CH 11
The pro-slavery cartoon (1850) conveyed what message?
american slaves had it easier then English factory workers
What is significant about the Oregon Trail?
it shaped the course of settlement out west
How did the Underground Railroad work?
through an informal network of conductors, station masters, and escape routs
What is significant about the Gettysburg address?
it was the most memorable political speech in American history
What is significant about the Debt Peonage Act of 1867?
was not enough to stop the other slavery
How did family networks define Southern culture?
marriage was the single most important aspect of cultural identities
What is significant about the California Gold Rush?
transformed the demography and landscape of the west
Describe the Missouri Compromise
it temporarily quelled sectional tensions but failed to resolve the crisis
What guaranteed the legal end to slavery?
the 13th amendment
The 14th Amendment ensures what?
citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the u.s
What influenced Southern religion?
A.)hush harbors
B.)missionary efforts
C.)second great awakening
How did The Other Slavery operate in the West?
as a formalized peonage system
Describe the Compromise of 1850
resentment over previsions contributed to the civil war
How did the Civil War end?
the articles of agreement marked the beginning of the end of the war
The 15th Amendment prohibits what?
outlawed voting discrimination
What is significant about Nat Turner’s Rebellion?
intensified laws concerning slavery
What is significant about the Indian Appropriations Act (1851)?
precursor to the modern day Indian reservation
What is significant about the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
A.)it overturned the Missouri compromise
B.)it opened the prospect of Slavery in new territories
What is significant about the election of 1864?
the Confederacy did not participate
Describe the rise of the KKK
grew into a vigilante and resistance group to Republican reconstruction policies
What was the purpose of anti-literacy laws?
to curve slave resistance and abolitionists efforts
Describe the William Walker Affair.
Nicaraguans embraced the filibusterer
How did the sectional crisis become a national crisis?
A.)bleeding kansas
B.)dread Scott decision
C.)execution of john brown
D.)secession crisis
Lincoln’s second inaugural address planned for what?
a speedy reconstruction
What factors influenced the end of Reconstruction?
A.)economic depression
B.)political turmoil