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| also known as Scott's Great Snake is name applied to an outline strategy for subduing the seceding states in the Civil War.proposed by general in chief Winfield Scott Plan emphasized the blockade of the southern ports, and called for an advance down the Mississippi River to cut the South in two. |
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| Emancipation Proclamation |
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| was in order issued to all segments of the executive branch of the United States by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 during the Civil War. It proclaimed all those enslaved in confederate territory to be forever free |
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| is a formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which depending on the country, may include the removal of the official from office as well as criminal or civil punishment. |
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| outlaws slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. Adopted on December 6 1865 one of three reconstruction amendments |
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| Adopted on July 9 1868 as one of the reconstruction amendments. defines what it means to be a US citizen and protects certain rights of the people. There are three important clauses;citizenship clause, due process clause, and equal protection clause. |
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| is a political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses who receive rewards for their efforts. |
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| U.S. federal government agency that aided distressed freedman (freed slaves) in 1865-1872, but it was very weak by 1870 during the reconstruction era of the United States. Basically it assisted freed ex-slaves in the south. |
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| 1864, was a bill proposed for the Reconstruction of the South written by Senator Benjamin Wade of Ohio and Representative Henry Winter Davis of Maryland. Passed both houses but was pocketed by Abe Lincoln, he wanted to implement his Ten percent Plan |
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| Was a slogan used by southerners to support secession from the Untied States by arguing cotton exports would make an independent Confederacy economically prosperous. The slogan was successful in mobilizing support but it backfired on them when the Union set up the blockade and shut down over 95% of exports. |
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| member of the Republican Party committed to emancipation of the slaves and later to the equal treatment and enfranchisement of the freed blacks. Their aim during the civil war was to press emancipation |
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| were several United States Federal Laws that gave an applicant ownership of land, typically called a homestead, at little to no cost. |
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| were state and local laws in the U.S. enacted between 1876 and 1965. They mandated racial segregation in all public facilities. Examples include public schools, public places, public transportation and the segregation of restrooms, restaurants and drinking fountains. The U.S. Military was also segregated. |
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| 1875, was devised by the democratic party to overthrow the republican party in the sate of mississippi by means of organized threats of violence and suppression or purchase of the black vote. |
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| Non ownership of your personal labor |
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| organization in the United States which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, etc...which aimed to suppress the newly acquired powers of blacks and to oppose carpetbaggers from the North. Involved in many lawless and violent proceedings. |
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| refers to the fact of putting an end to something by law. can refer to abolition of slavery |
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| settled the dispute of 1876 between Hayes and Tilden. Hayes was given the presidency if he agreed to four points in the compromise. One, must withdraw troops in the south. Two, must elect a democratic official to his cabinet...etc |
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| was an attempt by abolitionist John Brown to start an armed slave revolt by seizing a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. |
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| non fiction book by helen hunt jackson published in 1881 chronicled the experiences of Native Americans in the United States, focusing on injustices. |
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| created the territories of kansas and nebraska opening new lands for settlement, and had the effect of repealing the missouri compromise of 1820 by allowing settlers to determine if they would allow slavery witin each territory. Act by Stephen Douglas |
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| Describe five factors led to the civil war? |
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| Economic and social differences between the North and south, States versus federal rights, The fight between slave and non-slave state proponents, growth of the abolition movement, the election of Abraham Lincoln |
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| Give 3 reasons why is 1863 considered a turning point in the civil war. |
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| Stonewall Jackson's death, union capture of vicksburg and victory in battle of gettysburg and union victory in the third battle of chattanooga |
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| Describe 4 inventions that helped settle the west. |
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| Sod homes, Windmills, revolver, john Deere's plow |
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| How was Sherman's March to the Sea, in 1864, a change in warfare? |
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| He ordered his forces to destroy military targets as well as industry, infrastructure and civilian property. he defied military principles by operating deep within enemy territory and without lines of supply or communication. |
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| How did railroads help settle the west? |
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| allowed people to get to cheap fertile land in west, rr advertising brought people west, encouraging urbanization towns develop along rr, prevent some of the isolation endured on the frontier, telegraphs allow contact, rr can bring goods out west( sears catalog) |
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| Describe the three major phases of american Indian policy in the 19th century. |
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1. One big reservation-all the land west of the 100th meridian was fro the Indians 2. Two large reservations-a)black hills of south dakota-gold
b)oklahoma-Indian territory-oil 3.small reservation policy- a)give each Indian family 160 acres of land b) by 1880 whites have killed off buffalo c)many whites get indians drunk and have them sign off their property for a few $ d) most indians have not farmed e) govt gives no training to indians |
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| what series of events took place that led to the end of reconstruction in 1877? |
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| what is turner's frontier thesis? How did it shape the American character |
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| is the argument advanced by fredrick jackson turner in 1893 that american democracy was formed by the american frontier... |
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| why is uncle toms cabin so important in the abolition movement? |
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| It gave americans a new view on the way slavery was. It showed how slavery was splitting up families. And so it brought a new wave of people believing in the abolition movement |
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| Why did Nat turner's rebellion scare southerners so much? |
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| it scared them because the one thing a lot of them feared came true...that is that the slaves would join together and fight back against to oppression of the white masters. |
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| Describe the series of actions that led to the reversal of Reconstruction between 1875 and 1900. |
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