North Vrs South
What was Platform of the FREE SOIL PARTY?
Believed new States & Territories should be free of slavery
Name 2 states from each side of the Civil War?
North: Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri. South: North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Arkansas.
When was the Reconstruction?
1865-1867
Why was the Pony Express first needed and why did it later become unnecessary?
It was needed to communicate with the west and later replaced by the telegraph.
Why were Indian Reservations created?
The US Government wanted to use the Indian's land.
What did the Fugitive Slave Act require of Northern citizens?
That they had to cooperate with and assist slave-catchers and that slaves would be tried in special courts
Why didn't President Lincoln like General McClellan?
He was too hesitant.
What does the 14th Amendment do?
It guarantees the right to due process and equal protection under the law.
Which 2 railway companies collaborated on teh first transcontinental railroad?
Union Pacific and Central Pacific
Why did Native Americans sign treaties forcing them onto reservations?
They had no choice.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
The believe that States out to let the people decide about slavery.
Whom did the Emancipation Proclamation actually emancipate?
Slaves in the states that were in Rebellion.
Why was President Johnson impeached?
He broke the Tenure of Office Act by firing a cabinet member without Congress's approval.
Which industries were most affected by the railroad expansion?
How did the US Government make money from the Dowes Act?
Land on the reservations that was not used for allotments was sold.
What were the secessionists' arguments for the legality of their actions?
Believed the Union got its power because all of the states independently agreed to participate and they could choose to leave any time.
What is the Writ of Habeas Corpus?
Legally guarantees that if you are arrested you must be given a specific cause.
What was the compromise of 1877?
Hayes would become President but in return federal troops would leave the South and provide southerners with aid for public projects.
Why were Time Zones invented?
In order to coordinate Train Schedules.
Why were Native American children taken away from their families?
They were sent to schools to be "Americanized."
What did Lincoln think about the legality of secession?
He believed it was not legally possible and that the Confederacy was in rebellion.
What is total war?
Total War involves civilians and resources not just soldiers.
What was the Grandfather Clause?
Exempted those whose grandfathers could vote from other voting criteria such as literacy tests and paying poll taxes.
What was the Gold Standard?
A system where the amount of paper money available was determined by the amount of gold in the treasury.
What were the Ghost Dance Ceremonies?
Religious gatherings of Native Americans who hoped for a future in which buffalo would return.