Note Test 3 Day 3 Flashcards

1
Q

Things that tied south together

A
  1. climate- long growing season
  2. Anglo Saxon Protestants
  3. Agricultural Economy- rice (wealthiest), indigo, tobacco
  4. Class Structure
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2
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Class Structure of the south

A
  1. Aristocrats

2. Yeoman Farmers

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3
Q

Aristocrats

A

Planters- rural

bankers…urban

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4
Q

Yeoman Farmers

A
  1. Acres 1-2 slaves
  2. Farmers
  3. Mountain groups- scottish highlanders
    - mountain whites- eastern ky, tennessee
    - White trash- without anything
  4. Freed African American- Freedom Papers
  5. Slaves
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5
Q

William T. Johnson

A

Natchez, MS

Free man

barber shop

left work where a mob of white men murdered him

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6
Q

Southern Defense of Slavery

A
  1. Natural Condition
  2. Biblical
  3. Salvation
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7
Q

Kenneth Stamp

A

book- “Peculiar inst”

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8
Q

Stanley Elkins

A

“american slavery” - book

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9
Q

Indirect evidence (4 things)

A
  1. Masters doc.
  2. discontent
  3. Destroying Farm Equipment
  4. Poisoning
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10
Q

Oct 1859

A

John Brown

harpers ferry, va

Robert e. lee

prepares south to leave union

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11
Q

Reaction to Execution of John Brown

A

North- very upset

South- surprised by reaction of north

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12
Q

Ticket for pres before lincoln elected

A

lincoln

st. douglas

john breckenridge

john bell

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13
Q

dec 1860- succession meeting

A

sc first state to leave union

texas is 7th

sam houston against it

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14
Q

ft. sumter

A

north and south

who fights first?

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15
Q

Robert andersoin

A

tells lincoln he needs more supplies (telegram)

lincoln sends message to gov pickens that he is sending provisions only

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16
Q

April 11- P.T Beauiegar

A

wants anderson to surrender by 4, if not we will take fort

south fires on ft sumter

3,000-4,000 shots hit fort but no body go shot

17
Q

Lincoln vs. Davis

A

davis- quite, let the go in peace

north- will learn from mistakes (lincoln)

south- will not learn from mistakes (davis)

18
Q

Anaconda Strat.

A

blockade of southern ports

send military and surround south and squeeze them

19
Q

Robert E. Lee

A

best strategust in world, could not win against numbers of grants army

grad from westpoint (second in class)

always in uniform, clean

20
Q

U.S. Grant

A

looked like a rodeo, dirty, soldier

grad from westpoint (last in class)

drank a lot

“i annot spare this man, he fights” lincoln quote

21
Q

Lincoln’s inaugural address

A

tried to appeal to south

to south- “will not let slavery spread”

succession = unconst.