Vocal Quiz #1 (#'s-C's) Flashcards
Year Abraham Lincoln was elected & SC fired on Ft. Sumter
1860
Year that the Civil War Ended and Lincoln was killed
1865
Year that Reconstruction ended
1877
The Freedman’s Bureau promised this to every former slave - eventually they had to give it back, though.
40 Acres and a Mule
Southern Nickname for slavery used to describe how it actually had some benefits to society
“Positive Good”
White Democrats who were elected into office in the South after Reconstruction
Redeemers
Term used to describe the South’s habit of voting exclusively for Democrats from the late 1800’s to the late 1900’s.
Solid South
Amendment that freed the slaves
13th
Amendment that guaranteed citizenship for anyone born in the US and promised equal protection for all citizens.
14th
Amendment giving black males the right to vote
15th
Amendment giving women the right to vote
19th
Religious revival that emphasized changing society in addition to changing your life - many became abolitionists as a result
2nd Great Awakening
Agreement at the Constitutional Convention to count slaves as a fraction of a person for the purposes of representation in Congress.
3/5 Compromise
James K. Polk WANTED this to be the northern boundary of the US.
54 40
The actual current northern boundary of the US.
49
Black regiment that fought and died at Ft. Wagner
54th Massachusetts
A person who was against slavery
Abolitionist
Laws passed during the Federalist period stating that you couldn’t speak out against the government or you could be arrested - if you weren’t a citizen, you could be deported.
Alien and Sedition Acts
Agreement arranged by Henry Clay between the north and the west. The north would give $$ to the west for internal improvements if the west would vote in favor of a high tariff.
The American System
The Union’s Battle Plan against the South. (Blockade southern ports, take the Mississippi, Capture Richmond)
Anaconda Plan
President who represented the “common man” - Forced the Cherokee on the Trail of Tears
Andrew Jackson
President after Lincoln who continued his 10% plan - one of only two presidents to be impeached
Andrew Johnson
To add land to the US
Annex
The Period before the Civil War
Antebellum
Location where Lee surrendered to Grant, ending the Civil War
Appomattox Courthouse
Negotiations between a union and management that take place when the two sides disagree on a workplace issue. If this fails, the workers may go on strike.
Arbitration
Bloodiest day of the civil war.
Antietam
First document that set up the American government after the Revolutionary War.
Articles of Confederation
Forcing a group of people to adapt to another culture - often against their will.
Assimilation
The process by which iron is smelted into steel
Bessemer Process
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
Animal that was killed by railroads so trains could travel freely
Bison
Laws passed after Reconstruction to keep African Americans in a state much like slavery
Black codes
Period when pro and anti slavery supporters - including John Brown - fought violently over whether a midwestern state should be slave or free.
Bleeding Kansas
Insect that attacked the cotton crop in the south in the late 1800’s-early 1900’s and forced many African Americans to move north
Boll Weevil
African-American founder of the Tuskeegee Institute who gave the Atlanta Compromise speech, stating that black people would be willing to live with segregation of they could get jobs in the south.
Booker T. Washington
Site where 5 American colonists were killed by British Troops - this sparked the Revolutionary War.
Boston Massacre
First battle of the Civil War - Convinced the Union that the war would not be won easily.
Bull Run
