Details Title: american heritage Description: chapter 11 Total Flash Cards: 46 Created: 08/05/2009 17:11:54		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Political Studies Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term robert e. lee Definition confederate commander of north virginia during civil war Term confederacy Definition alliancve of southern states that secedede from the union over slavery Term george b mcclellan Definition union general who failed to press his advantage at the battle of antietam Term bloodiest day in american history? Definition civil war Term general mcclellan's soldiers Definition rag tag never been tested in battle Term reason why there was a civil war Definition issues on slavery and federalism Term antietam Definition bloodiest day in american history Term emancipation proclamation Definition freed slaves in the areas of insurrection Term why they didn't compromise interpretation of constitution regarding slavery Definition any direct attack on slavery wuod have been a "deal breaker" for the proposed constitution. Term as time was to pass, what did the founders hope would have to slavery? Definition fade with time Term cottin gin: effects on slavery Definition it was suppose to kill slavery but it increased it Term why did the founders leave the constitution so vague? Definition the constitution would of been opposed Term who were the firs to use slavery? who did they enslave? Definition europeans, indians Term why europeans started to use blacks for slavery Definition past slaves died because of war, disease, and slavery Term the role of older slaves who couldn't work Definition directed young children and teens and managed them Term why did slaves obey even though they outnumbered the owners? Definition fear of being separated with family Term john lockes view of slavery Definition wanted it Term what did the quakers do in 1776? Definition tell its members to free their slaves Term abolitionist Definition one who fights against slavery Term how did the abolitionists try preach against slavery? Definition told members it was an outdated thing and that it was actually hurting their plantations Term first ones to secede from the union? Definition south carolina Term why did they let south carolina and other states secede from the union? Definition states held sovereignty over the union they had formed Term faction Definition a group with same political agenda Term factionalism Definition when a city state has mulitple factions that compete Term sectionalism Definition factionalism on a larger more regional scale. fewer but larger factions Term madisons large republic arguement Definition large republic would have many interests scattered among the various states turning into factions Term north vs. south: tariffs Definition north wanted tariffs so it would make their textiles worth more while the south didn't Term missouri terrioty Definition was to be admitted to the union as a slave state Term what was the problem with bringing missouri as a slave staet? Definition it messed up the equal numbers of slave to non slave states Term missouri: senate vs. house of rep. Definition senate admitted missouri as a slave state while the house admitted missouri as a free state Term why were people afraid after missouri was added as a slave state? Definition the senate might change other states as slave states too Term missouri compromise Definition slavery in western territories, and none above arkansas Term north vs. south: control of gov. Definition north controled house while south was equal with north in senate Term stephen douglas Definition tried to persuade gov. to get rid of missouri compromise. northern deomocrat. should be decided by popular sovereignty Term john brown Definition abollitionist who tried to start a slave rebellion Term slavery:repbulican party Definition no more slavery Term dred scott Definition lost in dred scott vs. sandford: chief judge taney decided slaves could not be freed by state laws Term john breckniridge Definition pro slavery for southern democrats Term john bell Definition no firm stand on slavery, must keep union together Term Fort Sumter Definition triggered civil war. Term confeds vs. union Definition davis was pres. lee was general vs. lincoln was pres. grant was general Term did the civil war end slaver or racial tensions? Definition it ended slavery but not racial discrimination Term when the republican party started to campaign what did they use to get voters? Definition reminded them that they had won the war Term 13th ammendment Definition abolish slavery Term 14th ammendment Definition defined citizenship. no more confeds in office. blacks count as full vote Term 15th ammendment Definition all males vote