test 2 quarter 3 Flashcards
what was passed the automatically postpones all petitions relating to slavery
gag rule
why is robert purvis important
formal organization of the underground railroad
how many times did harriet return to the south
19
how many slaves did harriet save
300
what region is slavery virtuaslly non existent
northern states
what percentage of SC were slaves
58
what percenyt of mississippi were slaves
51
what did the treaty of guadelupe hildago do
ended the mexican war
how much land did the treaty of guadalupe hildago add to the US? why is this land disputed
1 mil square miles of land, disputed because of the misouri comprimise, the land could be pro or anti slavery
who suggested the comprimise of 1850
senator henry clay
4 parts of the comprise of 1850
-CA enters the union
-status of slavery in the rtest of the newly required mexican territory would be decided by the ppl who live there
-slave trade (NOT SLAVERY) in DC
- new fugitive slave laws allowed southerners to reclaoim runaway slaves in free states
what act takes the place of the missouri comprimise4
kansas and nebraska
why do ppl begin flood into the kansas/nebraska territory
to influence the vote
2 important parts of the dred scott decision
-black ppl are nhot US citizens
- slave holders hae the right to take existing slaves into free areas of the country
who leads rebellion to overtake harpers ferry
john brown
who puts down rebelllion
robert E Lee
who is elected president in 1860
abe lincolm
what percentage of popular and electoral did lincoln receinve
40% popular 59% electoral
first state to secede from the union, on what date
SC Dec 20, 1860
who is unanimously elected president of the confederacy
jefferson davis
when does the attack on fort sumter start
april 12, 1861
how many troops did lincoln send to put down the inssurection
75,000
last 4 states to secede
virginia, arkansas, NC, tennessee
north and south reason for fighting in the war
north: to preserve the union, south: to defend their homeland and way of life
what city does the capital get moved to
richmond
which side did kentucky take in the civil war and why
union bevause th confederate invasion pushes kuntucky to the side with the union
population of union
22 mil
population of the confederacy? how many were slaves?
9 mil, 3.5 mil were slaves
2 parts of the confederate strat at the beginning pf the war
-defensive strat, wait for the north to tire
-get every last drop of cotton to get support from europpean countries
what % of factories were in the north
90%
what depended on preserving the union
democracy
why the secession of VA is key to the confederacy hope of success in the way
a much better chance for victory
VA is wealthy and populated
plan of the union and who came up with it and what are the 2 major parts
Anaconda plan made by winfield scott.
-naval blockade of the south’s coastline
-gain control of the mississippi river: would cut the confederacy in half
what does lincoln order the army to do in the summer?
invade the south
where is fort sumpter
harbor of Charleston SC
border state both sides wanted and where did they go
kentuvky misourri delaware maryland all joined union
why did the union want control of the rivers in kentucky
they could invade the south
last state to secede from the union
tennessee
general in charge of fort sumpter when it was attacked
robert anderson
4 states that secedes from the union after lincoln sends 75000 troops into the south2 reasons
VA, NC, tennessee, Arkansas
first state to secede and when
SC, December 20, 1860
how long does the attack on fort sumpter
34 hours
2 reasons confederacy strat didnt work
-north dont get tired of the war
- european countries have surplus of cotton and wont support the south
2 reasons union’s anaconda plan failed
-it would take too long to work and the ppl wanted action
-underestimated the south’s power and their ability to maintain supply lines through the blockade
explain “cotton is king”
number 1 export of the US and the most important in the world market. Europpesan countries were dependant on cotton from the south. South wanted to use the south’s dependency on cotton to gain their support
