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Terms of the Compromise of 1850
- Popular sovereignty for Utah and New Mexico
- No slave trade in D.C.
- Texas gets $10 million
- Stronger Fugitive Slave Act
Union or Confederacy?
- Very defensive
- Thought their massive land would be hard to conquer
Confederacy
2 Impacts of the Gadsden Purchase
1. Led to a southern transcontinental railroad
2. Showed the difficulty of moving forward between the north and south
This military move was made to destroy the south and end the war.
Sherman's March to the Sea
This organization helped newly freed slaves start a new life after the war.
Freedmen's Bureau
How did Preston Brooks' attack on Charles Sumner reflect the tension in the country at the time?
Southerners supported Brooks
Northerners supported Sumner
Showed the increasing tension over the issue of slavery
What was one BIG flaw of the voting rights increase for African Americans in the Tennessee Constitution of 1870.
Poll taxes
How did the Battle of Fort Sumter start
Lincoln sent supplies and Davis ordered the troops to attack.
Put these events in order
1. South Carolina secedes
2. Lincoln is inaugurated
3. Election of 1860
4. Confederate States form
5. Battle of Fort Sumter
3 - 1 - 4 - 2 - 5
Why did the Kansas - Nebraska Act lead to the "Bleeding Kansas" Event?
It overruled the Missouri Compromise and gave both states popular sovereignty on the issue of slavery
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis both had military experience before leading the Civil War. What other information do we know about their beliefs?
Lincoln did not want to interfere with states' rights.
Lincoln wanted to preserve the union
Davis wanted a new republic
Davis wanted a peaceful split
Explain the differences between David Farragut and Nathan Bedford Forest.
Farragut - Navy, Union, blockades, famous quote about torpedo(s)
Bedford Forest - Calvary, Confederacy, KKK, fought at Vicksburg
What document did Lincoln quote to emphasize the principles of the nation?
Declaration of Independence
What was the Union strategy in the war?
- Control the Mississippi, blockade ports, overwhelm by numbers
Which Tennessee governor tried to stop the KKK
William Brownlow
Who benefited from the Dred Scott vs. Sanford court case? Why?
South - said freed slaves were not citizens and slavery could not be outlawed in territories
Why was the Battle of Bull Run significant?
1st battle - proved the war would be difficult
What was James K. Polk's presidency known for?
Westward expansion
Which famous quote reminded Texans of a famous defeat and inspired them to gain independence?
"Remember the Alamo"
This man was arrested for calling a slave trader a robber, wrote a newspaper called the Liberator, and fought for abolition of slavery
William Lloyd Garrison
3 main results of the Industrial Revolution
- New technology
- New Transportation
- People move to cities
How did Andrew Jackson react to Worcester vs. Georgia?
He refused to enforce the ruling that Georgia laws did not apply on Cherokee land.
2 results of the Manifest Destiny
2. Increased regional tension over slavery
How was slavery addressed at Tennessee's Second Constitutional Convention?
A special committee called it an evil practice, but left the decision to free slaves up to the states.
What were the impacts of German and Irish immigrants in the United States prior to the Civil War?
- German immigrants changed the educational system by starting kindergartens.
- The Know-Nothing political party developed.
- Irish immigrants changed politics in American cities.
- German and Irish immigrants organized, supported, and led labor unions.