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8535016902Fort SumterNorthern base located in Southern land; Where first shots were fired0
8535016903Border StatesSlave states loyal to Union; Half of Southern manufacturing located here1
8535016904Southern Advantages of WarDefensive war; Excellent soldiers; Talented officers2
8535016905Southern Disadvantages of WarPoor transportation system; Few factories; Inflation3
8535016906Northern Advantages of War3/4 of nation's wealth; 3/4 of nation's RR; manpower; stable government; control of seas4
8535016907Northern Disadvantages of WarOffensive war; Lack of leaders5
8535016908European AidEuropeans relied more on US wheat and corn than cotton6
8535016909Bull RunNear Northern capital (DC); First major plan; Union retreated in a panic7
8535016910New Union PlanSouthern blockade; Liberate slaves; Seize Mississippi River; Fracture the confederacy; Capture Richmond; Engage the enemies main strength8
8535016911Antietam CreekBloody "Union" victory(more like draw); Victory keeps France and Britain out of war; Enables Lincoln to launch Emancipation Proclamation9
8535016912Emancipation ProclamationFreed slaves in areas of rebellion; Strengthened moral cause in North10
8535016913GettysburgFirst battle in North; First eastern side North win11
8535016914Vicksburg (seals deal)Another Union victory after Gettysburg; Reopened the Mississippi River; Killed South's hope for foreign intervention12
8535016915Sherman's MarchSherman destroyed everything in path to sea; Shortened war and weakened morale13
8535016916Andrew Johnson PresidencyTennessee War Democrat; Freedmen's Bureau; Reconstruction plans; Black Codes; 13-15 amendments; Tries to veto everything; Almost impeached14
8535016917Freedmen's BureauProvides resources for freedmen and women; Johnson tried to veto but failed; Taught 200,000 blacks how to read15
853501691813th AmendmentEnds slavery16
853501691914th AmendmentCitizenship to freed slaves17
8535016920Civil Rights BillAll persons born in US are citizens and cannot be deprived of that; Representation of states taken away if fail to follow; Confederates cannot hold federal office18
8535016921Johnson's "swing around the circle"Johnson went from state to state for democratic support; More republicans then sent to Congress19
853501692215th AmendmentBlack males can vote20
8535016923Reconstruction Act of 1867Created 5 military districts; Southern states must ratify 14th amendment; Black males can vote21
8535016924Impeachment of JohnsonTenure of Office Act made to set up Johnson; House votes to impeach but falls 1 vote short22
8535016925Radical Reconstruction SuccessPublic school system, reformed tax system, property rights to women, more black political participation23
8535016926Radical Reconstruction falls shortNorth tired of "Southern Problems"; Republican governments set up in South, but 3 only actually happen24
8535016927Seward's PollyPurchase of Alaska from Russia25
8535016928Manifest DestinyThe movement that citizens of the United States were destined to move west26
8535016929CottonDepleted Soil; Half value of all American exports; One crop economy27
8535016930Mountain WhitesRacist people that were anti-slavery28
8535016931Nat Turner Rebellion60 whites and over 200 blacks were killed; Turner and 19 others were hung29
8535016932Southern Response to AbolitionistsTighter slave codes; Use Bible to support slavery; House says no debate on slavery; Burned propaganda30
8535016933William Harrison PresidencyWhig; Died 4 weeks into term31
8535016934John Tyler PresidencyDemocrat in Whig Clothing (hated Jackson); Ends Independent Treasury, Vetoes Bank Bill; Approved Moderate Tariff; Maine disputed; Acquires Texas32
8535016935Webster-Ashburton TreatyDisputes land evenly between Unites and British of Maine and Minnesota33
8535016936James Polk PresidencyDemocrat; Wins on Manifest Destiny Platform; Mexican War34
8535016937Polk's 4 GoalsLower Tariff, Restore Independent Treasury, Settle Oregon Dispute, California35
8535016938Mexican WarPolk proposed $25 million for California and eastern land, but Mexico refused; Bitter relations with Mexico; Slavery revisited36
8535016939Treaty of Guadalupe-HidalgoUS payed $18 million to Mexico for California, Texas, and all last east37
8535016940Free Soil Party (Van Buren)Abolitionists and Northern Democrats that supported Wilmot Proviso38
