Semester 1 Haugen Flashcards
Emancipation
the freeing of slaves with no payment to slaveholders
antebellum
the period before the civil war or anything belonging to the period before the civil war
free blacks
black people who have been freed from slavery
Abolitionist
People who join the call to outlaw slavery
Abolition: “a setting free”
David walker
freed black
advised blacks to fight for freedom rather then to wait for slavery to end
Fredrick Douglas
born in slavery in 1817, taught to read and write by wife of one of his owners. 1838- Douglass had skilled job as a ship caulker but kept no earnings. He escaped to New York as a free black and was sponsored by Garrison to speak regularly in the American anti slavery society and started the newspaper “The North Star” named after the star that guided slaves to the North.
Nat turner
born in slavery in 1800 in Southampton County, VA. Turner judged an eclipse of sun as divine signal for action. In 1831 with 80 followers he attacked 4 plantations and killed 60 white people. He was eventually captured and hanged for his part in the slave rebellion and white people killed 200 blacks in retaliation which greatly affected the relationship between white and black people in the South.
Sarah and Angelina Grimké
Originally from south Raised in very wealthy family wrote a book on accounts of slavery Spoke against slavery in from of big crowds God will punish us for having slaves
Connection between women abolitionist movements and women’s rights
Many women in the abolition movement became leaders in the women’s rights movement. The argument for human rights for blacks became relevant for women as well.
different strategies of abolitionist movements
Newspapers Anti slavery society sending bills to congress nat turners rebellion other books
southern and northern actions and responses to the abolitionist movements
South- slave codes, gag rule
North- newspaper anti slavery society
global and US slave issues introduced in amistad
Queen oh Spain claims them, 2 plantation owners claim they bought them, 2 spaniards claim the slaves be returned to them, 2 coast guard officers claim them as goods captured at sea, and the slaves claim they are not slaves at all and need to be returned to Africa, however they’re also accused of murder.
republic of Texas(lone star republic)
the nation established in 1836 when American settlers in the Mexican province of Texas declared and fought for their independence
Santa Anna
Mexican president who seeks to put down Texas Revolution and gain power over Mexico
orders the siege of the Alamo
purpose of executing survivors was to end rebellion
Sam Houston
Virginian who makes Texas his home
Commander of Texan army who overtakes Santa Anna’s army at San Jacinto, Texas and gives Texas independence from Mexico
David walker
freed black
advised blacks to fight for freedom rather then to wait for slavery to end
Fredrick Douglas
born in slavery in 1817, taught to read and write by wife of one of his owners. 1838- Douglass had skilled job as a ship caulker but kept no earnings. He escaped to New York as a free black and was sponsored by Garrison to speak regularly in the American anti slavery society and started the newspaper “The North Star” named after the star that guided slaves to the North.
Nat turner
born in slavery in 1800 in Southampton County, VA. Turner judged an eclipse of sun as divine signal for action. In 1831 with 80 followers he attacked 4 plantations and killed 60 white people. He was eventually captured and hanged for his crimes and white people killed 200 blacks in retaliation which greatly affected the relationship between white and black people in the South.
Sarah and Angelina Grimké
Originally from south
Raised in very wealthy family
wrote a book on accounts of slavery
Spoke against slavery in from of big crowds
Connection between women abolitionist movements and women’s rights
Women abolitionists became leaders in the women’s rights movement. HUMAN rights argument applied to the women’s rights movement as well.
different strategies of abolitionist movements
Newspapers Anti slavery society sending bills to congress nat turners rebellion other books
southern and northern actions and responses to the abolitionist movements
South- slave codes, gag rule
North- newspaper anti slavery society
global and US slavery issues introduced in amistad
Other parts of the world did not allow slavery and US did
issues: Are slaves people with rights
republic of Texas(lone star republic)
the nation established in 1836 when American settlers in the Mexican province of Texas declared and fought for their independence
Santa Anna
Mexican president who seeks to put down Texas Revolution and gain power over Mexico
orders the siege of the Alamo
purpose of executing survivors was to end rebellion
Sam Houston
Virginian who makes Texas his home
Commander of Texan army who overtakes Santa Anna’s army at San Jacinto, Texas and gives Texas independence from Mexico
what are the causes of the Mexican Revolution
Mexican negligence racism cultural differences slavery issues individual freedom- Anglos vs. Mexican believe of strong central government
WhyhastheAlamobecomeamotivationand“battlecry”fortheTexans?
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WhywastheTreatyofVelasco(1836)controversial?
It granted independence to Texas. Texas set up an army and a navy and had its own flag.
Republic of California
The nation proclaimed by American settlers in California when they declared their independence from Mexico in 1846
TreatyofGuadalupeHidalgo
Mexico agreed to the Rio Grande border for Texas and ceded New Mexico and California to the US who paid $15 million for the Mexican cession
Ended the Mexican American war
GadsdenPurchase
In 1853 purchase by the US of land from Mexico establishing the present US Mexican Border
