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1878: constitutional

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compromise on slavery

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1820: missouri compromise prohibits slavery above

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36°30’ in Louisiana Territory, with the exception of Missouri

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1831:

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nat turner slave rebellion

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1831: william lloyd garrison publishes

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the liberator, an abolitionist newspaper

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1845:

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texas admitted to the union

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1846-1848: war between

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the United States and Mexico

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1850: Compromise of 1850 includes

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california entering Union as free state. tougher fugitive slave law is enacted

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1852: publication of ….by …raises issue of slavery throughout the country

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uncle tom’s cabin; harriet beecher stowe

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1854: ….causes more sectional..

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kansas-nebraska act; tension

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1856: preston brooks of south carolina attacks massachusetts senator charles sumner on the floor of the Senate with a …, seriously injuring him, after Sumner’s…

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cane; “Crime Against Kansas” speech

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1857: Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision opens

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federal territories to slavery and outrages many in the North

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1859: John Brown’s raid on

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Harpers Ferry increases tensions

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1860: a series of fires in Texas during the summer spreads rumors of

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slave insurrection across the South

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nov 1860: Abraham Lincoln

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elected as the first Republican president

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Dec. 20, 1860: the first state to secede from the Union is

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South Carolina

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Jan 9-Feb 1 1861: the following states secede:

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mississippi, florida, alabama, georgia, louisiana, texas

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Feb-March 1861: seven southern states write a constitution for the… in …

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Confederate States of America; Montgomery, Alabama

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March 1861: Lincoln’s first inaugural speech states the following:

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“I have no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists.”

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April 12-13 1861: Confederate bombardment results in the

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surrender of Fort Sumter

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April 15 1861: Lincoln calls for

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volunteers to suppress the rebellion

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April 17-June 8 1861: In response to Lincoln’s call for volunteers, the following four states of the Upper South secede:

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Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee

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May 20 1861: Confederate Congress votes to move the national government from

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Montgomery, Alabama to Richmond, Virginia

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July 21, 1861: Battle of First Manassas (Bull Run) results in a …., which builds confidence in the … and convinces the … the war will be..

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Confederate victory; South; North; longer and harder than first thought

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causes of the Civil War:

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missouri compromise
nat turner's rebellion
wilmot proviso
compromise of 1850
uncle tom's cabin
bleeding kansas
dred scott v. sanford
john brown's raid
abraham lincoln's election
battle of fort sumter
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(missouri compromise) in the 1800s the US was growing from the original 13 colonies and adding

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new states and territories

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(missouri compromise) citizens had varying ideas about how the land should be settled, either with

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free labor or slave labor

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(missouri compromise) northern free states thought white southerners were

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lazy, aristocratic, wealthy people who gained success from slaves

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(missouri compromise) southern slave states thought northerners were greedy

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capitalists, materialistic, and commercialists

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(missouri compromise) congress wanted to establish a policy to guide how slavery would

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expand in the western territory

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(missouri compromise) missouri’s application for statehood caused controversy because there would be an

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imbalance between free and slave states in Congress

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(missouri compromise) pro-slavery people would gain a

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congressional majority

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(missouri compromise) missouri was admitted as a slave state and …. as a free state to..

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Maine; preserve the balance

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(missouri compromise) The … was drawn, dividng the ….

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36°30’; free and slave states in the north and south

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(missouri compromise) according to jefferson, missouri compromise was the

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beginning of the end of the Union

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(nat turner’s rebellion) a slave named Nat Turner started an uprising that

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spread through plantations in southern Virginia

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(nat turner’s rebellion) Turner and .. others killed about..

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70; 60 whites

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(nat turner’s rebellion) …were used to suppress the rebellion after ..

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militia; two days

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38
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(nat turner’s rebellion) … slaves were tried and executed for …

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55; helping with the rebellion

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39
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(nat turner’s rebellion) …more slaves were killed by..