8535016941Wilmot ProvisoNo slavery in new territory39
8535016942Zachary Taylor PresidencyWhig; Compromise of 1850; California Debate (dies during debate)40
8535016943Compromise of 1850California is a free state; Mexican Cession left to popular sovereignty; No slave trade in DC; More strict slave laws; Disputed Texas territory given to New Mexico41
8535016944Franklin Pierce PresidencyDemocrat; Ostend Manifesto; Gadsden Purchase; Kansas-Nebraska Act42
8535016945Ostend ManifestoTo get another slave state; America offers Spain $120 million for Cuba43
8535016946Gadsden PurchasePurchase of bottom part of Arizona and New Mexico for better railroading44
8535016947Kansas-Nebraska ActStephen Douglas; Sliced Nebraska territory into 2; Slavery decided by popular sovereignty; Shattered Democratic Party; Formed Republican Party; Fugitive Slave Laws ignored in North45
8535016948Lecompton ConstitutionKansas citizens would vote for or without slavery, but slavery was protected either way46
8535016949Dred Scott CaseDred Scott taken into non-slave state but then brought back into slavery47
8535016950Election of 1824Jackson gets most electoral votes but not the needed majority; House voted Adams as president over Jackson48
8535016951Corrupt BargainClay gives support to Adams for Secretary of State job49
8535016952John Quincy Adams PresidencyGets nothing done because plagued by Corrupt Bargain and fragmented Democratic Republican party50
8535016953Election of 1828Jackson defeats Adams in rematch51
8535016954Andrew Jackson PresidencySpoils System, Tariff of Abomination, Trail of Tears, Ended US Bank, Equality, No property qualifications for voting52
8535016955Spoils SystemRewarding political supporters with government jobs53
8535016956Tariff of AbominationTariff increase supported by south to hurt north54
8535016957South Carolina ExpositionWritten saying tariff was unconstitutional and states could nullify; South Carolina threatened to leave Union after compromise55
8535016958Trail of TearsThe removal of Indians to the west; Jackson went against Supreme Court decision and forced removal56
8535016959Bank WarJackson vetoed recharter for US Bank because he thought it was harmful; Increased power of presidency57
8535016960Election of 1836Introduction of Whig Party; Van Buren defeats Harrison58
8535016961TexasAmericans settlers clashed with Mexico on slavery; Texas declared independence59
8535016962Election of 1840Harrison defeats Van Buren60
8535016963Nativist MovementKnow-nothing party wanted to restrict immigration61
8535016964Factory SystemSamuel Slater62
8535016965Cotton GinEli Whitney63
8535016966Sewing MachineHowe and Singer64
8535016967TelegraphSamuel Morse65
8535016968ReaperCyrus McCormick66
8535016969Steel PlowJohn Deere67
8535016970Cult of DomesticityGlorified women's role in the home68
8535016971SteamboatRobert Fulton69
8535016972Canals in New YorkDewitt Clinton70
8535016973South EconomyExports cotton to New England and England71
8535016974West EconomyExports grain and livestock to East and Europe72
8535016975East EconomyProduces machines and textiles to South and West73
8535016976Second Great AwakeningA religious revival movement that initiated social reforms74
8535016977Burned Over DistrictRegion that was so hot religiously and it burned everything; All were converted75
8535016978Denounced slavery and alcoholCharles Finney76
8535016979Mormonism; WestBrigham Young77
8535016980Education reformer; Supported longer terms and expanded curriculumHorace Mann78
8535016981Wrote first dictionaryNoah Webster79
8535016982Mentally IllDorothea Dix80
8535016983Prohibition of boozeNeal Dow81
8535016984Women's RightsStanton and Anthony82
8535016985Seneca Falls ConventionWomen organizing and discussing rights83
8535016986Declaration of SentimentsModeled after Declaration of Independence for women's rights84
8535016987Oneida CommunityUtopian society; Silverware; Free love; Eugenics85
8535016988Founder of the Oneida CommunityJohn Humphrey Noyes86
8535016989ShakersProhibited marriage and sexual relations; Furniture87
8535016990One of first American Authors; Rip Van WinkleWashington Irving88
8535016991First American Novelist; Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper89
8535016992TranscendentalismAll knowledge comes to the mind through our senses; Against the government; Nature90
8535016993Lecturer; Critic of SlaveryRalph Waldo Emerson91
