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History final Flashcards

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What was the most important product in the American economy

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Cotton

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Economy of the South

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Agricultural, cash crops, slavery
Growing importance of the cotton
Cotton gin created, which caused a demand for labor I.e slaves

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What percent of the population were plantation owners and how much of the wealth did they control

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2% were plantation owners and controlled 90% of the wealth

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How much slaves did the plantation owners have compared to the rest of society

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More than half of the slaves

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What percent of the population were farmers and what percent were migrant farm workers/ tenant farmers

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70-80% and 20-30%

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Slavery in the 19th century, where are most slaves born

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In America

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What religion did most slaves follow

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Christianity

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Does Christianity make slaves more rebellious or obedient?

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Yes and no

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What are some of the slaves forms of resistance?

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Working slowly, sabotage such as breaking tools Or setting fires to buildings. Striking out a slave owners property was a way to strike at the man himself. Pretending to be sick, playing dumb. Slave resistance is caused by abolitionists

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What are some arguments people who were pro-slavery used?

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They said it was in the bible. It’s common throughout history(i.e. Greeks and Romans), it’s in the constitution, it’s good for slaves( because at least they have somewhere to live, and get fed, and treated better than northern workers..etc) ,

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What are some northern and southern similarities?

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Racism, most people are small farmers, both relied on cotton as a source of economy booster, many people wanted western expansion

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Motivations for expansion

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Fur trapping, farmers looking for land, seen as a solution for problems, desire for profits

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What was Manifest Destiny?

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Americans thought it was there destiny to move west

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Oregon territory

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Shared with Great Britain. Eventually negotiate a border “the Oregon trial “

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What was the battle of the Alamo?

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Event of the Texas revolution, texans launched an assault on the Alamo mission. All if the Texan defenders were killed . Myth was they just lost but in reality texans went down fighting.

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California gold rush

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380,000 people travel to get gold

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What was the main cause if the Civil War

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Southern Paranoia

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What are some general causes of the civil war?

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Economic Change:

  • the north became and industrial trade-based society, wants high tariffs and infrastructure investment; south does not
  • the south remains agricultural

Nation is clearly divided, and cotton becomes less important (percent wise)

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What were some issues concerning slavery

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Debate over expansion of slavery to the west. Each region wants it’s way of life to expand. Plus the more states the more votes

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Were the north abolitionists

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No. They just didn’t want slavery moving west

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Who are abolitionists ?

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A vocal minority( not many but very active ) they scared southerners

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Population trends

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North grows faster which makes the south paranoid

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What are some previous tensions the north and south have had

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Constitutional convention, Missouri compromise, nullification crisis

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What are some historical events that lead to the Civil War?

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Compromise of 1850, publishing of uncle Toms cabin, Kansas Nebraska Act, bleeding Kansas, LeCompton Constitution

24
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What was the Dred Scott decision

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Courts ruled the runaway slave Dred Scott was to return to his owner after running away to the south because he was considered a piece of property therefore he remained a slave.

25
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John brown raid

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Decided to go to the south and set slaves free. Southerners thought of him as a terrorist

26
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What party did Lincoln represent when running for president?

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Republican Party

27
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How many state secede after Lincoln is elected president. Which states?

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7 states secede. (South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas)

28
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What was the battle of Fort Sumter

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Confederate attack. Near charleston, South Carolina. Which initiated the Civil war. Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to suppress the rebellion.

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How many more states seceded after Fort Sumter? Which states?

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4 more states (Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina)

30
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Concerning Civil War: Northern or Southern Advantage?

More population

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Northern advantage

31
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Concerning Civil War: Northern or Southern Advantage?

Productive capacity

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Northern Advantage

32
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Concerning Civil War: Northern or Southern Advantage?

Transportation/ telegraph networks

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Northern Advantage

33
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Concerning Civil War: Northern or Southern Advantage?

Political Leadership

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Northern Advantage

34
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Concerning Civil War: Northern or Southern Advantage?

Stronger, established national government

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Northern Advantage

35
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Concerning Civil War: Northern or Southern Advantage?

“Home field” Advantage

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Southern Advantage

36
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Concerning Civil War: Northern or Southern Advantage?

Fighting a defensive war

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Southern Advantage

37
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Concerning Civil War: Northern or Southern Advantage?

Military Leadership

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Southern Advantage

38
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Concerning Civil War: Northern or Southern Advantage?

Hoping for British/French Aid

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Southern “Advantage”

39
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Concerning Civil War: Northern or Southern Advantage?

Hoping the four border states would join

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Southern “advantage”

40
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Why were casualties so high compared to previous wars ?

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improved weapons, large armies, more advanced economics, undisciplined soldiers , limited medical knowledge

41
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What was the norths strategy to winning the war ?

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Attack on several fronts, control the Mississippi River, naval blockade, conquer the capital, increasing use of total war.

42
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What is total war

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total war is the war is taken to civilian property, they take their food, Burn their crops, and steal their supplies.

43
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Who is William T. Sherman?

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Most known for the civil war, was a union military leader

44
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Ulysses S. grant

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Fought along side William T Sherman

45
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Why was Lincoln reluctant to freeing the slaves?

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Crime rate may go up, might scare away the 4 remaining slave states, northern states did not support it

46
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Emancipation proclamation

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Lincoln threatened the south saying that any state that rebels will have their slaves set free.

47
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What were the effects emancipation proclamation?

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It was a threat to the south, it would hurt southern economy, north can get new soldiers, kept Britain out of the war( because of they were against slavery) plus slaves were already running away

48
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Which amendment frees slaves

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The 13th amendment

49
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How many African-American soldiers served in the army?

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Approximately 200,000

50
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What must states do to come back into the country?

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  • 10% must take loyalty oath
  • Accept the 13th Amendment
  • provide public education

Not included in plan:

  • significant punishment
  • guarantee of equality for former slaves
51
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What were the new rules for the south when Johnson took over

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10% must take loyalty oath
-confederate officials and people worth over $20,000 are banned from office
BUT people can appeal to the president for a pardon

Still no guarantee of former slaves rights.

52
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When radical republicans are in power what are some if there legislative achievements?

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14th amendment

  • 15th amendment (voting rights can’t deny someone the right to vote because of race or color or previous condition)
  • public schools in the south
53
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When radical republicans are in power what are some of there legislative failures?

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Had difficulty in enforcing laws, allowed segregation, no land reform or other economic resources provided

54
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What are some reasons for the decline of the radical republicans?

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White southerners began participating again and vote for Democrats, political terrorism (KKK), political corruption, depression of 1873, lack of northern support for racial equality and for keeping the military in the south.

55
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I was reconstruction successful?

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Put union back together and avoided any future wars

56
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In what ways did reconstruction fail?

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Failed at helping former slaves, and failed at rebuilding southern economy because of total war.

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