Civil War and Reconstruction
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1. Black codes- a set of laws created by the south in response to Johnson's 50% plan; kept African Americans stagnant in social issues like voting rights, land ownership and participation in the jury
2. Compromise of 1850- a series of agreements between the north and the south, including the Fugitive Slave Law, the ban of slave trade in the capitol, California being admitted as a free state, New Mexico and Utah being open to popular sovereignty, and Texas receiving money rants to pay its debt
3. Dred Scott- a slave who escaped to the north and after his master died, he sued to be ruled as a free man, he lost his case since slaves were property and thus could be taken anywhere, free or not
4. Emancipation Proclamation- a speech by president Lincoln announcing that the slaves in confederate states were to be considered free, but not the ones in the border states
5. Freeport Doctrine- at the debate in Freeport, Illinois; Douglas stated that if the people voted slavery down it would stay down since the people had the power
6. Kansas-Nebraska Act- slavery in Nebraska and Kansas would both have popular sovereignty despite them being north of the 36'30 line
7. Know-Nothings- a political faction fueled by nativist ideals and xenophobia, mostly vexed by Catholics and European immigrants
8. Ostend Manifesto- held in Ostend Belgium the Americans tried to convince Spain to let them have Cuba, and implying that they would be hostile otherwise
9. Radical Republicans- political faction that supported the union's position of anitslavery and demanded harsh punishments for the rebelling southerners
10. Saratoga- a union warship that enforced blockades and patrolled the eastern seaboard
11. Wilmot Proviso- a contract proposed by congress after the Mexican war stating that ceded Mexican lands were prohibited from allowing slavery, was contradicted by the emerging ideal of popular sovereignty and the existing Missouri compromise
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2. Compromise of 1850- a series of agreements between the north and the south, including the Fugitive Slave Law, the ban of slave trade in the capitol, California being admitted as a free state, New Mexico and Utah being open to popular sovereignty, and Texas receiving money rants to pay its debt
3. Dred Scott- a slave who escaped to the north and after his master died, he sued to be ruled as a free man, he lost his case since slaves were property and thus could be taken anywhere, free or not
4. Emancipation Proclamation- a speech by president Lincoln announcing that the slaves in confederate states were to be considered free, but not the ones in the border states
5. Freeport Doctrine- at the debate in Freeport, Illinois; Douglas stated that if the people voted slavery down it would stay down since the people had the power
6. Kansas-Nebraska Act- slavery in Nebraska and Kansas would both have popular sovereignty despite them being north of the 36'30 line
7. Know-Nothings- a political faction fueled by nativist ideals and xenophobia, mostly vexed by Catholics and European immigrants
8. Ostend Manifesto- held in Ostend Belgium the Americans tried to convince Spain to let them have Cuba, and implying that they would be hostile otherwise
9. Radical Republicans- political faction that supported the union's position of anitslavery and demanded harsh punishments for the rebelling southerners
10. Saratoga- a union warship that enforced blockades and patrolled the eastern seaboard
11. Wilmot Proviso- a contract proposed by congress after the Mexican war stating that ceded Mexican lands were prohibited from allowing slavery, was contradicted by the emerging ideal of popular sovereignty and the existing Missouri compromise
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Primary SourcePrimary Sourcehttp://www.usconstitution.net/constamfail.html
The Failed Amendments: Summary: This source talks about some of the amendments that did not work in favor of the constitution and still needed to be readministered Significance: |
Primary Source"Thanksgiving Proclamation" by Abraham Lincoln
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/thanks.htm Summary: In this document Abraham Lincoln tells the people that despite all the bloodshed and terror around them that they need not fret. He emphasizes that no other institution has been disturbed besides the field of warfare. He reassures them that population has grown steadily despite all the losses and that almost every other business is flourishing greatly and that they should be very thankful, thus ordaining the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving. Significance: This set the precedent for Thanksgiving to b observed as a national holiday, and now largely displaces some rumors. It shows his optimism and hope for the continuation of freedom, unity and peace even in the most dire situation imaginable. It shows his complete faith in the citizens of America and his hope for humane interactions between fellow countrymen. Natalia Zamarripa Primary Source |