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200; mobs

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40
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(nat turner’s rebellion) virginia responded by taking the few…

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rights of Blacks away

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(nat turner’s rebellion) Southerners feared

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further uprisings

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42
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(nat turner’s rebellion) most fatalities in the south that ever

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occurred at this point

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43
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(nat turner’s rebellion) shows how slaves were progressing in their fight against… and shows how African Americans…

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injustice; rise up and gain power

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(the wilmot proviso) legislation proposed by david wilmot at the end of the

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mexican-american war

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(the wilmot proviso) would have outlawed slavery in the

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territory that the U.S> gained from Mexico

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(the wilmot proviso) territory that U.S. gained from Mexico was the majority of

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Southwest and all the way to Cali

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(the wilmot proviso) when the proviso was being considered, talk of…

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secession began

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(the wilmot proviso) was not

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passed

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49
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(the wilmot proviso) ratcheted up …between North and South over the issue of

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tensions; slavery

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(the wilmot proviso) played a role in the

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compromise of 1850

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51
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(the wilmot proviso) the amendment passed the .. but not the ..

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House; Senate

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(the wilmot proviso) proviso was endorsed by … of nearly all..

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legislatures; free states

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(the compromise of 1850) kind of made missouri compromise invalid because of

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california’s admission as a free state

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54
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(the compromise of 1850) southerners agreed to strengthen… if california was to be…

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Fugitive Slave Act; free

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55
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(the compromise of 1850) compromise established by

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judicial courts

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56
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(the compromise of 1850) everyone’s responsibility to reclaim slaves, even

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those in North

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(the compromise of 1850) those who wouldn’t return slaves would be fined…and would go to jail for at least..

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$1000, 6 months

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(the compromise of 1850) congress was not allowed to promote or stop …through the compromise

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slave trade

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59
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(the compromise of 1850) … and … created the compromise

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henry clay; stephen douglas

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(the compromise of 1850) prevented further territorial expansion of …, but strengthened the ..

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slavery; fugitive slave act

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(the compromise of 1850) … and … territory would be free or slave based on…

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New Mexico; Utah; popular sovereignty

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62
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(the compromise of 1850) ended the slave trade in

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washington d.c.

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(the compromise of 1850) widely opposed in both the north and south, it did little to settle the escalating dispute over

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slavery

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(the compromise of 1850) north got the better … in the compromise of 1850

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deal

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65
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(uncle tom’s cabin) written by

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harriet beecher stowe

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(uncle tom’s cabin) discussed slave life and opened northerners’ eyes to the

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horros of slavery

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67
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(uncle tom’s cabin) southerners …the work

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protested

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68
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(uncle tom’s cabin) second… in America in the 19th century

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best selling book

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69
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(uncle tom’s cabin) brought the issue of slavery to

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life

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(uncle tom’s cabin) heightened northern support for .. and escalated the ..

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abolition; sectional conflict

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71
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(uncle tom’s cabin) inspired many to ignore the … and it influenced the ..

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fugitive slave law; youth

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72
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(uncle tom’s cabin) was read

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internationally

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73
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(uncle tom’s cabin) discussed the separation of

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slave families

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74
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(bleeding kansas) kansas-nebraska act of 1854 had overturned parts of the missouri compromise, allowing for the territories to become free or slave based on

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popular sovereignty

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75
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(bleeding kansas) pro-and anti-slavery people flooded kansas, hoping to

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influence the outcome

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(bleeding kansas) the opposing struggled for.. years and …broke out

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5; violence

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77
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(bleeding kansas) … lives taken

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56

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78
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(bleeding kansas) the violence shocked the nation and foreshadowed the

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upcoming Civil War

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(bleeding kansas) fought until 1861, when it merged with the

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national Civil War

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(bleeding kansas) some of the northerners entering Kansas were financed by… and …

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abolitionists; free-sooilers

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(bleeding kansas) the….. sent about 2000 people to Kansas

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New England Emigrant Aid Company

