CPUSH Unit 3 Flashcards
The freeing of slaves, with no payment to slaveholders
Emancipation
Antibellum
belonging to the period before the Civil War
William Lloyd Garrison
Racial white abolitionist and editor, he wrote the liberator ( which delivered the message of emancipation
What is an abolitionist?
somebody pushing to end slavery
A free black, he advised blacks to fight for freedom rather than wait for it to end by itself
David Walker
Sarah and Angelina Gremke
Daughters of a Southern Carolina slaveholder, they spoke about abolition, after seeing the slave trade
Fredrick Douglas
He wrote the North Star He said how knowledge was the path to freedom He was taught by his owners wife he fled to New York as a free slave
free blacks
Free Blacks in anti-slavery societies, they worked as day labors or artisians.
Nat Turner
Born into slavery He led a Rebellion to lead the people out of bondage
The Republic of Texas(Lone Star Republic)
Name of Independent Texas Sam Houston was president
Santa Anna
Mexican president who seeks to put down Texas Revolution and gain power over Mexico; He orders seige of Alamo He executes surviviors
Sam Houston
Commander of Texan Army who overtakes Santa Anna’s army at San Jacinto. This gives Texas its independence from Mexico.
What were the 3 causes of the Mexican Revolution
Negligence- anglos running own government affairs Racism- feel of betterness Cultural Differences- anglos refuse to learn Mexican culture Slavery-anglos continued after outlaw Government- anglos believed in state rights, mexico believed in central gov.
Why has the Alamo become a motivation and battle cry for the Texans
All the Texans are killed 187 to 2000 mexicans ,as a result the Alamo becomes a symbol of heroism and rallies Texans to fight.
Why was the Treaty of Velasco(1836) controversial?
The treaty gave Texas its independence and established a boundary between Mexico and Texas. The boundaries were disputed Texas thought it was the Rio Grande Mexico thought it was the Nueces River
Republic of California
The nation proclaimed by American settlers in California when they declared their independence from Mexico in 1846
Mexico agreed to move the boundarie to the Rio Grande border for Texas plus ceded New Mexico and Calfornia to the US
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
an agreement to buy a strip of land, that is now the Southern United States, so that a railroad could be built to the Gulf of California US-Mexico border
Gadsden Purchase
California gold rush
fleeing to California for gold, it brought diversity into California and allowed for California to be come a state.
Sutter’s mill
The first place gold was discovered by James Marshall, it led to the migration to California.
Fourty Niners
prospectors who flocked to California in 1849 in the gold rush, were people from Asia, South America, and Europe
manifest destiny
destiny to settle coast to coast
President during War with Mexico, he supported claims over Texas-Mexico border.
James Polk
Sent by Polk to march to Rio Grande to blockade the river. (mexican rights violation) Old Rough and Ready
Zachary Taylor
Sent by Polk to Mexico to purchase California/New Mexico and settle the Mexican Border of Rio Grande.
John Slidell
Was a nationalist who called Mexico “the forbidden forest;political death” he was a politician and political theorist (main accomplishment: being known for not supporting the compromise of 1850)
John C. Calhoun
Led exploration party through Mexico’s Alta California Province (which was a violation of territorial rights)
John C. Fremont
“The longest marcher”, he marched from Kansas to the desert of Sante Fe New Mexico Led the battle of No shots Fired
Stephen Kearny
Winfield Scott
he led the invasions of Mexico with Zachary Taylor
Why did many Northerners oppose war with Mexico?
They saw it as a plot to expand slavery
What incident did President Polk use to call war with Mexico?
A skirmish between Mexican and American soldiers near Matamores
Mexico agreed to the Rio Grande border and ceded the territory to the US as part of the —-
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What were the fourty niners accosiated with
the california gold rush
what event was most responsible for creating a diverse population in California?
the gold rush
Succession
the formal withdrawl of a state from the Union
popular sovereignty
the right of residents of a territory to vote for or against slavery
picked up pro-compromise reins when Clay left he had the plan to obtain majority vote for each issue individually.
Stephen A Douglas
Taylors successor, New President, he supported the Compromise
Millard Filmore
What were the Wilmont Proviso and what issues were raised by it?
it proposed that none of the territory aquired in the war with Mexico would be open to slavery. It divided Congress on regional concerns North: said South basically voted no for internal improvements South: said slaves were property protected by the Constitution
Why did California statehood in 1850 complicate the political atmosphere in the United States
California became a state -they forbade slavery- this was against what the Missouri Compromise, which said California would be a slave state.
What were the conditions of the Compromise of 1850? How did it attempt to settle the political waters at the time?
