Events
The event of settlers moving out west
Westward expansion, Manifest Destiny
What are the 3 S's
State rights, slavery, Sectionalism
What caused the South to secede and how did the war start
1860 election of Lincoln and Fort Sumner
Lincoln's plan to readmit the south was called what
10% plan
Racist group that gained popularity after the War
KKK
The largest and most popular western trail
Oregon Trail
What lead to Popular Sovereignty
Compromise of 1850
Wartime advantages for both sides were?
Greater industry and manufacturing
ii. Larger population (20 million vs. 9 million)
iii. Transportation and communication (72% of RR’s)
iv. Southern Advantages
b. Advantages of the Confederacy (South)
i. Well-trained generals
ii. High troop morale and enthusiasm
iii. Home soil advantage
Lincoln dies who takes over the presidency
Southerns used economic system to oppress newly freed African Americans
Sharecropping
An event that led to a large number of settlers heading west for gold
California Gold rush
These differences in opinions such as uncle tom's cabin and underground railroad, and opposite opinions like "slavery is good" were results of
Abolitionists and slave owners
Four phase plan and the main turning point
Capture Mississippi River, Capture Richmond, Total war (march to sea) Blockade of trade
Turning was Gettysburg
Who was in control of Congress after the war and what 3 major amendments were created
13,14,15 slavery gone, rights to be citizens, Voting
What laws would soon go into effect in the South
Jim Crow laws
gave 160 acres to any settler who would farm the land for five years. This was an effort to populate the sparsely populated territories in the Midwest
Homestead Act 1862
Mini Civil war before the Civil war
Bleeding Kansas
Lincoln's first and second aims of War
Preserve the Union, second was Emancipation 13th amendment
What enforenment was put into place after the war in the south so south governments were obey Union laws
Military Reconstruction and the splitting of the south into 5 districts
What ended reconstruction
the compromise of 1877
This event led to the US gaining more territories westward. Spreading the promise of Manifest Destiny
Mexican American War
This decision in a supreme court case immediately nullified the Missouri Compromise, and effectively opened all territories to slavery, a major victory for Southerners.
Dred scott v. Sanford
What did Lincoln suspend during wartime similar to John Adams
right of habeas corpus
What movement caught momentum after the ratification of the 15th amendment
Women's rights movement
"the 4 million dollar question" related to what action
the newly freed slaves