History test unit 5 Flashcards
What is the Mason dixon line?
- A boundary between Maryland a Pennsylvania
- A dividing line between slave states and free states
how were the south and north different?
The south was more based on agriculture and farming and had a lot more alves and few rail roads
While the north was based on manufacturing and machinery and didn’t not have as many slaves and had a lot of advanced technology also more people were coming to the north for better job opportunities
Pro slavery used what to defend themselves?
- the bible
- referred back to every civilization that had been successful had slaves
- Thought slavery would keep their social class for whites normal because slaves would be on the bottom
- they thought when blacks were under a slave owner they were happier because they were given food and better opportunities
what was the Abolitionist Movement?
Blacks get to stay and be free and based on the idea that slavery was a sin
who is David Walker?
a free black man wrote an appeal
who was william Lloyd?
wrote the liberator a news paper
what was Nat turner’s rebellion?
Nat turner led a slave revolt in Va that killed about 60 whites
revolt sent panic throughout the south and made slave laws more harsh
what is Uncle tom’s cabin ?
-a book by harriet Beecher stowe
-Describes slavery at its worst
How slavery tears families apart
-2nd most famous book in the second century
Encouraged anti slavery feeling in the north
Things women could do?
- Circulate petitions
- Attend meetings
- March in parades
- Deliver public letters
who is dorthy dix?
- Establishing asylums before the civil war
- Leading advocate for more humane treatment of the insane
who are the grimmie sisters?
letters of equality of sexes and also equality for blacks
who is Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth cady stanton?
-both Wanted equal rights
-Both responsible for making an assembly
-Based on the declaration of independence from what thomas Jefferson said
And restarting it for women
what is the missouri compromise?
They wanted to add misour as a state but it expanded past the boundary
what is the fugitive slave law?
- Made it easier for slave catchers to capture fugitives or even to kidnap free blacks
- Heavy fine or imprisonment for anyone who helped the fugitives
what is the Dred Scott case and what did the supreme court say about it?
Dred scott is a slave in 1830 his owner took him with him when he was traveling to illinois and when they got back dred scott sued for his freedom because he took him to a place where slavery wasn’t allowed
Supreme court decided dred scott was not a free citizen so he could not sue
what was John brown’s goals?
His goal was to turn arnsental in to a supply station for a huge slave revolt
what was the Kansas and Nebraska act?
- Both of the states were north of the missouri compromise line
- Created two new territories kansas and nebraska
why was senator stephen douglas of illinois was gonna take away the missouri compromise?
Because of popular sovereignty
why did kansas get the name bleeding kansas?
Because kansas became a battleground for Anti slavery people and pro slavery people
information about the battle of Fort Sumter?
location
Winner
Impact
- south carolina
- south
- was a cause of the civil war
information about the battle of Bull Run?
Location
Winner
Impact
- Manassas Virginia
- south
- the hope of both sides for a quick was ended
information about the battle of Antietam?
Location
Impact
- maryland
- bloodiest one day in the war , first major battle on northern soil
information about the battle of Gettysburg?
Location
Winner
Impact
-gettysburg, pennsylvania
-north
-turning point in the battle
the confederates would never again able to mount a major invasion of union territory
information about the battle of Appomattox courthouse
location( the mclean home in appomattox courthouse Virginia)
Impact - robert lee eventually surrendered all confederate field armies and the end of the civil war
- Mclean in the appomattox courthouse in Virginia
- robert lee eventually surrendered all confederate field armies and the end of the civil war
what did Abraham lincoln believe about the nation?
believed that the US was one nation not a collection of independent states
what did Ulysses S Grant do and successful for ?
- successful at defeating confederate forces in the west
- accepted Lee’s surrender at Appomattox courthouse
who was Frederick Douglass and what did he do?
- Former slave who became a prominent abolitionist
- Urged Abraham to recruit blacks for the union forces
who was Jefferson davis?
-President of the confederacy of America
who was Robert E, lee and what did he do?
-Confederate General of the Army of Northern Virginia
-Opposed secession but did not believe the union should be held together by force
Urged southerners to accept defeat and reunite rather than fight on after Appomattox
who was Stonewall jackson and how did he die?
- Confederate General known for his brilliant tactic
- Killed at the battle of Chancellorsville when he was accidentally shot by his own troops
what were some of the reasons the North won the civil war?
North: 2 million /south: 5.5million
Industry
North: can make more things (Iron) / south: can only make raw materials
Military
North : a Navy with very strong leadership/ south : great leaders a few but they didn’t have a navy at all
Railroads
North : had tons of railroads/ south : did not have a lot of railroads at all
New technologies - railroads, telegraphs ,Ironclads(ships made of iron), Air balloons, Early hand grenades, a new kind of rifle, and minie balls.
what was the Emancipation Proclamation and what did it do?
- emancipation proclamation allowed for enlistment of african american soldiers
- freed all slaves in rebelling states
what was The gettysburg address and what did it do?
- Unifying the nation and unifying the country
- He is talking about the declaration of independence how the fathers set up our country
what is the Compromise of 1850?
- California applied for statehood
- But it upsets the balance of free and slave states
what is the Compromise?
- California was admitted to the union as a free state
- Territories of the Utah and New Mexico would be open to slavery
- The slave trade was abolished in washington dc
- Congress passed a stricter fugitive slave law
