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U.S. History (Civil War Era)
From CH 4-10 of "The American Vision"
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03/14/2010

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Abraham Lincoln
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Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation
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Andrew Jackson
Definition
"Old Hickory"~Disbanded National Bank
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Definition
Wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
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John C. Calhoun
Definition
He represented the South~Supported slavery
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Sam Houston
Definition
Led the Texans against Santa Ana
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John Brown
Definition
Led a revolt at Harper's Ferry
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Nat Turner
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Led a slave revolt that killed over 100
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Dred Scott
Definition
Took his case to the U.S. Supreme Court to gain freedom
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abolitionists
Definition
Those who wanted to end slavery
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The 13th amendment
Definition
The amendment that ended slavery
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Fort Sumter
Definition
First shots of the Civil War fired here
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Antietam
Definition
Bloodiest battle of the Civil War
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the battle at Gettysburg
Definition
Turning point of the Civil War
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William T. Sherman
Definition
Led a Union force through the South to the sea
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Apomatox Courthouse
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Where General Lee surrendered
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The Louisiana Purchase
Definition
Doubled the size of the U.S.
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The Gadsen Purchase
Definition
Bought to bring the railroad to the West
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Manifest Destiny
Definition
What Americans thought they had the right to do with the continent
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Lewis and Clark
Definition
Explored from areas west of the Mississippi to the Colombia River
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Sacajawea
Definition
Led Lewis and Clark
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The Monroe Doctrine
Definition
Said that Europe should stop colonizing the Americas
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impressment
Definition
What the British Navy did to American soldiers
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The Erie Canal
Definition
Took eight years to build~Improved transportation
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John Marshall
Definition
Led the U.S. Supreme Court for many years
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The Battle of New Orleans
Definition
The last battle of the War of 1812
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The Civil War
Definition
Occurred in the 1800s~Changed America forever
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Tecumseh
Definition
Native American~Encouraged rebellion among his people
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The Trail of Tears
Definition
Migration of Native Americans that ended in tragedy
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Horseshoe Bend
Definition
The last threat of Native Americans in the East ended here
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The Battle of Tippecanoe
Definition
Battle frequently used as a campaign ad
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Utopian societies
Definition
Communities separate from and independent of other societies
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Joseph Smith
Definition
First leader of the Mormons
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The Second Great Awakening
Definition
The new view of religion in the U.S. that involved revivals
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Mary Baker Eddy
Definition
Believed in self-healing~Created Church of Christ, Scientist
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The Free Soilers
Definition
Wanted free land, free men, etc
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The Alamo
Definition
(Texas) Remember...
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Bleeding Kansas
Definition
Nickname for a state who fought about the legality of slavery
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Horace Mann
Definition
Thought education improved the quality of citizens
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Sojourner Truth
Definition
Women's rights~"Ain't I a woman"
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Carpetbaggers
Definition
Came from the North to help~Didn't stay long
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Jim Crow
Definition
Movement that denied African-Americans their rights
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The KKK
Definition
An organization that violently attacked African-Americans and opposed their rights
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Dorthea Dix
Definition
Improved conditions for the mentally ill
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Thaddeus Stevens
Definition
"Give them 40 acres and a mule"
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Popular Sovereignty
Definition
Allowed states to decide the legality of slavery in their own borders
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William Lloyd Garrison
Definition
Editor of The Liberator
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Harriet Tubman
Definition
Led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad
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The Seneca Falls Convention
Definition
A meeting that discussed women's rights
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The Mexican War
Definition
War in which the U.S. fought for border rights near the Rio Grande
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Ulysses S. Grant
Definition
He led Northern forces~Took Lee's surrender
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The War of 1812
Definition
War fought against the British
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The Union
Definition
Fought the Confederacy
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Frederick Douglass
Definition
A great orator who helped abolitionists
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The Freeport Doctrine
Definition
Speech in which S. Douglas argued that states should decide the legality of slavery within their own borders
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The Freedman's Bureau
Definition
Organization that helped former slaves
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Suffrage
Definition
A right exercised in a democracy~Given to slaves who were granted citizenship
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Matthew C. Perry
Definition
He wanted to open relationships with Japan
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The War Hawks
Definition
Wanted to expand the U.S.
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The 14th amendment
Definition
Amendment that granted former slaves citizenship
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The Black Codes
Definition
Laws that restricted the rights of former slaves
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Nativists
Definition
People who didn't like new immigrants
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General Robert E. Lee
Definition
Led the South's forces
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Martin Van Buren
Definition
President who forced the Amistad case
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The Republican Party
Definition
Political party~Split over the slavery issue
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Andrew Johnson
Definition
Was nearly impeached
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Eli Whitney
Definition
Inventor of the cotton gin
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The Fugitive Slave Law
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Law that made everyone return escaped slaves
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The Spoils System
Definition
Rewards those who supported a candidate with an office
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The 15th amendment
Definition
Amendment that gave former slaves suffrage
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Jefferson Davis
Definition
Leader of the Confederate States
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