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(bleeding kansas) southerners considered this betrayal because they had supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act with the belief that Kansas would be a

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slave state and Nebraska would be free

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(bleeding kansas) when the day came to elect a territorial legislature in kansas, proslavery people came to vote early and often and so legislature was made up of

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slavery supporters

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(bleeding kansas) free soilers then established their own legislature in .. leaving kansans to choose between the …

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Topeka; two governments

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(dred Scott v. sanford) dred scott was a virginia slave that used for his freedom in court based on his extended residence in the

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free states of Illinois and Wisconsin

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(dred Scott v. sanford) the case reached the Supreme Court where the Court asserted that slaves were

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property that did not have legal rights

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(dred Scott v. sanford) apparently, according to Constituiton, slavery could not be

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banned

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(dred Scott v. sanford) the consideration of slaves as property made the government’s authority to regulate slavery

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ambiguous

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89
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(dred Scott v. sanford) southerners then renewed challenges on

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territorial limitations on slavery

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90
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(dred Scott v. sanford) extended federal protection to slavery by ruling that congress didn’t have the power to prohibit slavery in

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any territory

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91
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(dred Scott v. sanford) declared that slaves were not

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citizens

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92
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(dred Scott v. sanford) reasoning that 5th amendment forbade congress to deprive people of

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property without due process

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93
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(dred Scott v. sanford) ruling implied that the missouri compromise was … and that slavery can’t be …

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unconstitutional; banned from the territories

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(dred Scott v. sanford) angered .. and ..

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northerners; republicans

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95
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(dred Scott v. sanford) republicans considered the decision to be an

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opinion

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96
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(dred Scott v. sanford) supreme court favoring slaveowners but public isn’t shocked because a lot judges are

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slave owners

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(john brown’s raid) abolitionist john brown captured

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weapons and proslavery leaders

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(john brown’s raid) in 1859, Brown organized a group of white allies and free blacks and raided a … in …

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government arsenal; Harpers Ferry, Virginia

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(john brown’s raid) brown hoped to seize weapons to give to … to spark a series of .. and establish a … for slaves

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southern slaves; slave uprisings; sanctuary

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(john brown’s raid) brown captured the arsenal but was surrounded forced to surrender by soldiers under

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colonel lee’s command

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(john brown’s raid) tried for treason and decided to be … for his cause, becoming a ..

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executed; martyr

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102
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(john brown’s raid) his raid alarmed southerners who believed that Northerners shared in

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brown’s extremism

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103
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(john brown’s raid) in seizing the arsenal, brown killed … innocent people and injured about … more

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7; 10

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104
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(john brown’s raid) the slaves didn’t know what was

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going on

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105
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(abraham lincoln’s election) abraham lincoln was the first

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republican president

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106
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(abraham lincoln’s election) his anti-slavery outlook made southernrs

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afraid

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107
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(abraham lincoln’s election) after his election, … seceded, beginning the chain of…

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South Carolina; secession

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108
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(the battle of fort sumter) with secession, fort sumter became an … in a foreign land

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outpost

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109
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(the battle of fort sumter) abraham lincoln decided to send an … to … but southerners saw it as ..

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expedition; provision; reinforcement

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110
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(the battle of fort sumter) confederate warships turned back supply convoy to fort sumter when Union naval force was on its way and opened a

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34 hour bombardment

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111
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(the battle of fort sumter) honor demanded a response and Lincoln called for … from the states to volunteer

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75,000 militiamen

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(North) climate favors smaller

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family farms

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(North) short

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growing season

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(North) natural resources:

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coal, timber, iron, water power

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(North) … population lived in .. areas

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1/4; urban

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(North) larger population that was growing rapidly due to

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immigration

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(North) high … rate of

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literacy; 95%

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(North) free labor: created

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monopolies

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(North) 5% of population owned … of total …

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70%; property

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(North) …economy

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industrial (mass production)

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(North) far…

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farming

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(North) canals and roads financed by

