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| Demonstrating Freedom-slaves |
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Leaving Plantation
Town and city jobs
Marriage
New Names |
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| 1830's-Whigs vs. Democrats |
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Internal Improvements-roads,canals-Whigs
Legislating morality-Whigs
Working class support-Democrats
Opposition to slavery-Whigs |
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| The South Defends Slavery |
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Biblical-curse of Ham
Historical-slavery always existed
Legal-Constitution-no law against it
Scientific-positive goods-inferior race
Sociological-paternalistic |
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made by Stephen A. Douglas-silent on slavery, Yes on Manifest Destiny
made Missouri Compromise ineffectual North of 36 30
territories enter the Union with or without slavery according to Constitution
Popular sovereignty |
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| Emancipation Proclamation |
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Lincolm waited for victory at Antietam
September 1862-January 1863 waited to issue for victory
Where effective-slaves not freed in border states
Carnahan-South's perception of Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln's concern-border states-those who rebelled |
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| Latter Day Saints (Mormons) |
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Definition
Persecuted in Midwest
Joseph Smith
Brigham Young leads West
Church/Civil leadership (mixed)
Utah |
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| Lincoln and the Mexican War |
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"Show me the Spot"
-where the Mexicans were coming into US and killed Americans
Had to have proof to start war |
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| Slavery and Westward Expansion |
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Wilmot Proviso-slavery prohibited in all new territory, NOT passed
Kansas-Nebraska Act-Stephen A. Douglas, Missouri Compromise ineffectual, new states enter with or w/o slavery according to Constitution
Lecompton Constitution-pro-slavery, protected rights of slaveholders, paved way for Lincoln's election, KS-free state
Missouri Compromise-prohibited slavery north of 36 30, except Missouri |
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Southern Strategy-defensive, let Union come in, attack. Purpose-force North to attack on unfamiliar grounds
Union blockade-Naval blockade
Southern Nationalism
Manufacturing-North
Railroads-North |
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| England and the Civil War |
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Sources of cotton-Egypt, India, US
Lincoln: saving the Union
Lincoln: abolishing slavery
Confederate shipbuilding-English built ships for South |
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Southern Cause
Nationalism
Class(e.g. exemptions)-rich exempted because of running slaves
CSA central government
Foreign recognition/support-needed England/France-didn't get it |
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Filibusters-raids
Latin America
Circum-Caribbean
Buy Cuba-US wants to |
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Liberator Paper
with Frederick Douglas visited England to gain support for struggle against slavery |
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court case
MO Compromise unconstitutional
not freed when going to free states
Blacks did not have rights or right to sue |
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CA-admitted free
NM Territory-popular sovereignty
NO slave trade in DC
Fugitive Slave Act-allowed slaves to be returned to Masters |
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From Parties
-Whigs
-Democrats
To Regional
-North
-South |
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Term
| Purpose of John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry |
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Definition
| slave rebellion needed arms to revolt |
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| Irish-Catholic Immigrants |
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Definition
Democrats
"Know-Nothings"
Cheap Labor-good source of
Drinking-a lot of it
Distrust-allegiance to Rome |
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Rights-slaves did not have right to sue
Transport-doesn't make slave free
Free |
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| Texas Ordinance of Secession |
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US Constitution-4th article, 2nd section, 3rd clause
if slaves go to another state, it doesn't mean they are free
Can be returned to owners |
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Social Ills
-Industrialization-Rochester, NY
-Urbanization
Charles G. Finney-Father of Modern Revivalism
Alexis de Tocqueville's observations
-no place where religion influenced so many like US |
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Roles During Civil War-took care of farm, filled in for men
Government
Hospitals
Field Medical |
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General US Grant
scorched earth policy-burn everything
Destroy everything that can help them resist |
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Illinois
-Lincoln(R)