It provided for both North and South North: California became a free state Sale of slaves banned in District of Columbia South:Utah and New Mexico decide about Slavery Texas-New Mexico boundary issue resolved
what explains the dependence of the Southern economy on slavery?
the southern economy was rurla and consisted mostly of plantations
the wilmont proviso proposed that slavery should be banned from….
all territories won from Mexico
the formal withdrawl of a state from the Union is known as…
sucession
What was Henry Clay’s primary purpose in offering the Compromise of 1850?
to avoid a civil war over the issue of slavey
according to the idea of popular sovereignty, what described if slaves would be allowed into a territory?
the residents of the territory
personal liberty laws
passed in nine states, it forbade the imprisonment of runaway slaves and guaranteed jury trials for fugative slaves
a system of roads along which runaway slaves helped to escape to Canada or to safe areas in free states.
underground railroad
Uncle Toms Cabin
Wrote by Harriet Brecher Stowe book about the cruelty of slavery moved many to join the abolition increase N and S tension
Rep. Preston Brooks and Charles Sumner
Sumner was critizing Brooks in a speech about supporting Kansas Nebraska acts Rep. Brooks beat Sumner with a cane to display Southern honor
What is one way in which abolitionists defied the fugative slave act?
nine southern states passed laws forbidding the imprisonment of runaway slaves.
The publication of Uncle Toms Cabin helped…
Northerns understand and sympathize with the problems of slavery
what was one result of the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
popular soveignty for Kansas and Nebraska
What did people start calling the Kansas Territory Bleeding Kansas?
Many bloody confrontations between proslavery passes and anti-slavery groups happened there.
Horace Greeley
Founder of the Republican Party
Democrat running for President in 1856 agianst fremont, he won
James Buchanan
How were the Free-Soilers and why did they oppose slavery?
they were northerners that werent abolitionists, they supported no black settlements or right to vote they didnt want slavery to affect free whote workers they thought slave power would be created
How did the way in which the Republican Party was formed indicate that the party had a good chance of success?
the party was against Kansas-Nebraska act. Htye (supported removing slavery from territories) they drew support from a diverse groups of people which caused them to win political tugs.
Why did the nativism movement lead to the creation of the Know-Nothing Party?
The navivist formed a Party called the American Party (it was secret) and the name later changed to the know-nothing party.
What issue divided the Whig Party?
Slavery
People who favored the concept of nativism feared whom?
immigrants
The Republican Party was formed by people who were united in their…
opposition to slavery in new territories
Northerners who objected to slavery’s impact on free white workers were part of the….
Free-Soil party
What was an important result of Buchanans defeat of Fremont in the 1856 presidentual election?
The South remained in the Union
Confederate States of America
a confederation formed in 1861 by the Southern states after their secession from the Union.
Fredrick Douglas
He wrote the North Star He said how knowledge was the path to freedom He was taught by his owners wife he fled to New York as a free slave
William Lloyd Garrison founded what?
The New England Anti-salvery Society
what did Fredrick Douglas do?
lectured on the evils of slavery
what is one way urban slaves had different lives from rural slaves
they had better clothes and food
what was one result of the Nat Turners rebellion
the tightening of laws controlling African American slaves
What did the abolition movement promote?
Ending the institution of slavery
Commander of Texan Army who overtakes Santa Anna’s army at San Jacinto. This gives Texas its independence from Mexico.
Sam Houston
What were the 3 causes of the Mexican Revolution
Negligence- anglos running own government affairs Racism- feel of betterness Cultural Differences- anglos refuse to learn Mexican culture Slavery-anglos continued after outlaw Government- anglos believed in state rights, mexico believed in central gov.
Why has the Alamo become a motivation and battle cry for the Texans
All the Texans are killed 187 to 2000 mexicans ,as a result the Alamo becomes a symbol of heroism and rallies Texans to fight.
The nation proclaimed by American settlers in California when they declared their independence from Mexico in 1846
Republic of California
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mexico agreed to move the boundarie to the Rio Grande border for Texas plus ceded New Mexico and Calfornia to the US
an agreement to buy a strip of land, that is now the Southern United States, so that a railroad could be built to the Gulf of California US-Mexico border
Gadsden Purchase
California gold rush
fleeing to California for gold, it brought diversity into California and allowed for California to be come a state.
Sutter’s mill
The first place gold was discovered by James Marshall, it led to the migration to California.
Fourty Niners
prospectors who flocked to California in 1849 in the gold rush, were people from Asia, South America, and Europe
manifest destiny
destiny to settle coast to coast
James Polk
President during War with Mexico, he supported claims over Texas-Mexico border.
Sent by Polk to march to Rio Grande to blockade the river. (mexican rights violation) Old Rough and Ready
Zachary Taylor
Sent by Polk to Mexico to purchase California/New Mexico and settle the Mexican Border of Rio Grande.
John Slidell
John C. Calhoun
Was a nationalist who called Mexico “the forbidden forest;political death” he was a politician and political theorist
he led the invasions of Mexico with Zachary Taylor
Winfield Scott
Why was the Mexican-American war controversial?
It was so controversial because it had to do with national affairs such as the Alamo in Texas
What was president polk’s position on expansion
he supported it; he wanted to bring Texas, New Mexico, and California into the Union
Why did many Northerners oppose war with Mexico?
They saw it as a plot to expand slavery
What were the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War?
