1860 ____ of the country 10 large cities were located in the ____
nine
north
The most efficient form of transportation was ____
railroads
Railroads had positive text primarily in the_____
North
_____ percent of the railroad tracks in the US were in the _____
70
North
in 1840 approximately ___ miles of track had been laid in the US
3000
more than ___ miles of track had been laid in the 1850s
20,000
The telegraph ___ the differences between the north and south
magnified
the telegraph was patented by _____ in 1844
Sandmill EB Morse
The telegraph wires were strung along the network of _____ advancing communication in the ____
Railroad tracks
North
____ had 110,000 factories versus ___ had 20,000 factories by 1860
north
south
____ produced 1.6 Billion versus ____ produced 155 million worth of goods
North
South
South had higher amounts of ____ and ____
enslaved people
produced more cotton
By 1850s many white northerners had become to believe that slavery violated the basic principles of both the ___ and the ___ ____
American
Christian principles
slavery is why opponents did not necessarily believe the blacks and whites were ___
equal
written by _______, the bestseller uncle Tom’s cabin offered anti-slavery forces new encouragement on resisting the slavery system
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Southern intellectuals and politicians saw Stowes bestseller book as a book of ____
insulting lies
southerners believed the northern employees ______ about their workers
didn’t care
southerners argued that they represented the ___________
true spirit of the American Revolution
southerners were not about to let northerners tell them how to live because they saw them as ___ and ___
arrogant
self-righteous
manifest destiny
obvious are undeniable fate
texas fitted in 1836 to be _____ to the United States
annexed
annex
to join
besides ____ to worry that annexation would lead to war with ____
agreed
Mexico
A dispute over the _____ of Texas, Pres. Polk’s dreams of acquiring Mexican lands and ________ led to the Mexican war
Southern border
skirmish in April 1846
John C Fremont
Capt., declared Republic of California independent
The uprising became known as the _______ and after they ___pictured on the new republic flag
Bear flag revolt
Bear
The fighting continued in Mexico until September 14, 1847 when America captured ______, the capital of Mexico
Mexico City
treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
ended the Mexican war withsubstantial gains for the US
The Treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo stated…
Mexico gave up its claims to Texas, California and New Mexico in return for $15 million
Gadsden purchase
included land that became southern New Mexico and Arizona ($10 million)
Wilmot Proviso
stated slavery would not be passed in new territories acquired from Mexico
although the proviso was not passed, it continued to be ______ concerning the new territories
added to bills
The wilmot proviso never became law. However, it revealed the growing gap between the ____ and the ____ over ____
North
south
slavery
