Social Studies Flashcards
Mid Term Study Set
Missouri Compromise of 1820
This compromise split Louisianan into slave and free state in 1820
Popular sovereignty
The idea that power belonged to the people and they should have the final vote
Compromise of 1850
This compromise allowed California to enter the union as a free state, it divided mexico into two new territories,utah and new mexico and also abolished slave trade in Washington DC and amended the fugitive slave act
Fugitive Slave Act
It was now a crime to shelter or assist runaway slave and slaves could be arrested in free states and only white witnesses could be tried. was included in the compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
it repealed the Missouri compromise and created two new territory and also allowed popular sovereignty and it created bleeding Kansas
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
a series of debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephan Douglas during the 1858 Illinois senator debate
Freeport Doctrine
created by Stephan Douglas during the 1858 Illinois senator race,it said how people could use popular sovereignty for the people to vote on being a free state or
seced
to leave, how the confederate left the union
Confederate States of America
the nation formed by the southern states when they left the union:sometimes known as the confederate
Jefferson Davis
first and only presidant of the confederacy
border states
slave states bordering free states furing the civil war
cotton diplomacy
a strategy used by the confederates to coerce Britain and France to do what they wanted by withholding cotton or running it past the Union blockade, they were trying to get it to the textile facility in England
blockcade runners
small fast boats that went to the Bahamas and Nassau to buy supplies
Ulysses S. Grant
Eighteenth president of the United States, he received a field promotion to lieutenant general in charge of all Union forces after leading a successful campaign in the West. He accepted General Lee’s surrender of Confederate forces at Appomattox Courthouse, ending the Civil War.
Emancipation
freeing of the slaves
Confiscation Acts
laws passed by the United States Congress during the Civil War to free the slaves still held by the Confederate forces in the South, any property including slaves being used to support the Confederate war efforts that could be confiscated
Emancipation Proclamation
created by Lincoln to free the slaves in areas rebelling against the union; put into affect Jan 1 1863
Contraband
an escaped slave during the civil war
copperheads
a group of northern democrats that sympathized with slavery
Habeas corpus
the constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment
Battle of Gettysburg
a union won fight that turned the tables against the confederate fought in Gettysburg PA
William Tecumseh Sherman
American Union army officer, his capture of Atlanta, Georgia, and his March to the Sea marked an important turning point in the war.
Reconstruction
the period after the civil war during which the U.S government worked on rejoining the southern states and rebuilding them
Thirteenth Amendment
a constitutional agreement that outlawed slavery but if you commented a crime you could still be slave
Freedmen’s Bureau
an agency established by Congress in 1865 to help poor people throughout the South
mainly schools
California gold rush
brought people to california and it was able to become a state
California gold rush affect on slavery debate
it started a crisis because it entered to go in as a free state and it created an imbalance off slave and free states
compromise of 1850
it divided mexico and Utah in to two territories, called for the abolition f slave trade in Washington dc and amended the fugitive slave act
California gold rush
When California’s population began growing quickly because of the Gold Rush, the officials decided to enter the Union as a state and not as a territory as they were previously. California had been a part of Mexico and didn’t support slavery, and neither did most of the citizens there.
California gold rush effect on slavery
However, when the choice came of whether California would become a free or slave state, the Southern Senators were opposed to the state being free, as the Union would then have more political power, so it sparked another debate over slavery in the states.
compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was Senator Henry Clay’s attempt to restore peace between the free and slave states. It stated that California would become a free state in the Union, and the rest of the Mexican Cession could choose their position via popular sovereignty, or the idea that political power belongs to the people. Texas would also forfeit some of its lands but would have its debts paid in return for doing so. Slave trading was also declared illegal in the capital, but slavery was still allowed. And lastly, government officials would create more laws against fugitives. The senators who supported this compromise were convinced it would work because it allowed both the North and the South to obtain things they wanted. The acts called for the admission of California as a “free state,” provided for a territorial government for Utah and New Mexico, established a boundary between Texas and the United States, called for the abolition of the slave trade in Washington, DC, and amended the Fugitive Slave Act.
dred scott decision
The Dred Scott decision, which was the Supreme Court case that considered African Americans not citizens of the U.S., was so fundamental in moving forward toward the Civil War because it upset many important anti-slavery politicians. After the Supreme Court ruled in favor of what the South wanted, many people from the North were furious with the Court, affecting much of the law system. Southerners immediately wrote about the court case in newspapers, rejoicing. Congressman Chief Roger B. Taney spoke about why the Missouri line was unconstitutional.
dred scott effect on slavery
Northerners completely disagreed with the court ruling, especially because in 1856, they had argued endlessly over Congress having the ability to ban slavery in federal territories, but after the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court declared Congress wasn’t able to ban slavery, and African-Americans weren’t even considered citizens in the eyes of the Supreme Court. After the Missouri Compromise line was deemed unconstitutional if made so that instead of slavery being contained, it could now go anywhere throughout the country.
lincoln douglas debates
A series of debates between Stephan Douglas and Abraham Lincoln with the focus point being slavery. It was for the Illinois senators’ debate
Opposition to lincolns view
slavery was the main focus point of the debates and while Lincoln wanted slavery to be banned Douglas wanted popular sovereignty and the vote to be up to the people this is how the free point doctrine was created Lincoln faced heavy amounts of opposition from pro-slavery people, and during the debates, Douglas twisted his words to convince voters that he was the better choice for senator of Illinois.
raid of harpers ferry
Raid stated by abolitionist john brown they planned to raid the federal arsenal and start a slave revolt but they were unsuccessful they were boarded up in a barn but were captured soon after
raid on harpers ferry consequences
national-the south was no scared that something like this was going to happen again
immediate- john brown and his men are captured
bleeding kansas
I think the Civil War in Kansas was when Congress thought the fight escalated too much and decided to discuss it. Bleeding Kansas was a civil war that happened after the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed. On a local level, the war ended in 200 deaths and hostility between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery people living there. However, it soon escalated after the abolitionist attacks in Lawrence and Kansas, and nationally, assaults were taking place between Senators in the middle of a Congress meeting.
the rights of the state to secede
because they joined the union voluntarily they thought they could leave voluntarily
confederate states
Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia
confederates states of 1860
jefferson davis was the presadent of 1860
lincolns belief at the beginning of the war
his goal was to keep the Union united and not free the slaves, though he thought slavery was morally wrong he wanted a swift victory for the Union to not destroy the union as a whole
why lincoln fought for demacracy
he also believed that since not many countries had democracy if this war was lost the hope of democracy was going to be lost with it
the beginning event at the civil wa
was the battle of Fort Sumner which was a Confederate victory
where and when did the civil war start
Fort Sumner South Carolina Charleston April 12, 1861
border states
Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, and West Virginia
waging a civil war
shows other countrys that the untied states is a weaker country since it broke up, this is also the case with democracy
