People
She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
This Amendment granted US women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
Explain what free soilers believed.
They accepted slavery where it existed but were against its expansion into new territories and states.
The gag rule had this intention.
It tabled all discussion of slavery and postponed any petitions.
Poll taxes and literacy tests were enacted to have this effect on voting.
They were enacted to prevent African Americans from being able to vote as they had little to no money or education.
He escaped slavery and worked for abolition by writing and delivering speeches.
Frederick Douglass
Temperance activists called for Americans to drink less alcohol. Many wanted to enact prohibition to end the sale and consumption of alcohol. Some people thought that alcohol was the cause of many problems, including crime, domestic violence, and poverty.
This law admitted two new states and stated that popular sovereignty would be used to decide slavery in them. It also voided the Missouri Compromise.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This is the process of one distinct culture taking on the cultural traits of another.
Assimilation
The Ten Percent plan stated that...
A state could be readmitted if 10% of its voters swore a loyalty oath to the Union and agreed to the end of slavery.
He led an attack on pro-slavery men in Kansas, murdering five men and boys.
John Brown
This Amendment granted voting rights to all male American citizens.
15th Amendment
Plessy vs. Ferguson enforced this.
Separate but equal (segregation by race)
Name two reasons immigrants came to the US from England, Ireland, and Germany.
Promise of jobs and factors at home: poverty, famine, religious persecution, political upheaval
This tragic event led to stricter workplace laws.
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
His beliefs centered on acceptance and accommodation by African Americans.
Booker T. Washington
The Compromise of 1850 had these 3 parts.
1. California became a free state
2. Utah and New Mexico territories would be decided by popular sovereignty
3. Second Fugitive Slave Act
Explain the housing, health, and working conditions immigrants faced.
Improper housing, such as tenements, poor air quality
Caused increased exposure and spread of epidemic outbreaks
There was no government regulation for working conditions. Factories were poorly lit, unsanitary, and unsafe. Workers worked for 10+ hours/day, 6 days/week. There was an increased risk of injury and death.
The Social Democratic Party aimed to do what?
Founded by Eugene Debs, it sought to support the needs of the working class and encourage social welfare programs through collective action. They supported government programs to reduce unemployment, laws requiring that workers receive at least 1.5 days off each week, women’s suffrage, and direct election of the US president.
This was the purpose of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
It dedicated a cemetery and honored fallen soldiers.
He was the president of the Confederate States of America.
Jefferson Davis
The Dawes Severalty Act...
Gave Native Americans small pieces of land to each family based on size, instead of larger reservations for the whole community.
Explain what happened at Wounded Knee.
The Lakota surrendered and laid down their weapons. A shot was fired and the US soldiers fired upon the Lakota and killed about 300 natives.
Explain Habeas Corpus and why Lincoln enacted it.
It is a legal term for an order that requires a person who has been put in jail to be released. The phrase is Latin for “you have the body.” Lincoln suspended it to jail people who were acting against the government. He wanted to protect the country.
These were three of the effects of purchasing Alaska from Russia.
1. Created access to the Pacific Northwest
2. Increased US by 20%
3. Led to a gold rush