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states and banks

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(North) … of all railroad lines

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2/3

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(North) opposed the expansion of

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slavery

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(North) favored government intervention in

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economy and social issues

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(North) states’ rights–

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personal liberty laws

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(North) democrat (1800-) national party-

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favored slavery

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(North) whig (1834-1854) 2 wings: loyal to

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Union and antislavery; loyal to region and slavery

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(North) free soil (1848-1854)—

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opposed slavery

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(North) republican (1854-) sectional party– opposed

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expansion of slavery

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(South) climate favors larger

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farms and plantations

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(South) long

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growing season

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(South) soil and climate to grow crops including:

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tobacco, cotto, rice, sugar

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(South) .. population lived in … areas along rivers or coasts (…)

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1/10; urban; shipping ports

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(South) smaller

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population

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(South) lower … rate of …

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literacy; 50% among blacks and whites

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(South) slave

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labor

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(South) … population didn’t own slaves

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2/3

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(South) some

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industry

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(South) … economy

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agrarian (mass production)

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Q

(South) exported raw material to

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free states & Europe

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Q

(South) … of railroad lines–… difficult

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35%; transportation

143
Q

(South) favored expansion of

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slavery

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Q

(South) opposed government interference in

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economy or social issues

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(South) states’ rights– citizens have a right to take … anywhere

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property (slaves)

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(South) democrat(1800-) national party-

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favored slavery

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(South) whig (1834-1854) 2 wings:

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loyal to Union and antislavery/ loyal to region and slavery

148
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(kansas-nebraska act) government needed to decide if kansas and nebraska would be

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a free state or slave state

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(kansas-nebraska act) made 1820 decision

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invalid yet again

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(kansas-nebraska act) propsed that the issue of slavery be decided by

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popular sovereignty in the Kansas and Nebraska territories

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(kansas-nebraska act) introduced by Stephen Douglas in an effort to bring Nebraska into the Union and pave the way for a

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northern transcontinental railroad

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Q

(kansas-nebraska act) the northerns now felt justified in disregarding the … because … was …

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fugitive slave law; missouri compromise; revoked

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(preparations for Civil War) lincoln believed that secession was impractical and would result in controversy over

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national debt, federal territories, and fugitive-slave issue

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Q

(preparations for Civil War) fort

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sumter

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Q

(preparations for Civil War) 11 states seceded→

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sumbissionists

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Q

(preparations for Civil War) lincoln called for Union states to supply

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militiamen

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Q

(preparations for Civil War) lincoln declared that the reason for war was to preserve the Union so that the

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border states would not secede as well

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Q

(preparations for Civil War) five civilized tribes sided with the

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confederacy

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(preparations for Civil War) southern men were accustomeed to managing

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horses and bearing arms

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Q

(preparations for Civil War) south was able to fight … on their own land didn’t necessarily have to

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defensively; win

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Q

(preparations for Civil War) south able to sezie

A

weapons and resources from the Union

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(preparations for Civil War) north had … of the nation’s wealth and of the …

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3/4; railroad system

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Q

(preparations for Civil War) north had a larger … and larger access to …

A

population;; resources

164
Q

(preparations for Civil War) union worked to prevent European forces from

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aiding the Confederaccy→ent supplies and cotton to Britain

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Q

(preparations for Civil War) union blockaded

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southern ports

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Q

(preparations for Civil War) both south and north implemented a

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draft to have more men serving

167
Q

(preparations for Civil War) lincoln increased his …, acting withouyt …, and violating the …

A

authority; Congress; writ of habeas corpus

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Q

(John Brown) led some of his followers to …. where they slaughtered … men, causing … from.. … forces

A

Pottawatomie Creek; five; retaliation; proslavery

169
Q

Confederacy capitals:

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montgomery, Alabama

Richmond, Virginia

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Q

Union capital:

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washington, D.C.

