stuff from just the review thing bc i did it wrong the first time Flashcards
abolitionist that attacked proslavery men, killing five people, called the pottawatommie (idk how to spell it) creek massacre. also tried to arm slaves and lead them in a revolt against their owners in raid on harper’s ferry.
john brown
leader of the jayhawkers, convinced people to end slavery by leading an army
james lane
republican candidate, against kansas-nebraska act, lost popular vote but won presidency. runs for senator but ends up losing. caused six states beginning with south carolina to secede.
abraham lincoln
nickname given to the violence in kansas in the 1850’s over the issue of slavery, several acts of violence that led up to the war.
bleeding kansas
four part agreement that included admitting california as a free state, banning slavery in d.c., using popular sovereignty to decide on slavery in areas gained from mexico, and creating a new fugitive slave act.
compromise of 1850
slaves are determined property not citizems. unconstitutional to prohibit slavery.
dred scott v. sandford
written by stephen douglas and andrew butler. created the kansas and nebraska territories. stated that popular sovereignty would be used to determine slavery in the new territories. led to “bleeding kansas”.
kansas-nebraska act
john brown wanted to raid weapons to arm slaves and lead them in a revolt against their owners. the raid failed as he was caught and convicted of treason.
raid on harper’s ferry
a missourian that crossed the border into kansas to illegally vote in kansas elections.
border ruffian
the location of the first shots in the civil war being fired. the place refused to surrender to the confederacy. when the place was taken, the u.s. sent troops to the south to stop the rebellion.
fort sumter
confederate president during the civil war
jefferson davis
union general that was elected president in 1869. battle of vicksburg, lee surrendered to him at the appomattox court house.
ulysses s. grant
leader of confederate army
robert e. lee
confederate leader of bushwhackers. known for attacking lawrence.
william clarke quantrill
union general in the civil war. used total war in march to georgia.
william t. sherman
how did the civil war affect the economies of both sides?
the north and south both suffered economically during the war, but the south faced more than the north. inflation and shortages are examples.
__________ (1863) started with lee’s invasion of the north. he moved his men into pennsylvania and eventually encountered the union. the end results are that the confederacy lost and they never regained the strength they had going into battle. considered a major turning point in the war.
gettysburg
when the union found lee’s battle plans, they knew he was headed north into maryland. the union pursued him and that is how the battle of antietam started. the end result was lee’s retreat and a union victory.
antietam
this battle helped the union gain control of the mississippi river. grant led battle. union victory.
vicksburg
what battle led to the emancipation proclamation?
antietam
bushwhackers attacked and burned lawrence under the leadership of william c. quantrill. his men killed many antislavery men in lawrence.
burning of lawrence
emancipation proclamation
declared all slaves in states fighting the union to be free
antislavery kansans
jayhawkers
proslavery missourians
bushwhackers
african americans that moved to kansas from deep south to get away from reconstruction
exodusters
john wilkes booth
assassinated abraham lincoln
won the presidential election in 1876.
rutherford b. hayes
vice president for abraham lincoln. first president to be impeached.
andrew johnson
forgiveness for any crimes committed. government pardon for wrongdoings.
amnesty
a set of laws meant to control freedmen.
black codes
separation of people by race.
segregation
a person that rents land from a landowner in exchange for a percentage of the value of the crop that person farms.
sharecroper
the process of bringing formal charges against a public official. house of representatives accuses someone of a crime.
impeach/impeachment
13th amendment
abolished all slavery
14th amendment
protected citizenship of african americans. established that all citizens are equally protected under the laws of the u.s. constitution
15th amendment
gave voting rights to african american males
grandfather clause
a law that made it harder for african americans to vote
a set of laws that required all african americans and whites to be separated in almost every public place. they had to separate facilities because he believed that the african americans were far from equal.
jim crow legislation
plessy v. ferguson
the court ruled that segregation was legal as long as african americans had access to public places equal to those of whites.
radical reconstruction
a plan that worked to give rights to freedmen and take away power from confederates.
reservation
an area of land set aside for native americans to live on.
transcontinental railroad
a railroad that stretched from the atlantic to pacific coasts.
ceremonial dance performed by native americans. the dance was supposed to return the buffalo, ancestors and native children from eastern schools. the idea was to get rid of the white men and bring back the native american’s way of life
ghost dance
wounded knee
ended up killing 300 men, women, and children when police tried to stop the ghost dance.
sand creek massacre
a battle that john chivington led and killed 100-200 old men, women, and children, instead of the warriors he claimed to have killed.
battle of little bighorn
in 1876, the army went to war with cheyenne and lakota. custer was defeated.
fred harvey
first person to develop chain restaurants called harvey houses along the rail line.
homestead act
it gave pu to 160 acres of land to any head of a family who paid a $10 filing fee and lived on the land for five years.
what were cattle drives?
movement of herds of cattle on trails over great distances
why did cattle drives end?
they ended because of teas fever, barbed wire fence, and new railroads that went directly to the cattle towns.
what were some of the effects of the railroads on the u.s.
the population in the west grew which allowed states to develop and the country to expand. the landscape changed, buffalo were killed, resources were gained, time zones wee created, etc.
