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in 1820 the us senate agreed to admit missori to the united states as a slave/free state if_______ would be admitted as a free state.
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slave- Nebraska
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what is nat turner known for doing? why did he claim to do it.
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nat turner lead twenty one slaves and led a slave revolt but was then captured and hung. he felt like slaves should be free
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because of nat turners actionsnew restrictions were put on slaves list one:
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they were no longer allowed to meet because they could plan another revolt
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as part of compromise of 1850 which state was admittd to u.s. as free state:
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California
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also part of compromise of 1850 new mexico and utah were allowed to use popular sovernighty to determine issue of slavery..which mean:
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popular sovernighty means they let the citizens of the territory decide by majority
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the kansas-nebraska act organizzed the remianing land of the louisiana territory into two areas that would be admitted to u.s. as which two states:
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kansas and nebraska
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eventually after much controversy kansas was finally admitted as a ______ state
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free
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wat was dread scotts arguement when his case went before court:
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since he was in a free state and his owner had died he was no longer a slave
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supremes courts final decision on dread scotts case:
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that he was still in fact a slave even though his owner had died
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explian who john brown was and how he played a role causing a civil war:
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whit abolitionist who raided federal gunwarehouse, he though enslaved african americans would flock to them at the aresenol, he would give them weapons and lead them to revolt.
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the debates between steven douglas and abraham lincoln when they were running for office of ________ of the sate of _______, are famous because the main topic is slavery
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senate, illinois,
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________________ was the first state to succeed from the union. the leaders of this state felt it was there duty to do this once the republican canidate ___________ ____________ the u.s. presidentail election of 1860.
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south carolina, abe lincoln, won
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the states tht succeed from the union form a new nation named the __________
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confedercy
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the president elcted to lead the confedercy was:
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jefferson Davis
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describe northern strengths during civil war:
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had a strong navy, nearly four times the population as the other side, had most of nations industries.
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why was the union captured of new orleans and also memphis, TN so hurtful to the souths economy?
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those were the two mian ports in the south, so the south wasnt able to get goods and ship them in and out and they had no waterway transportation
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explain which slaves were to be emancipated according to the emancipation proclamation that lincoln issued.
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the slaves that were emancipated were all the slaves in the confedarcy. the slaves that were not emancipated were the slaves that were not in the four slave states in the union, those staets were also controlled and or captured by the union
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give a specific example of how some northerns were white elitists; not considering african amercans eqoual to themselves:
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some northerners were white elitist because the people thought that the africn americans would take the jobs they needed.
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how did most civil war soldiers die?
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pneumonia, and malaria
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list two reasons northerners rioted in northern cities during the civil war.
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some thought African americans would take the jobs they needed.
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explain who the value of money decreased in both north and south during the civil war. include the word inflation used correctly
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money decreased because of inflation in the south they had to pay more to get goods in. in the north they have to pay for the navy and weapons.
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be able to fill in the blanks
after years of war, in_______ of _______, general ______, the millitary leader of the __________, surrendered to general _____, the military leader of the union, this took place at the ____________________, Virginia. the war is over and we are all country men again! rejoice!
Definition
april, 1865, Lee, confederacy, grant, union,Appomattox court house ,
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the 12 year period known as reconstruction began just after the______
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civil war
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even after slavery ended black in whats were still ______ in most public places.
Definition
segregated
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__________ of mississippi was elected as the first black us senate
Definition
hiram r. revels
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many freedman and poor whites became ________ on the farms of large planters.
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share croppers
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___________ were southern whites who supported the radical republicans
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scalawags
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in the south, the rights of former slaves were severely limited by __________
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black codes
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nourtherners who moved south for financial or political reasons after the civil war were often called _______
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carpetbagers
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creatively tell the main facts about the poem o'captain my captain. who wrote it? who is it about? when was it written? what caused it?
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this poem o' captain my captain was written in 1865 was about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. the man who wrote it was named whitman. the captain is Abraham lincoln and the ship is the country
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explain why this period in the US history is called reconstruction.
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it was called this because they were reconstructing the country.
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explain two goals of the freedmen's bureau
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they wanted to educate blacks and poor whites. they wanted to protect them from segregation
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list one of the three steps southern states had had to take in order to gain there full constitutional rights as a free state
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they had to ratify the 14th amendment
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name one other 5 african american leaders you learned about other then hiram r revls. state what he did
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rothorford b. harper- war elected as part of the U.S senate.
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______ became the president of the united states after Abraham lincoln was assassinated
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andrew jackson
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the goal of the KKK and other hate groups which arose at this time was to_________
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keep former slaves and their desendents from voting and experiencing other new freedoms.
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the 14th amendment mad________
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all former slaves U.S citizens.
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in 1868, congress divided 8 into 5 military districts to_____
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have all federal troops removed from the south
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jim crow laws were passed to legalize _________
Definition
segregation
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know the star spangle banner
Definition
oh say can you see by the dawns early light. what so proudly we hailed at the twilights gleaming? whose br
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the event that triggered WWI was the assassination of whom? from what country was the assassin?
Definition
arch-duke of astria-hungry triggerted WWI, killer from Serbia
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the first cause of WWI was that many of the industrial countries of europe wanted to do what?
Definition
they wanted to expand their empires
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when the fighting of WWI broke out in europe many countries became involved because of the countries__________
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allience
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at first, US remained __________ until president _________ ___________ asked congress to declare war in germany in 1917
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neutral, woodrow wilson
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list the two reasons that the US became involved.
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germany asked mexico to attack the US
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list the two reasons that the US became involved.
Definition
germany asked mexico to attack the US
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one way that the U.S encouraged Americans to become involved in the war was with poster showing Uncle sam challenging americans to either fight by joining the army forces or do what?
Definition
or work, they had to make weapons or farm.
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information that emphasizes only one side of the story, spreads ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause, ofter used in wartime is called__________?
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propaganda
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much of the war was fought in long, narrow ditches dug by soldiers to hide in. these ditches were called __________? these were created in a zigzag pattern which divided the allied and central powers in europe. this line was called ____________?
Definition
trenches, western front
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discus 3 of the ways that the treaty of versailles severely punished Germany.
Definition
the treaty of versailles had a major impact on Germany. the treaty states that germany would have to pay 33 million dollars to the countries involved. they had to reduced there army and are forbidden to to have submarine. they lost a lot of there land to other countries
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discus 3 of the ways that the treaty of versailles severely punished Germany.
Definition
the treaty of versailles had a major impact on Germany. the treaty states that germany would have to pay 33 million dollars to the countries involved. they had to reduced there army and are forbidden to to have submarine. they lost a lot of there land to other countries
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what was the name of the peace organization he founded?
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league of nations
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what was ironic about him finding this organization?
Definition
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several years after the peace organization dissolved what new peace organization was found.
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