Causes: Slavery Texas Revolution border disputes expansionism effects: Mexican Cession Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mexico agreed to the Rio Grande border and ceded the territory to the US as part of the —-
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What were the fourty niners accosiated with
the california gold rush
what event was most responsible for creating a diverse population in California?
the gold rush
Succession
the formal withdrawl of a state from the Union
popular sovereignty
the right of residents of a territory to vote for or against slavery
picked up pro-compromise reins when Clay left he had the plan to obtain majority vote for each issue individually.
Stephen A Douglas
Taylors successor, New President, he supported the Compromise
Millard Filmore
Why did California statehood in 1850 complicate the political atmosphere in the United States
California became a state -they forbade slavery- this was against what the Missouri Compromise, which said California would be a slave state.
what explains the dependence of the Southern economy on slavery?
the southern economy was rurla and consisted mostly of plantations
the wilmont proviso proposed that slavery should be banned from….
all territories won from Mexico
the formal withdrawl of a state from the Union is known as…
sucession
What was Henry Clay’s primary purpose in offering the Compromise of 1850?
to avoid a civil war over the issue of slavey
according to the idea of popular sovereignty, what described if slaves would be allowed into a territory?
the residents of the territory
personal liberty laws
passed in nine states, it forbade the imprisonment of runaway slaves and guaranteed jury trials for fugative slaves
a system of roads along which runaway slaves helped to escape to Canada or to safe areas in free states.
underground railroad
Harriet Tubman
One of the most famous underground railroad conductors
Wrote Uncle Toms Cabin
Harriet Brecher Stowe
How did Uncle Tom’s cabin affect the abolitionist cause? How did the South respond to it?
Uncle Tom’s Cabin helped northerners understand and sympathize with the problems of slavery. It increase northern abolitionist protests against fugative slave act.The South responded bywhipping Uncle Tom to death.
What were the conditions of the Kansas-Nebraska Act? Why was the Missouri Compromise of 1820 a problem? Why was the Kansas-Nebraska Act so controversial?
The Southern half would be Kansas; the Northern half would be Nebraska. It allowed for residents to decide if slavery was allowed, which made it controversial. The Missouri Compromise was an issue because Nebraska would have to be two states since it crossed the Missouri Compromise line.
The publication of Uncle Toms Cabin helped…
Northerns understand and sympathize with the problems of slavery
Why was Bleeding Kansas linked to the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
When South had possesions in Kansas Northerners wanted. Northerners created a town named lawrence, pro-slavery destroyed it, in revolt abolitionist John Brown led slaughter in Kansas
what was one result of the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
popular soveignty for Kansas and Nebraska
Why was the Fugative Slave Law so hated by the Northern abolitionists? How did the Northern states attempt to counter the federal law?
The fugative slave act was hated by northerners because it gave the slaves no trial by jury or testify on their own behalf, it said slaves would have to return to their bondage, In response northern states tried to counter federal law by creating personal liberty laws
What did people start calling the Kansas Territory Bleeding Kansas?
Many bloody confrontations between proslavery passes and anti-slavery groups happened there.
nativism
favoring the intrest of native born people over foreign-born immagrants (the Know Nothing Party)
Won the election as a Democratic candidate , saw abolitonists as a threat to unify nation.
Franklin Pierce
What issue did slavery have on the Whig party?
It split the Whig party
Dred Scott
A slave from Missouri who was taken over the Compromise line into free territory, his owner died, so there is a debate if he is free or not.
Abraham Lincoln
He opposed slavery saying it was immoral He won the election using direct plain language He ran for presidency against douglas
What was the significance of Dred Scott v. Sandford decision
it ruled that slaves did not have rights and were considered property
What was the Lecompton Constitution and why did President Buchanan supprt it? Why was it a poor decision?
It admitted Kansas into the Union as a slave state, he wanted the Southern votes, it was a mess because anti-slavery forces rejected it.
Why did the Lincoln-Douglas debates take place? Summarize the arguements of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in the debates. How does the “Freeport Doctrine” fit into the story?
The Licoln Douglas debates took place for US senate Lincoln: made popular soverienty be a empty phrase by asking if territorys could vote on excluding slavery before they were states. Douglas: brought in the freeport doctrine saying that any territory could exclude slavery by simply refusing to pass laws supporting it.
Why did the South decide to suceed after the election of 1860?
Southerners thought they lost their political voice in national government after lincoln won.
Why did Harpers Ferry increase tensions between the North and the South?
After John Brown was hanged the northerners called him a martyr and the southerners were scared of north slave uprisings
What best summarizes Lincolns position on slavery in 1858?
Slavery should not be spread because it is morally and politically wrong
The Dred Scott descision did what?
Ruled that slaves did not have rights and were considered property.
The topic of lincoln and douglas debates was what?
slavery in the territories
what was one effect of John Browns actions at Harpers Ferry
an increase in tension betweeen the north and the south.
How did the south react to the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860?
Seven Southern states suceeded from the Union before Lincoln inauguration
