Slavery/ Abolitionism
Compromises
Civil War
Westward Expansion
Post-Civil War
100
What did Uncle Tom's Cabin do for abolitionists
Increased northern support of abolitionism
100
What Compromise added California in exchange for passing the Fugitive Slave Law?
Compromise of 1850
100
What angered poor northerners in the Civil War that is another name for the draft?
Conscription
100
What happened to Native American Terriroties over time?
They decreased/ They were taken away
100
What did William Jennings Bryan Believe
The US should support bimetalism (use of gold and silver) to promote inflation
200
What was Lincoln's main goal when he got elected?
Preserve the Union
200
What Compromise stated we add 2 states at a time, 1 slave and 1 free state. Also states below the 36'30 line will be slave states, and those above will be free going forward.
The Missousi Compromise of 1820
200
What is going to affect the economic conditions of the Souththe most?
Inflation- poor economic conditions in the south
200
What did barbed wire fence do?
Allowed fencing in of animals/ decreased open range cattle
200
What Amendment guaranteed equal protection under the law?
14th Amendment
300
What did Dred Scott v Sanford rule?
The Federal government could not ban slavery nationwide. Also, slaves were not legally allowed to sue.
300
What Act allowed certain states to choose or vote as to whether they wanted to allow slavery or not?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
300
How did the Emancipation Proclamation increase the Union Army?
It allowed African American men to join the Army
300
Where were people moving after the creation of the Transcontinental railroad?
Westward
300
How did photography change perceptions of African Americans in society?
It allowed them to be viewed in a positive light/ dispelled negative portrayals
400
What system was used after the Civil War to replace the plantation system, primarily worked by former slaves?
Sharecropping
400
What act required runaway slaves to be returned?
Fugitive slave act
400
Who was more prepared economically to fight the Civil War
The North
400
What act granted Native American Land for sale that broke up tribal lands?
Dawes Act
400
What were northerners moving to the south to take advantage of the financial situation called?
Carpetbaggers
500
What is someone who is anti-slavery called?
An abolitionist or freesoiler
500
What is the idea that you care more about your region than the country?
Sectionalism
500
Why did Lincoln suspend Writ of Habeas Corpus (Right to a trial before being charged)
It was a time of war
500
What was the most common job amongst African Americans in the south that prompted many of them to move out of the south?
Sharecropping
500
What was destroyed in the South in Sherman's March to the Sea that affected their ability to move resources (import and export)
The railroads