S.s Flashcards

1
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Where did Elizabeth cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott meet.

A

Anti slavery convention

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2
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What was the name of the convention that took place on July 19-20 1848

A

Seneca falls convention

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3
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What other issues were these women concerned with before the womens right movement

A

ending slavery

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4
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What was the document that was created at the seneca falls convention

A

declaration of sentiments

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5
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What changes did women want

A

right to vote education own property and coustody of children

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6
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When did women get the right to vote

A

1920

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7
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What was the Temperance movemtn

A

stop people from drinking alcohal

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8
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What skills did fredrick douglas have as a slave that were rare

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could read and write

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9
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What documents must a slave carry

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papers showing if they were free or not

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10
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hwo did douglas escape

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Borrowed a friends free papers and escaped off a train

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11
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What were 2 of douglasses acheivements

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write an autobiography and met lincoln is the white house to discuss slaverys

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12
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What was the est hope for runaway slaves

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underground railroad

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13
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Was harriet tubman and escaped slave and what was her nickname

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Yes and moses of the south

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14
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Why did the south offer 40,000 dollars for a reward for anyone who captured harriet tumban

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To stop her from freeing more slaves

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15
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What was the manifest destiny

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the belief that the Us was meant to expand to the Pacific ocean

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16
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WHo ran for president in 1844

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JAmes k pol and Henry clay

17
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Who was james k polk

A

president elected in 1844 and was a democrat favored the manifest destiny

18
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What did henry clay beleive in

A

Opposed te annexation of texas

19
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what needed to happen in order for manifest destiny to happen

A

neede oregon

20
Q

How did the US get oregon

A

made a compromise with britain
The Oregon Territory was divided at latitude 49*North.
Britain got the land north of the line.
The US got land south of the line.
The US will eventually create the states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho from this land.

21
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Why did the US senate refuse to annex tecas in 1844

A

They thoght it would lead to a war with Mexico

22
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How does Sam houston perswaude the us to annex texas

A

he told them that britian wanted their land and if the us did not annex it they would give it to britian

23
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What was the border dispute with mexico

A

Mexico did not like the annexation of texa and Us and mexico diagreed on the borders.Mexican soldiers cross americans border lines and breifly fought with america and then Polk declared war on MExico

24
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What happened before americans in texas knew about the war

A

they rebelled against the mexican rules and then declared California independant and their new republic was Bear Flag REpublic

25
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What did John Freemont do

A

lead the rebel forces of the bear flag and helped the us army by driving mexican troops out of northern california

26
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What ended the war between mexico

A

the treaty of guadilupe hiidalgo

27
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What did the treaty do

A

Made mexico cede the mexican cession to the us and we gave them 15 million dollars in return and the us would respect the exicans rules when they live in the mexican cession

28
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What did the us buy in 1853

A

Bought a peice of land called the Gadsen Pruchase from mexico and paid them 1o million dollars

29
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What was formed with the gadsen purchase

A

the continental us as we know today.