Significant People
Who issued the emancipation proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Election of 1860
secession + Civil War
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
Stephen Douglas’ proposed solution to slavery/slave state parity is “popular sovereignty” in this territory
What did Americans use to justify the Mexican-American War?
Manifest Destiny
Why did immigrants from around the world go to the US?
wanted freedom from aristocracy, opportunity to own land, get away from political instability, practice freedom of religion
What party was Andrew Jackson affiliated with?
Republican
Failure of Reconstruction
undo gains of equality for African Americans
What was the Dred Scott Decision (1857)
rule that slaves were not considered citizens, and have no right to sue in the federal courts
What was the Gettysburg Address?
Lincoln convincing people that the Civil War was an opportunity for “New Birth”
What were the Force Acts?
allow government to take military action to protect voting rights
What were one of Chief Justice John Marshall's rulings and what was its significance?
- Marbury v. Madison (judicial review) OR McCulloh v. Maryland (Federal gov't can make a national bank) OR Gibbons v. Ogden (federal gov't has power over interstate commerce)
Compromise of 1850
Admitted California to the union, which was part of the compromise imposed the fugitive slave law on northerners
What was the End of Second Party System?
Whigs and Democrats split between the south and the north
What was the “gag rule”?
on Congress floors, there will be no talk of slavery
What was the Lecompton Constitution?
protected slave owners whether the state constitution was passed with or without slavery
His execution represented a shift in the national dialogue around slavery and becomes a martyr
John Brown
Reconstruction
Amendments created (13-15th)
What was the Know-Nothing Party?
a former political party active in the 1850s in the north which opposed immigration and Catholic influence
What was the Lost Cause?
Confederates still believe that they should’ve won + Southern society was good and just
What was the Crittenden Compromise of 1860?
unsuccessful proposal to permanently enshrine slavery in the United States Constitution, and thereby make it unconstitutional for future congresses to end slavery
Who published Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Which battle was the turning point for the Union during the Civil War?
The Battle of Gettysburg
Confederate diplomats sneak aboard British ships with the intent of striking a deal with British Officials upon ship’s arrival in port(failed attempt-ship caught and impressed by Union)
What was the Trent Affair?
What was the impact of Fort Sumter?
upper south join Confederate + Lincoln declares martial law in the capital / Maryland
Who was John Bell and what did he advocate for?
from the Party of the Law (the Constitution) and for the Missouri Compromise