terms to know and love: civil war test

Question 1

james monroe

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5th united states president

Question 2

adam-onis treaty

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settles border disputes between spain and the united states

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cumberland road

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first road built by federal government

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erie canal

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a canal which ran from albany to buffalo

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sectionalism

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disagreements between different regions

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missouri compromise

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a compromise that solved the problems that had come up from missouri’s application to become a state

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andrew jackson

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7th united states president

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tariff of abominations

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a protective tariff passed by congress in 1828 to protect industry in the north

Question 9

states rights’ doctrine

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states that since the states had formed the national government, state power should be greater than federal power

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nullification crisis

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a dispute regarding vice president Calhoun’s controversial theory: states had the right to nullify, or reject any federal law they judged to be unconstitutional

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homesteader

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someone who traveled west, put a stake on a big piece of government land, and built a farm

Question 12

kansas-nebraska act

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a plan that would divide the remainder of the louisiana purchase into two territories - kansas and nebraska - and allow the people in each territory to decide on the question of slavery

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stephen douglas

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came up with the kansas-nebraska act

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bleeding kansas

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violence in kansas caused by controversy over slavery

Question 15

john brown

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an abolitionist who tried to start a slave rebellion by killing white slave owners. in his last speech, he denied this

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charles sumner

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a senator from MA who criticized pro slavery people in Kansas and personally insulted a pro slavery senator from south carolina; he was beaten with a cane by preston brooks

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preston brooks

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a man who violently responded to charles sumner’s offensive speech

Question 18

caning

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the act of beating someone with a cane

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republican party

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a political party; anti-slavery

Question 20

james buchanan

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15th united states president; democrat

Question 21

dred scott v. sanford

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a case in which a slave (scott) sues for his freedom; he didn’t win

Question 22

roger taney

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chief justice in the dred scott case

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john brown’s raid

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a raid started by brown and his men in an effort to arm local slaves. they expected to kill any white southerners who stood in their way.

Question 24

robert lee

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the general of the confederate army

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treason

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the act of betraying one’s country

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electoral college

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a body of people representing the states of the us who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president

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popular vote

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the act of voting by the electorate of a country or area

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abraham lincoln

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16th president of the united states; from illinois, anti-slavery and republican

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secession/secedes

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to formally remove

Question 30

jefferson davis

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an american politician and soldier who became president of the confederacy during the civil war

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gauntlet

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an armored glove worn by a medieval king

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inaugurated

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introduced into presidency

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compromise of 1850

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under this compromise: california was able to enter the union as a free state, texas surrendered its claim to new mexico, slave trade was banned DC, and the south prevented adoption of wilmot proviso

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fugitive slave act

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this act made it a crime to give aid to runaway slaves and gave officials the power to arrest runaways in free areas

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popular sovereignty

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the idea that the people have the power to make decisions about voting regarding their state

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wilmot proviso

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a document stating that slavery wasn’t necessary in new territories

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free-soil party

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a political party formed by anti-slavery northerners to support the wilmot proviso

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nullification act

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started the nullification crisis

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mexican-american war

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a war between mexico and america about the american immigrants living in mexico

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turning point

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an event that changes everything and leads to inevitable (war)

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harper’s ferry

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john brown raided this in order to arm local slaves

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annexation

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the act of taking an area (which used to be its own country) and making it part of your country

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manifest destiny

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the idea that westward expansion was justified, ordained by god, and inevitable

Question 44

harriet beech stowe

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abolitionist; author of uncle tom’s cabin; “started the civil war”