Terms
What are Natural Rights
The right to Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happyniesss
Alexander Hamilton
A member of the Federalist party, Alexander and other framer of the constitution gained support for a document
Writing of the Constitution
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams were three framers of the constitution
Fort Sumter
marked the official beginning of the American Civil War—a war that lasted four years, cost the lives of more than 620,000 Americans, and freed 3.9 million enslaved people from bondage.Fort Sumter
The 13th and 14 amendments concepts
14th amendment:born or naturalized in the United States," including formerly enslaved people, and provided all citizens with “equal protection under the laws,”
13th amendment:Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
The Great Compromise
Two house national legislature with all states having equal representation in one house and each state having representation based on its population in the other house
Fredrick Douglas
Born into slavery taught to read and write got him into trouble made him study harder and eventually earning a job as a lecturer
Louisiana Purchase
The 1803 Lousiana Purchase made by the United States of France’s Louisiana Territory extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.
Battle Of Antietam
Showed that the Union could stand against the Confederate army in the Eastern theater. It also gave President Abraham Lincoln the confidence to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation at a moment of strength rather than desperation.
How many men died in the civil war
Manifest Destiny
The 19th century belief that the United States would inevitably expand westward to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican territory
General Grant
General Grant an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th President of the United States from 1869 to 1877
Seneca Falls Conference
A womens right convention held in seneca falls NY,1848
Battle of Gettysburg
The charge was repulsed by Union rifle and artillery fire, at great loss to the Confederate army. Lee led his army on a torturous retreat back to Virginia. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers from both armies were casualties in the three-day battle, the most costly in US history.
How many men fought in the war
Anaconda Plan
Anaconda Plan A three part strategy by which the union proposed to defeat the confederacy in the civil war
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th President of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
Missouri Compromise
A series of agreements passed by congress in 182–18201nto maintain the balnce of power between slave and free states
Bull Run
Southerners called it the Battle of Manassas, after the closest town. Northerners called it Bull Run, after a stream running through the battlefield.
How young was the youngest soldier in the Union army on record
11-year-old enlisted as a drummer
Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation
An executive order issued by Abe Lincoln on Jan 1st, 1863, freeing the slaves in all regions behind confederate lines.
General Lee
General Lee Confederate general during the American Civil War
Dred Scott Case
A legal case where a slave claimed to be a citizens and be allowed freedom because he had lived in free territory, but his lawsuit got rejected because slaves wehre not allowed to file lawsuits.
Battle Of Vicksburg
The # one cost of the war