-Douglas(D)
-Illinois General Assembly decides-1st election without direct election by people
-Douglas won |
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1st-Preserve the Union
2nd-Abolish Slavery |
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Lincoln-Emancipation Proclamation
Stanton-Draft
Breckinridge
Strategy
Skill |
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| Anti-Secessionist Sentiment |
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Unionists
Yeoman Farmers
Border States
Uplanders |
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Pottawotamie Creek-kills 5 abolitionists
Senator Charles Sumner-beaten by Brooks; insulting anti-slavery speech on Senate floor; relative of Sen. Butler
Kansas
-Free-Soilers
-Abolitionists
-Pro-slavery
-Lawrence, KS sacked |
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| North and South: A Cultural Divide-Nash 351-353 |
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Culture: North vs. South -Free Labor vs. Slavery
-Social behavior-social values revered by South
North-economic enterprise was most important
-Local vs. central government
-Government support for industry
South-self-governing states;Jeffersonian confederacy, not centralized nationalism
North-republican governement that guaranteed rights of free men, worst sin-loss of one's freedom, saw Southerner as "Pukes", promoted industrial growth, immigration, foreign trade protected by tariffs, extension of railroads |
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| Candidates-1860 Presidential Election |
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Northern Democratic-Stephen A. Douglas
Southern Democratic-John C. Breckinridge
Republican-Lincoln
Constitutional Union-John Bell (TN) for Prez; Edward Everett (MA) for VP
-MA-most anti-slave state |
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Which ones?-MD, KY, MO
Slave or Free?-
KY slave
MO slave
MD slave
Importance?-zone of conflict |
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| Form(s) of agriculture that African Americans were engaged in in the post-Civil War Period |
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Cotton in South
Tobacco in Virginia
Sugar Cane in Louisiana |
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Election of 1828
-Larger electorate
-Rate of participation
Public's Reaction-drunken revelry with inauguration
Man of the People
On government's role-Anti-Federalist
-wanted to limit power of national gov't
-defended common folk against monied aristocracy
On local banks-vetoed new bank charter
-banks under state(local) rule
On Native Americans-wanted them removed
On the nature of the Union-holds concept of Union dear
On federal laws-tariffs; Force Bill to make states go along
-good for manufacturers
-bad for farmers |
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Indian removal from Georgia/Florida to Oklahoma
In the winter-many died |
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"The Cotton South"
Where was cotton grown?
Who bought the cotton?
Who made money? |
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Grown in Blackbelt, lower South
England and France bought
Docks/Ports where it was going in and out made money |
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In the Slave Quarters
What was the role of the family?
Slave religious practices? |
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normal-housewives support husbands, clean, moral/religious support
Methodist and Baptist |
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Defense
Combat Power
Terrain Familiarity
Logistical support
Growing Nationalism |
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Declaration of Sentiments
When issued?
Where?
Signatories?
Based on?
What it said? |
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Definition
1848
Seneca Falls Conference
Signatories-Elizabeth Cady Stanton; Susan B. Anthony; Lucretia Mott-abolitionists b4
Declaration of Independence
Women should have rights |
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Tecumseh
Objections?
Motivation? |
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Definition
Shawnee leader of resistance to US
US kept taking land
did not want to be destroyed like previous Indians
Indian alliance
Harrison won at Tippecanoe-1811
British Alliance-Brock and Proctor-didn't listen
War of 1812 |
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Women
Individual conversion
Societal reform
Counter drunkenness
Second Great Awakening
Protestant |
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cultures coming together
negotiated space-balance for Indians and Whites |
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Gadsden Purchase
When?
Where?
Why important? |
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1853
Mexico/US border
necessary to build RRs |
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Abolition
-However, not always without racism
American Colonization Society-Lincoln supported for a time
-Free Blacks
-Outside US |
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Protestantism-ubiquitous
Catholicism-where there were immigrants
-New Orleans
-Northern cities
-Baltimore
Mormons |
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Culture
Institutions
Right
Mission-we are destined for this land |
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Antonio de Lopez de Santa Anna-lost at San Jacinto
Lone Star Republic |
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