An escaped slave who later purchased his own freedom
Abolitionist, spoke out against slavery. Edited the North Star - an
abolitionist newspaper Wrote an auto-biography that was very
important in teaching people about how bad slavery was!
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Tariffs North vs. South
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North Wanted Tariffs South Opposed tariffs because most of
their cotton was sold to international buyers who gave them credit
for goods instead of money. They had to use that credit for
internationally made goods which made their cotton worth less.
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Uncle Toms Cabin
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Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Toms Cabin (1852) to portray
slavery as brutal and immoral. The novel follows the life of a old
slave named Uncle Tom. Stowe showed the evils of slavery throughout
his life. Uncle Toms Cabin heightened the conflict between North
and South President Lincoln is quoted as having declared, "So this
is the little lady who made this big war
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Dred Scott v. Sanford
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Dred Scott sued for his freedom. Abolitionists believed this
case could end slavery. Supreme Court ruled African-Americans were
not citizens and had NO RIGHTS. Congress had no right to ban
slavery in any territory. Slavery was Lawful and Legal Slaves were
property, thus protected by the 5 th Amendment in the
Constitution.
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Compromise of 1850
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North California would be admitted as a free state. The slave
trade would be abolished in Washington D.C. South The New Mexico
and Utah Territories would be able to decide the issue of slavery
by a majority vote. The citizen's would decide whether or not to
allow slavery. (popular sovereignty)
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Election of 1860
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President Lincoln is elected. South secedes, starting with
South Carolina.
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Place the following events on a Timeline Passage of the 13 th
Amendment Emancipation Proclamation Election of Abraham Lincoln
Missouri Compromise Dred Scott Decision
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Missouri Compromise Dred Scott Decision Election of Abraham
Lincoln Emancipation Proclamation Passage of the 13 th
Amendment
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CHAPTERS 16 & 17
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Supreme Military Commander of the Union Army United States
General during the Civil War Accepted the surrender of Robert E.
Lee at Appomattox Courthouse in April 1865.
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Robert E. Lee
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Supreme Military Commander of the Confederacy Lee surrendered
to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in April
1865.
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Jefferson Davis
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From Mississippi Became President of the Confederate States of
America during the Civil War.
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Abraham Lincoln
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From Illinois and was a member of the Republican Party
President of the United States during the Civil War Issued the
Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 freeing all slaves in areas then
in rebellion.
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Advantages of the North
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A very strong navy and almost all the shipyards were in the
North. More factories Larger population Booming Economy
Railroads!!!! Better organized and much more mileage of track.
Leadership of President Lincoln
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Advantages of the South
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Knew the land (home-field advantage) Were trying to preserve
their way of life (had the HEART this war meant everything to them)
Much better military commanders Was able to fight a defensive war,
requiring the Union to stretch their resources to the limit in
order to reach the Rebels. They werent trying to concur the North,
they just wanted to be independent.
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Battle of Vicksburg
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Union forces completed the capture and control of the
Mississippi River and cut the Confederate States in half.
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Appomattox Courthouse
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Surrender of Lee (Confederacy) to Grant (Union), ended the
Civil War
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Ft. Sumter
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April 12, 1861 First shots fired of the Civil War
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Lincolns Second Inaugural Address
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Fight for restoration of peace and the Union. Malice towards
none, with charity towards all.
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CHAPTER 18
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13 th Amendment
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Freed the slaves by outlawing the peculiar institution of
slavery in the United States.
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14 th Amendment
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Gave all people born in the United States citizenship
regardless of race This amendment did NOT give citizenship to
Native Americans.
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15 th Amendment
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Said suffrage (the right to vote) could not be denied based on
race. It did not protect African Americans from being denied the
right to vote for other reasons States would begin adding poll
taxes and literacy tests to the requirements to vote so that
African Americans would hopefully not be able to participate.
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Scalawag
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Nickname for Southern whites who supported Reconstruction.
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Hiram Rhodes Revels
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From Mississippi One of two African Americans to serve in the
U.S. Senate.
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Radical Republicans
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Wanted the federal government to play an active role in
reconstruction. Wanted to destroy the Souths old ruling class and
turn the South into a region of small farms, free schools, respect
for labor, and political equality for all.
