Final Flashcards
Which founding document was the model for Seneca falls declaration of sentiments?
The Declaration of Independence
How did the invention of the cotton gin impact the south?
-it made farming very easy
- within 10 years it became the most important crop of the south
-made more plantations and by association slavery was in more demand
Between 1820 and 1860, about 4 million immigrants arrived in the US, where did they come from, why?
They came mostly for Ireland and Germany
-Ireland had a potato famine
- Germany failed revolution and went over seas to escape punishment
What was life like for black people in the north?
-they were free
-white people rioted black homes and businesses
-they limited their voting rights and were secluded from society
What was the greatest cause of death in the civil war?
Infection and disease
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act nullify the Missouri compromise?
The Missouri compromise said that any state above Missouri had to be a free state BUT Kansas and Nebraska got to choose
What was the supreme courts decision in the Dread Scott’s case?
They ruled that Dread Scott was not entitled to his freedom
What did the election of 1860 highlight for the United States?
-It showed how divided the nation was
-Abraham Lincoln was elected
The Seneca falls convention
A formal statement of injustices faced by women written by the organizers of the Seneca fall’s convention.
Industrial Revolution
A shift from handmade products to machine made products
Underground Railroad
A group of people who helped enslaved people get to the north.
Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln got elected
13th amendment
abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
14th amendment
granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including formerly enslaved people
15th amendment
the Government could not deny them the right to vote because of their race, color, or former slave.
