Midterm Flashcards
an anti-slavery novel that helped lay the groundwork for the civil war
uncle toms cabin
a controversial ruling made by the Supreme Court in 1857, shortly before the outbreak of the civil war
dred Scott decision
a slave, sought to be declared a free man on the basis that he had lived for a time in a “free” territory with his master
dred Scott
an American abolitionist who believed in and advocated armed insurrection as the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in the US.
led bleeding Kansas
killed 5 supporters of slavery
commanded anti-slavery forces
John brown
Abraham Lincoln defeated who in the election of 1860
John c Breckinridge
who was the democrat who ran in the election of 1860
Stephen a Douglas
who was the constitutional union candidate in the election of 1860
John bell
what did the election of 1860 do
set the stage for the American civil war
one day battle
bloodiest day in American history
union victory
resulted in president Lincoln issuing his preliminary emancipation of proclamation
battle of Antietam
American statesman and one of the founding fathers of the US
influential interpreter and promoter of the US constitution
founder of the nations financial system, Federalist Party, the US coast guard and the New York post newspaper
took part in the establishment of a national bank
Alexander Hamilton
American founding father
principle founder of the Declaration of Independence
wanted agrarianism and a smaller government
Thomas Jefferson
a landmark case by the US Supreme Court which forms the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States
helped define the boundary between the constitutionally separate executive and judicial branches of the American form of government
Marbury v Madison
economic plan that played a prominent role in American policy during the 19th century
a tariff to protect and promote American industry
a national bank to foster commerce
federal subsidies for roads, canals, and other internal improvements to develop profitable markets for agriculture
American system
who proposed the American system
Henry clay
caused by the treaty of velasco
Mexican American war
allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders
served to repeal the Missouri compromise of 1820
Kansas Nebraska act
treaty between the US and Spain that ceded Florida to the US and defined the boundary between the us and new Spain
considered a triumph of American diplomacy
Adam onis treaty
declared that all persons held as slaves witching the rebellious states are and henceforward should be free
signed by president Lincoln
was issued as a war measure during the American civil war, directed to all of the areas in rebellion and all segments of the executive branch of the United States
emancipation proclamation
who wrote uncle toms cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
US was able to acquire California and parts of the south west
Mexican American war
strong federal gov
Whigs
wanted states rights
democrats
rapid growth of cities
inventions played a big role of shifting cottage industry to factories
mass production
industrial revolution
abolitionists and liberals clash over popular sovereignty
bleeding Kansas
state gov should be supreme
ruling power should be given to all landowners
gov should promote agriculture
strict interpretation of the constitution
protective tariffs burden farmers
Jefferson and democratic republicans
national gov supreme
ruling power given to wealthy educated
gov should promote manufacturing
loose interpretation of the constitution
protective tariffs protect domestic industries
Hamilton and the federalists
what did Napoleon offer to sell along with New Orleans for only $15 million because of the rebellion in Haiti
led by toussiant l’overture
finalized in 1803
Louisiana purchase
unconstitutional, but doubled the land of the country
only costed 3 cents per acre of land
Louisiana purchase
there will be no export of goods from any American ports, whether in foreign or American ships
embargo act
federalists began to make a list of things that they had lost throughout the war, meeting secretly
mention seceding from the union because of the embargoes and what they had lost
Hartford convention
war ends in a stalemate
lost pride, lives and materials
trade returned between the nations and they are now peaceful
consequences of the war
had multiple components that applied to both the north and the south
Missouri would become a slave state
Maine would become a free state
balanced the number
Missouri compromise
saying there would be no more colonization in America by any foreign countries
said that European nations could not intervene in Latin
Monroe doctrine
expression of patriotism and isolationism
Monroe doctrine
what were the 3 major impacts of the Erie Canal
shipping cost dropped from $100-$5
food prices dropped
towns and cities emerge along the canal
what document was signed to give Texas their freedom
treaty of velasco
in an effort to preserve the balance of power in congress between shave and drew states
was passed in 1820admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state
Missouri compromise