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(battle of bull run) lincoln decided to attack a confederate force at bull run to show superiorty of …. and possibly lead to the …

A

Union weapons; capture of Richmond

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Q

(battle of bull run) however, the … won, and the notion of a quick … was dfeated

A

Confederates; quick end to the ar

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Q

(Seven Days’ Battles) McClellan attacked, moving toward

A

Richmond

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Q

(Seven Days’ Battles) when McClellan came within Sight of Richmond and attacked Stonewall jackson, Lee launched a … which was the … and McClellan had to ..

A

counterattac; seven days’ battles; retreat

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Q

(Second Battle of Bull Run) in this battle, general lee… the union forces, led by general…

A

defeated; john pope

176
Q

(Second Battle of Bull Run) lee’s victory in this battle provided the morale that resulted in the Confederate troops’ movement ot … and thus resulted in the …

A

Maryland; battle at antietam creek

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Q

(Battle at Antietam Creek) with the knowledge of Lee’s battle plans, general mcClellan’s men conronted

A

lee’s army at at Antietam

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Q

(Battle at Antietam Creek) the battle resulted in a .. when General Robert Lee’s men..

A

Union victory; receded

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Q

(Battle of Gettysburg) this battle was lengthy and grueling, and there was no clear sign of who the victor would be until the

A

end

180
Q

(Battle of Gettysburg) the union… in the battle that marked the beginning of the end for the ..

A

prevailed; confederacy

181
Q

(Battle of shiloh) bloody battle on the tennessee-mississippi border that resulted in deaths of over … soldiers and ended in a …

A

23,000; marginal union victory

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Q

(Battle of shiloh) grant had attempted to capture the junction of the … in the Mississippi Valley, but the battle …

A

Confederate railroads; destroyed these plans

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Q

(why battles happened where they happened) Armies fought along … to cripple the enemy by

A

trade routs; restricting resources

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Q

(why battles happened where they happened) battles usually fought where one side was … something or trying to obtain something important such as …

A

defending; train stations, forts, or important cities

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Q

(why battles happened where they happened) topography/lay of the land→positing of soldiers had strategic

A

advantages such as high ground or natural barriers

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Q

(why battles happened where they happened) road networks, railroad networks, and waterways→important for

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transportation of troops and supplies

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Q

(why battles happened where they happened) waterways→control of some waterways would prevent the enemy from

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moving through/beyond that waterway

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Q

(why battles happened where they happened) importance of the area→

A

capturing such captials would likely end the war

189
Q

(why battles happened where they happened) reliable intelligence: information on location of enemy was rare and typically

A

resulted in battles

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Q

(emancipation proclamation) following the battle of antietam, lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation because he got the

A

victory he needed

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Q

(emancipation proclamation) declared all slaves in rebelling states to be … but did not affect slavery in the ..

A

free; non-rebelling Border States

192
Q

(emancipation proclamation) closed the door on possible comrpomise with the south and encouraged thousands of

A

southern slaves to free the union lines

193
Q

(emancipation proclamation) lincoln’s challenge was that the U.S. constitution didn’t

A

prohibit slavery

194
Q

(emancipation proclamation) individual states could outlaw slavery, but not the

A

u.s. government

195
Q

(emancipation proclamation) lincoln used his background as a lawyer to

A

come up with a solution

196
Q

(emancipation proclamation) property captured (contraband) belongs to the army that

A

captured it and its government

197
Q

(emancipation proclamation) thus, lincoln stated inthe proclamation that any property (including slaves) captured by U.S. military forces would be

A

freed

198
Q

(emancipation proclamation) the war now was no longer jsut about preserving the …, it was also about …

A

Union; freeing the slaves

199
Q

(emancipation proclamation) the proclamation didn’t afffect slaves in the … becasuse lincoln didn’t want to further..

