Midterm 1 Identification terms Flashcards
The American Paradox-Jamestown, 1619 (Identification)
The American paradox means that both slavery and freedom were used at the same time in the American History.
- In Jamestown, the first African American men were not slaves and were free people
- Jamestown was the start of british freedom, yet also the start of slavery.
The Missouri Compromise (identification)
- Federal legislation that balanced desires of northern and southern states
- Missouri as a slave state (giving the south advantage), and Maine as a free state
- No slavery in the remaining louisiana purchase (argues by southerners 3/5ths rule)
Southern Black Codes (identification)
- Laws that made african american men as close to slavery as possible
- Restricting rights (interracial marrage, property)
- contacts for labor, whipping allowed under a judges order, must be returned if thet quit
- pressure under freemen to sign contracts, unemployed blacks could be arrested
- no possesion of firearms, not allowed any occupation besides farmer/servent unless alowed by a judge
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment (identification)
- feburary 1869 for high crimes and misdemenors
- violates tenure of office act
- removing the secretary of war and replacing him, when congress passed the act over johnsons veto (wanting to fire the current secretary)
- Helped to balance federal legislative - executive power
Manifest Destiny (identification)
- phrase coined in 1845
- the idea that the united states was destined by god to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across north america
- excused any mistreatment of native americans and anyone non-european
Compromise (Bargain) of 1877 (identification)
- unwritten deal between the united states congress and the disputed 1876 presidental election between republican Hayes and democrat Tilden.
- Democrates agreeing to let Hayes win if he withdrew the army from the south
- withdrew the last federal troops in the south, ended the reconstruction era
Kansas-Nebraska Act (identification)
- territorial organic act which created the territories of kansas and nebraska
- the bill was produced by setphan douglas in hopes on developing the railroad
- Yet when pass it repealed the missouri compromise
Vertical/Horizontal Integration (identification)
- horizontal integration is when a company takes over another that operates the same level in an industry (expand size, diversify new products, reduce competition)
- veritcal involves the acquisition of business operations within the same production vertical (boost profit and allow companies more access to consumers)
1860 Presidential Election (identification)
- republican abraham lincoln, southern democratic john breckinridge, union john bell, democratic Douglas
- Lincoln won the popularity vote, Douglas was his biggest competitor for northern votes
- seven southern states voted Breckinridge, bell winning 3, Douglas 1
Gospel of Wealth (identification)
- written by Andrew Carnegie
Stating that the responsibility of wealth meant using it in a responsible and thoughtful manner
Lincoln and the Border States (identification)
- border states were critical to winning the war
- Kentucky strategic, could threaten boarder states (4!)
- Mississippi River advantage
Social Darwinism (identification)
- The idea that survival of the fittest should be implemented into economics and politics
- strength is rewarded and weakness is punished
- supported racism and imperialism
George McClellan (identification)
- union major general
- raising a well trained army, army of the Potomac
- created the first large-scale offensive in eastern areas, making a clockwise movement around the confederate army
- Lincoln had distrust in him
Knights of Labor (Identification)
- American labor federation
- Everyone was welcome no matter race or gender
- demanding cultural uplift of the worker, ending child labor, 8 hour work day
Emancipation Proclamation (identification)
- Issues by Lincoln after the war, freeing all African Americans
- were allowed to “be received into the armed forces of the United States”
- Said that the executive branch had to recognize and maintain freedom
- provided legal framework for the liberation
-never challenged in court
