Topic 8 Study Guide Flashcards
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Explain how Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin supported the abolitionist movement, and the reaction the book stirred.
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel influenced many people. Her book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, led Northerners to believe that slavery was evil and should be stopped. This also caused more tension between the North and South which eventually led to war.
How did the 1860 election reflect the growing sectional differences in the United States?
The North wanted to limit and even abolish slavery while the south wanted to safeguard slavery. When Lincoln won the election of 1860 many more tensions grew. Even though many of the southern state ballots did not have Lincoln’s name on it he did not have any problems winning.
What were the strengths and weaknesses of the North and South at the beginning of the war?
North- advantages: strong industrial system, lots of railroad, strong navy. Disadvantages: needed to conquer huge areas, unfamiliar land,
South- advantages: defending homeland and way of life, familiarity with countryside, Disadvantages: few factories, few railroads, political problems.
In what ways did the war affect both the northern and southern economies? Give several examples…
In the South there was not enough money so they printed more paper money which led to inflation. The war also damaged the South’s cotton trade, their main source of income. The North also printed more money which again caused inflation. The North also had to place a tax on goods(income tax instead?) to help pay for the war.
a fort in South Carolina that was the site of an attack by the African American 54th Massachusetts Regiment in 1863.
Fort Wagner
a northerner who opposed using force to keep the southern states in the Union
Copperhead
a law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military
draft
the right not to be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime
Habeas Corpus
a rise of prices and a decrease in the value of money
Inflation
a tax on people’s earnings
income tax
to surround and blockade an enemy town or position with troops and force it to surrender
siege
a Virginia town that was the site of the confederate surrender in 1865
Appomattox Courthouse
President of the Confederate States of America.
Jefferson Davis
Leader in the abolitionist movement; tried to start a slave uprising at Harper’s Ferry.
John Brown
Union commander who sieged Vicksburg and Petersburg and declared “the war is over, the rebels are our countrymen again.”
Ulysses S. Grant
Confederate general who eventually surrendered at Appomattox Court House.
Robert E. Lee
One of the most gifted tactical commanders for the Confederacy. He led a charge at the Battle of Bull Run and was accidentally killed by his own men at the Battle of Chancellorsville.
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
Commander of the Union Army in the East; known as the Army of the Potomac. He was a superb organizer who transformed inexperienced recruits into battle-ready soldiers.
George McClellan
What were the terms of the Missouri Compromise?
Maine entered as a free state
Missouri entered the union as a slave state
36’30 parallel line was drawn
- What were the terms of the Compromise of 1850?
Allowed california to enter the Union as a free state
Divided the rest of the mexican cession into the territories of new mexico and utah,
Ended the slave trade in Washington, D.C
Included a strict fugitive slave law
Settled a border dispute between Texas and New Mexico.