A

border states; disunion

200
Q

(emancipation proclamation) thousands of slaves

A

escaped

201
Q

(emancipation proclamation) the proclamation strengthened the … of the Union and foreshadowed the …

A

moral cause; end of slavery

202
Q

(emancipation proclamation) issued on september

A

22, 1862

203
Q

(emancipation proclamation) went into effect

A

january 1, 1862

204
Q

(emancipation proclamation) executive government and military would enforce the

A

freedom of the former slaves

205
Q

(emancipation proclamation) if the states sent representatives to Congress, they wouldn’t be considered to be in …a nd would thus be able to ..

A

rebellion; keep their slaves

206
Q

(emancipation proclamation) slaves could… or … in …

A

work; serve; armed forces

207
Q

(battle of antietam) resulted in confederate army leaving

A

maryland

208
Q

(battle of antietam) in september of 1862, general lee left the south and moved his army into …

A

maryland

209
Q

(battle of antietam) union soldiers found a copy of lee’s plans wrapped around … and gave them to…

A

cigars; general mcclellan

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Q

(battle of antietam) mcclellan’s army attack at

A

antietam creek

211
Q

(battle of antietam) bloodiest single day in

A

american history

212
Q

(battle of antietam) lee lost … men

A

10,300

213
Q

(battle of antietam) mcclellan lost … men

A

12,400

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Q

(battle of antietam) lee was forced to .., and althought the Union won, they didn’t chase and fight Lee’s men, leaving the war to …

A

retreat; continue

215
Q

(battle of antietam) forestalled foreign… and demonstrated the …of the Union army

A

intervention; prowess

216
Q

(battle of antietam) britain and france were about to become involved through … but their plans were stropped after the Union victory at Antietam

A

diplomatic mediation

217
Q

(special order 143) black troops would be designated as

A

regiment of U.S. colored troops

218
Q

(special order 143) freed slaves could then repay the u.s. government for

A

granting them their freedom

219
Q

(special order 143) having black troops would

A

increase the numbers of the Union army

220
Q

(special order 143) blacks now directly involved in their

A

emancipation

221
Q

(women’s role during the war ) women had to take on more

A

responsbilities

222
Q

(women’s role during the war ) south: women took care of…, managing slaves and taking on strain of…

A

plantations; agricultural labor

223
Q

(women’s role during the war ) north: women took care of … or farm work and were necessary for the success of war effort to ..

A

manufacturing; supply the army

224
Q

(women’s role during the war ) lack of medical examination later in the war enabled women to

A

disguise themselves and fight

225
Q

(how news spread to the home front):

A 
word of mouth
telegraph
newspapers
photography
postal service
letter writing
226
Q

(how news spread to the home front) moved faster than it

A

ever did

227
Q

(how news spread to the home front) newspaper reading increased more than it ever had, and it was through the newspapers that people received

A

most of the news about the war

228
Q

(how news spread to the home front) casualty lists: names of people who died in the war so that civiliansn would be … but wasn’t necessarily accurate because they were created based on …

A

aware; rumors

229
Q

(how news spread to the home front) photojournalism→us government had …travel with the armies and…

A

photographers; photograph the war

230
Q

(how news spread to the home front) newspapers couldn’t show pictures that were taken because they were too gory, so this was toned down by having artists…

A

draw the photographs

231
Q

(how news spread to the home front) letter writing brought more … and contact with…

A

…good news; home

232
Q

(battle of gettysburg) general hooker, who was killed, replaced with general

A

george g. meade

233
Q

(battle of gettysburg) pickett’s failed charge marked … for the …

A

destruction; confederacy

234
Q

(battle of gettysburg) union

A

victory

235
Q

(battle of gettysburg) lincoln delivers the

A

gettysburg address

236
Q

(battle at vicksburg) general grant was given command of Union forces attackign

A

vicksburg, mississippi

237
Q

(battle at vicksburg) vicksburg surrendered on … with port hudson falling … days later

A

july 4, 1863; 5

238
Q

(battle at vicksburg) victory at vicksburg was one day after the

A

victory at gettysburg

239
Q

(battle at vicksburg) victory added more economic….

