Civil War Flashcards
1861
Start of civil war
1865
End of civil war
Calhoun
Supporter of states rights and devolver of the doctrine of nullification
Clay
Great compromise, devised American system, Missouri compromise, compromise of 1850
Webster
Believed states had no right to leave the union
Assassination of Lincoln
Assassinated by John Wilkes booth in fords theater
Lees surrender
Lee surrendered to grant at the town of Appomattox court house
Homestead act of 1862
Offered Americans 160 acres of federal land to encourage the settlement of the west
What were Lincolns ideas on a quality, Union, liberty, and government
Union: should know be preserved at all costs and south can’t secede
Government: democracy was worth defending
Liberty: government must defend and individuals freedom
Equality: all men are created equal
What is the difference between Lincoln’s first and second inaugural address
First- he didnt want to abolish slavery
Second: war was to make sure that equality of enslaved blacks was recognized
How did Lincoln’s views in the first and second inaugural address contrast with Jefferson Davis his views in his inaugural address
Jefferson’s address focused on supporting the cause of separation from the north. It also work to establish a system of states rights in the south