Segregation Flashcards
What was Manifest Destiny?
Move west to California.
How did the Mexican-American War fulfill our manifest destiny?
Gave us land. (States)
What problem grew over westward expansion?
Slavery.
What were the terms of the Missouri Compromise of 1920?
Missouri became a slave state. Maine became free.
What were the main 3 parts of the Compromise of 1850?
California was a free state. Fugitive Slave Act.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin:
Exposed Slavery
Kansas-Nebraska Act:
Popular Sovereignty
Dred Scott Case:
Supreme court upheld slavery in the US territories.
John Brown’s Raid at Harper’s Ferry:
Citizens and seized the federal armory and arsenal.
Election of 1860:
Abraham and Hamlin won the categories.
What were the 3 amendments to the Constitution that came out of Reconstruction?
13,14 and 15
What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?
The legislation that gave slaves their opportunity to free life in the United States.
Compromise of 1877:
Agreement of 1877 that was an unwritten political deal in the United States to settle intense dispute.
Black Codes:
Limitations for the African Americans from owning property.
What were Lincoln’s aims and actions during the Civil War?
Allowed anyone over 21 years old or the head of the household to apply for free federal land.
Lincolns Plan:
Would allow confederate states to establish new state governments after 10%
Johnsons Plan:
Swear loyalty to the union and pay off their war debt.
Radical Republicans:
Demanded harsher measures in the South.
What was the KKK?
terrorist organization/ hate group
What was Poll tax?
A required tax to pay before one votes.
What Is literacy test?
An exam one has to take to assess their reading and writing skills.
Grandfather Clause:
Law regulation that limits changes to legal relations
Jim Crow laws:
Racial segregations
How did Plessy v. Ferguson affect the south?
It upheld state imposed Jim Crow Laws