A

stress to South

240
Q

(battle at vicksburg) absolutely obliterated all hope for foregin intevention for …

A

confederates

241
Q

(life of a soldier) 1 company=

A

100 men

242
Q

(life of a soldier) men came from

A

factories and farms

243
Q

(life of a soldier) in union, most soldiers were ages

A

16-23

244
Q

(life of a soldier) average reb was:

A

white, native-born, farmer, protestant, single, ages 18-29, 5 feet 8 and about 143 lbs

245
Q

(life of a soldier) most soldiers between ages 18 and 39 with average age of

A

25

246
Q

(life of a soldier) men inspired by

A

patriotism, adventure, steady pay

247
Q

(life of a soldier) northern soldiers inspired by

A

preservation of union

248
Q

(life of a soldier) southern soldiers inspired by

A

defense of home

249
Q

(life of a soldier) soldiers slept in log … durin gwinter and … during warm months

A

cabins; dog tents

250
Q

(life of a soldier) wrote and received … and dealt with…

A

letters; homesickness

251
Q

(life of a soldier) spent nearly all of their time drilling so that they could prepare for … and know how to …

A

bbattle; maneuver

252
Q

(life of a soldier) everyone and everything

A

smelled

253
Q

(life of a soldier) diarrhea wa the greatest

A

killer in the ar

254
Q

(life of a soldier) more than 400,000 of the 620,000 soldiers that died in thwe war died from

A

disease

255
Q

(life of a soldier) rifled musket killed more soldiers than anything expect

A

disease

256
Q

(life of a soldier) amputation was treatment for

A

saving lives

257
Q

(life of a soldier) soldiers who survived had to deal with the

A

traumatizing memories

258
Q

(life of a soldier) soldiers faced: limited…, no physical mor mental…, home…., many

A

resources; comfort; homesickness; demands

259
Q

(life of a soldier) confederates stole Union

A

tents

260
Q

(life of a soldier) campfires and basic

A

blankets

261
Q

(life of a soldier) drill: instruction/training in military…, marching, dressing …, marchin gand …, interacting with…

A

exercie; line; calling; fellow soldiers

262
Q

(life of a soldier) drilled to prepare for … and learn how to .. and … guns

A

combat; load; prime

263
Q

(life of a soldier) drums for daily activites and signaled … as well as keeping soldiers in… and motivated for battle

A

maneuvers; step

264
Q

(life of a soldier) bugles useed for similar purpose by

A

artillery and cavalry

265
Q

(life of a soldier) soldiers ate:

A

salted pork, beans adn rice, potatoes, molasses, vinegar, coffee

266
Q

(life of a soldier) petty offenses→

A

extra duties

267
Q

(life of a soldier) thievery and cowardice→

A

embarrassing punishment

268
Q

(life of a soldier) spying and murder→

A

prison/ shot by firing squad

269
Q

(life of a soldier) if committed crimes against civilians→

A

executed

270
Q

(life of a soldier) wore wool uniforms that were

A

itchy and uncomfortable

271
Q

(life of a soldier) north had better quality

A

uniforms

272
Q

(life of a soldier) artillery used rifles and

A

smooth board cannons

273
Q

(life of a soldier) bayonets attacked to rifles to make them

A

look intimidating

274
Q

(life of a soldier) infantry used

A

rifle musket

275
Q

(general william t. sherman) william tecumseh sherman to lead

A

georgia’s conquest

276
Q

(general william t. sherman) sherman’s men burned…, destroyed…, bayonetted…, and stole …

A

buildings; railroads; family portraits; valuables

277
Q

(general william t. sherman) purpose of sherman’s march was oto destroy confederate army’s … and weaken the soldiers’ …

A

supplies; morale

278
Q

(general william t. sherman) sherman’s methods shortened … and saved…

A

struggle; lives

279
Q

(general william t. sherman) sherman’s army captured … and headed toward.. and…

A

savannah; SC; NC

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