US Test 4
US History with Nelson at Francis Lewis High School
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Textbook: Pathways to the Present (America, New York)
Created: 2010-11-22
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Sectionalism
The division of the United States into the regions of the North and the South. Each section had its own unique economy and culture. The north was more industrial and the south was agricultural.
Tarrifs
Were imposed to protect the north from foreign competition. South did not like it because they had to pay more money to get things from other countries.
1820-1860
United States grew in size. Westward expansion.
State's Rights
South believed there should be a weaker central government so they made the states have more power when they created the Confederacy. This worked against them during the Civil War.
Why didn't slavery become lasting in the north?
They were not dependent on slaves since they were more focused on industrialization. The south was agricultural which created a need for workers (slaves).
Dred Scott Case (Scott vs. Sandford)
March 1857 case went to Supreme Court. Dred Scott filed a law suit against his owner to free him and his family. The court ruled that slaves were not citizens nor will they ever be so they had no ground for a lawsuit. They said that since slaves were property, they should be able to be taken anywhere so the missouri compromise was unconstitutional.
Lucretia Mott
A teacher who became a minister in 1821. She and her husband became abloshionists and sheltered slaves in their home.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Was the daughter of a congressman and became a judge in the NY supreme court. She studied law and married an abolishionist lawyer
Seneca Falls Convention (1848)
First woman's rights convention in US history. Wanted to gain legal and voting rights for women.
Women's Rights Issues
There were not many supporters of women's rights. They wanted the right to vote and wanted to be able to get a good education. (No college admitted women in 1820 but many did by 1890).
US Policy Towards Native Americans
Government made treaties to keep natives in reservations or land set aside for them. Settlers did not obey treaties and took indian land anyway. Violence occured from both groups of people.
Secession
To withdraw formally from a membership of a group or organization.
Lincoln's Justification for War
To keep the union together.
Argument Against Secession
States cannot formally secede from the union since it does not say they can in the constitution.
Lincoln's Goal as President
To keep the union together and to prevent the spread of slavery.
1862 Homestead Act
Law that gave 160 acres of land to citizens that met certain conditions.
They had to be at least 21 yrs old or the heads of families. Had to be citizens or immigrants filing for citizenship and they had to farm land for 5 years in a row to claim ownership.
Reconstruction (1865-1877)
Program implimented by government to repair the damage caused to the South after the Civil War and restore southern states to the union.
Provisions of Missouri Compromise (1820)
Agreement calling for the admission of missouri as a slave state and maine as a free state. Slavery was outlawed in future states to be created north of 36o 30' N latitude.
Compromise of 1850
- California would be admitted as a free state
- People of New Mexico and Utah would have popular sovereignty
- Sale of slaves (not slavery) abolished in Wahington DC
- Texas give up claims to New Mexico for $10 million\\
- Fugitive Slave Act - all US citiens would have to return escaped slaves & these slaves would be denied a jury trial
Kansas - Nebraska Act (1854)
Law that created Kansas and Nebraska and stated that citizens would have popular sovereignty.
Popular Soveriegnty
Policy of letting people in a territory decide whether slavery would be allowed there.
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
A series of 7 debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephan A. Douglas on the issue of slavery in the territories.
Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln was elected. Caused secession of the south because they wanted a weaker central government and they were afriad of Lincoln getting rid of the slaves.
About this deck
By: Sarah Aminov
Textbook: Pathways to the Present (America, New York)
Created: 2010-11-22
Size: 23 flashcards
Views: 7
Textbook: Pathways to the Present (America, New York)
Created: 2010-11-22
Size: 23 flashcards
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