Manifest to Election 1860 Flashcards
Henry Ward Beecher
Preacher/abolitionist who funded weapons for anti-slavery pioneers in Kansas
Harriet Tubman
conductor of the Undergroung Railroad
J. Sullivan
developed the idea of Manifest Destiny
Santa Ana
leader of Mexico in the 1830’s and 40’s
Independent Treasury System
made by Van Buren to replace the Bank of US
Discovered gold at Sutter’s Mill
James Marshall
Arostoock War
clash between Canadians and Americans for over disputed land in Maine
Harpers Ferry
federal arsenal seized in hopes of a slavery rebellion movement
send to negotiate the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty
Nicholas Trist
people do not move, but the borders around them do
Stationary Immigration
Stephan Douglas
helped sectional conflicts
Beecher’s Bible
guns
Polk
pro-manifest destiny & pro-slavery
“Little Hickery”
Polk
Battle of the Alamo
major lose for the Texans
safe houses in the Underground Railroad
stations
Treaty of Guadeloupe-Hidalgo added
California
Free Soilers
we’re not abolitionist but did want the expansion of slavery to stop.
Whig Party platform
pro-slavery and pro us bank
1836-1848 states added..
1836 : Texas
1848 : Florida
Legal Tender Act
allowed the US to issue money
Gen. Forest
killed unarmed most black soldiers at Fort Pillow
J. Davis
president for the Confederacy
Lee
military leader for the Confederacy
Anaconda Plan
strategy for the north to beat the south
This northern victory gave the north control of the Mississippi
Vicksburg
Appomattox Courthouse
when Lee surrenders to Grant (south surrenders to the north)
Union Democrats
members from both the Rep. Party and the Dem. Party that supported Lincoln in 1864
McClellan
presidential candidate in 1864
leader of the Copperheads
Vallandigham
Sherman
matched from Atlanta to Savannah
54th Massachusetts
African American regiment
violated the Monroe Doctrine
Louis Napoleon
W. Scott
made the Anaconda Plan
two Civil War battles
Antietam and Bull Run
two financing laws that helped the north
Legal Tender and National Bank Act
Nevada and West Virginia were added
to ensure Lincoln reelection
more financing and a stronger navy
norths benifits