Second Half Of History Studying Flashcards
Three events that extended slavery into territories and states
Missouri compromise, compromise of 1850, Kansas Nebraska act
Most southern political leaders praised the Supreme Court decision in dred Scott vs Sanford because
It protected the property rights of slave owners in the territories
The majority of republican voters in the 1854 elections were
Northern abolitionists
Events leading to the civil war
Uncles Tom cabin published, congress passed Kansas Nebraska act, John brown leads attack on harpes ferry
John brown was tempting to
Steal weapons, and bring them to local slaves, by leading an armed resistance in Virginia in 1859
The democrats could not agree on
A single candidate for the election of 1860 so their votes were divided between two candidates
The election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency was the immediate cause of the
Secession of southern states from the union prior to the start of the civil war
Significance of The siege of Vicksburg
Gave the union total control of the Mississippi River
President Lincoln based the emancipation proclamation on the principle that
All men are created equal from the Declaration of Independence
President Lincoln silenced those in opposition to the war by
Ignoring protections against unlawful imprisonment by jailing enemies of the union without trial
Battle of Gettysburg
A turning point in the civil war and the last time that lee’a troops launched an attack in the north
Unions capture of Atlanta contribute to Lincoln’s reelection because
It convinced union voters that the north was making progress in the war
Main goal of reconstruction was to
Readmit the former confederate states into the union
Southern state legislatures attempted to
Restrict the rights of formerly enslaved persons by passing black codes
Lincoln’s main vision for reconstruction was to
Reunite the nation as quickly and painlessly as possible
