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1
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what led to the civil war

and what were the years if the civil war

A

slavery

civil war: 1861-186

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2
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sectionalism

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northern interests vs southern interests

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3
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what is agrarian vs industrial

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farming vs manufacturing

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4
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what did the south think of tariffs and federal gov

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oppose tariffs, makes imports more expensive

dont want federal gov building railroads

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5
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cotton gin impact

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speeds up time till civil war

faster to pick cotton seeds
more slaves needed in field
constant greed and desire for more and more slaves since cotton is now a huge crash crop

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6
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missouri compromise

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missouri is a slave state and maine is a free state

balance of slave and free stays the same

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7
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36 30 degree line created
does what?

(part of what compromise )

A

divides louisiana purchase

imbalance of power- more land in north

part of missouri compromise

pushed off war for 40 years

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8
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compromise of 1850

A

california becomes a free state

senate is imbalanced- more senators in north than south

new mexico territory becomes southwest
—left open to popular sovereignty

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9
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kansas nebraska act

A

north wants to run railroad across lousisana purchase
to get south to agree those territories have to become states and have popular sovereignty

les to bloody kansas

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10
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bloody kansas

A

ppl from slave states came to kansas to vote
and so did ppl from free states

led to chaos
they murdered and killed each other(both parties equally)

argument could be made that this started civil war

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11
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slave cruelty

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got whipped
ppl like john c calhoun justified slavery w biblical quotes
slaves celebrated their own aspect of christianity- bondage wasn’t praised

slaves got married trying to live their own lives- jumped the broom

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12
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fugitive slave law

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required any citizen to return anyone they knew of to be a slave to the authorities

some slaves moved to canada

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13
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dred scott case

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stripped slaves of their civil rights

deemed them as property

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14
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northerners republicans pre civil war

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some wanted slaves to rise up
se just didn’t want slavery to spread
others wanted to abolish slavery completely

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15
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lincoln’s election

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led to southern states seceding form union
first was south carolina
those 7 states form confederate states of america
southern troops started war by firing on fort sumter

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16
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where does abolitionist movement start

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start in north

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17
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Where did confed soldiers attack

A

Fort Sumter

18
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Confed strategy

A

Mostly defensive_ always losing

19
Q

Who won first battle of war

A

Confed

20
Q

Emanicipation proclamation

A

Only freed slaves in southern states(didn’t include border states)
Didn’t do much since amidst war

Led to West Virginia however

21
Q

Why didn’t south have enough ppl in war

A

Slaves obviously wouldn’t fight for south

Needed masters to stay to watch slaves on plantations

22
Q

Gettysburg address

A

2 minute but great speech

Highlighted reason of war: abolishing slavery

23
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What were the unions 2 goals

A

Bring south back, reunite union

Abolish slavery

24
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Surrender at appomattox

A

Southerners were hopeless
Grant(the north) had lenient surrender terms - no punishment
Just had to agree to the 13th amendment

25
Q

Who was president during reconstruction

A

Lincoln assassinated so Andrew Johnson

26
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Ten percent plan

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Government pardoned all confederates except high ranking officials who would swear allegiance to the unión(required 10 percent of population to swear allegiance)

27
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Freedmans bureau

A

Gave food and clothes to former slaves and set up hospitals and schools

Helped them rebuild

Also passed civil rights act of 1866(banned black codes)

28
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Black codes

A

Loopholes in 13th amendment
Restrict and control black population
Outlawed interracial marriage
Black ppl couldn’t own guns, etc

29
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Fourteenth amendment

A

Prevented states from denying rights and privileges to any us citizen(expect native Americans)
Gives black ppl back their civil rights
Overrides dred Scott case

Brings back south to the north
politíicallym part of US
economically: find ways to make money w/o slavery
Socially: all men are created equal

30
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15th amendment

A

No one could be kept from voting due to slavery, race, or color (excludes women however, and many more)

Created black codes still to prevent blacks from voting
Denied illiterate and poor blacks
Used literary test and poll taxes

31
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Grandfather clause

A

Loophole to 15th amendment

Allows poor illiterate whites to still be able, to vote since their grandfather was white

32
Q

Carpetbaggers

A

Northerners who moved south after war

Southerners see them as mercenary forces or invaders coming to steal southern wealth and get rich

33
Q

Scalawags

A

White southerners who joined the Republican Party for political opportunities
Lower class not well educated
Hoping it get similar benefits as blacks- reason for supporting the Republican Party

34
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White democratic terrorist groups

A 
Knights of white Camelia: mostly upper class
The white league: middle business man, shop owners
The KKK most famous, feared group, lasted for a long time,hug in shadows for period of time then re emerged
35
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Beginning of reconstruction

A

Blacks got involved in society and government

36
Q

Sharecropping

A

A system where landowners divide land and assign each a few acres
Sharecroppers keep a little of crop Ake give rest to landowners
Poor white also participated in share cropping

37
Q

Pres Andrew Johnson

A

Southern sympathist

Lenient with bringing south back

38
Q

3 phases of reconstruction

A

Period 1 presidential reconstruction(1865-1866)
President is driving force behind reconstruction

Period 2 congressional or radical reconstruction(1867-1877)
Congress dominated democratic reconstruction and policies; black ppl have most power during this period

Period 3: southern redemption (1876-1890)

39
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Why does southern redemption occur

A

Black codes discourage slaves from voting
Southern Democrats take over government

Also north realize it’s too expensive to be radical so they stop Intervening in the south

40
Q

Plessy vs Ferguson

A

Homer plessy first class railroad ticket
Still forced to sit w blacks
Important because segregation becomes the new laws till 1954 Brown vs board of education
Rise of Jim Crow lives

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