Origins of Civil War
What was the Underground Railway?
People helping slaves escape from South to the North. (Harriet Tubman)
Explain what Popular Sovereignty is.
The people have the power to make decisions in their government by voting
ex: Kansas-Nebraska Act, California - Free State
Who were populists?
they did not seek to restore the rural past, but rather they accepted urbanization and industry.
What is the 100 day plan?
The special session of Congress that Roosevelt called to launch his New Deal programs. The special session lasted about three months 100 days.
What was the new deal?
A new term made by FDR to help the Americans escape the Great Depression with relief, good recovery, and reform programs of FDR's administration
Explain what the Kansas-Nebraska Act was.
- Kansas and Nebraska split into two states that would vote on slavery
- Nebraska was pretty sure to vote no
- Kansas was open house
-1854 repealed parts of Missouri Compromise
What was the Emancipation Proclamation (1863)?
Made by President Lincoln that freed slaves in Confederate states only to not lose support of border states. Military strategy to weaken the South. Expanded Union war goal to include ending slavery.
What was the purpose of the muckrakers?
to expose corruption in business, poverty, etc; expose the problems
The Federal Securities Act
required promoters to give information to investors on the soundness of their stocks and bonds
What was the Bleeding of Kansas?
-1854-1856 pro and anti slavery people flooded into Kansas to try and sway vote.
- Two governments were set up- president recognized anti-slavery one
- Lots of violence ensued
Explain what the 13th amendment did.
1865 amendment to the United States Constitution that abolished and outlaws the institution of slavery throughout the nation: FREE!!
What did the Progressives want to happen in the progressive era?
Progressives "were committed to democratic values and the belief that honest government and just laws could improve the human condition"
How did the Great Depression affect other countries?
Other countries depend on the US for buying their goods, investments and loans. When the US could not do this other countries lost money and this started a global economic crash
What happened with Lincoln's election?
-1860- "House divided speech" all free or all slave nation
- Lincoln seen as threat to the South
- South Carolina secedes soon after
What was a Carpetbagger? (Double Jeopardy)
It is a negative term for a northern Republican who moved to the South after the Civil War to help "rebuild". Usually only to profit off of Southern misery.
What was the impact of Muckraking?
Exposed inequities on society, Educated the public about corruption and gave Impulse for reform and major changes.
What caused the Great Crash?
caused because of Black Tuesday when everyone wanted to sell their stocks, but had to sell it for a cheap price. They couldn't pay back their loans. Prices of businesses went down.
Explain Dred Scott vs Sanford
-1857- decided slaves were property and could be transferred via inheritance etc.
- slaves counted as 3/5 of a person
- Slavery legal in North again
What was the Freedmen's Bureau?
Set up by congress to help freed slaves and poor whites in the South after the Civil War by providing food, clothing, medical care, education, job training.
What social and economic reforms did the progressives wish to do?
eliminate practices harming farmers, workers, tenement dwellers, and consumers and expand government regulation over our economy to further the public interest.
What were Hoovervilles? (Double Jeopardy)
shanty towns with shacks made of scrap materials which were shelters for the homeless