8535016994Civil Disobedience; Condemned slavery and didn't play taxesHenry David Thoreau92
8535016995Poet; Leaves of GrassWalt Whitman93
8535016996TariffTax94
8535016997Excise TaxDomestic/Sales Tax95
8535016998Bill of RightsProtects individual rights from federal government96
8535016999Hamilton's Economic PolicyNew government assumed state and national debt; Tariffs and Excise Tax; Bank of United States97
8535017000Bank of United States1/5 owned by federal government; Strict vs Loose98
8535017001FederalistsPro British; Tariff; Powerful Central Gov; Loose; North; Hamilton, Adams, Jay99
8535017002Democratic RepublicansPro French, Support Free Speech; States Rights; Support the Democracy; Strict; South; Jefferson, Madison, Monroe100
8535017003Whiskey RebellionFarmers, who relied on selling their distilled grain, rose in defiance of the excise tax. Militia scattered the "rebels". The incident confirmed the power of the national government.101
8535017004Washington's Neutrality ProclamationTo stay Neutral with France102
8535017005Jay's TreatyBritish would evacuate forts and pay damage to US ships. No mention of Impressment (purpose of going, failed)103
8535017006Washington's Farewell AddressWashington retiring as president. He was concerned that the parties would end up splitting up the nation. Political parties are divisive and to stay neutral in alliances.104
8535017007XYZ AffairUS go to French and "X,Y,Z" demanded $250,000 bribe to speak to Talleyrand.105
8535017008Convention of 1800Peace agreement that ends hostility with French and ends French alliance106
8535017009Kentucky and Virginia ResolutionsWritten by Jefferson and Madison in response to Alien and Sedition Acts; Federal regime had exceeded its constitutional powers; Nullification was rightful remedy107
8535017010Alien ActsDeportation of Dangerous Allies108
8535017011Sedition ActsRestriction of free speech and speaking against the president109
8535017012Revolution of 1800Peaceful transfer of power110
8535017013Election of 1800Tie between Jefferson and Burr. House (Federalists) vote on party winner111
8535017014Jefferson's Change in PoliciesPardoned Sedition Act violators; Eliminated excise tax112
8535017015Louisiana PurchaseCurrently controlled by French and aren't being used by them. President buys land $15 million, 3 cents per acre113
8535017016Marbury vs MadisonFederalists losing power of Congress and Presidency; Marbury sued Madison; Federalists add more judges to federal court; Established Judicial Review114
8535017017Judicial ReviewPower of Supreme Court to judge whether act violates Constitution115
8535017018Embargo ActPresident said we are not trading with anyone; Hurt the northern states116
8535017019Non-Intercourse ActNo trade with Britain and France; Spurred New England Industry117
8535017020Macon's Bill No. 2Whoever follows restrictions can trade with US; France agreed118
8535017021War HawksSomeone who wants war119
8535017022War of 1812War with British; British invading120
8535017023Hartford ConventionFinancial assistance for lost trade; Congress must have 2/3 vote for embargo or to declare war; Contributed to death of federalist party121
8535017024Treaty of GhentArmistice (to stop fighting) and return all territory122
8535017025Battle of New OrleansAndrew Jackson makes fame123
8535017026American SystemStrong bank; Protective Tariff; Network of roads and canals124
8535017027Panic of 1819"Banks are evil and are taking money"125
8535017028Missouri CompromiseMissouri slaves, Maine free; No slavery above Missouri126
8535017029Monroe DoctrineAn attempt to forestall European intervention into Western Hemisphere; No additional colonization; Nonintervention of European powers; Self Defense Doctrine127
8535017030McCulloch vs MarylandMaryland wanted to tax US Bank branch in Maryland; Marshall confirmed existence of bank; Gives power to federalists and taxes away from DR128
8535017031VirginiaUnemployment, not able to farm led to founding; Settlers not used to fending for themselves; Plenty of unused food; Tobacco major cash source; House of Burgesses; South129
8535017032MarylandLord Baltimore wanted financial profits and a refuge for Catholics; Tobacco; South130
8535017033New YorkEstablished for quick profit on trade; Many immigrants; Most diverse; Autocratic Dutch colony; No religious tolerance; Fertile; Middle131
8535017034Pennsylvania:William Penn and Quakers founded to make profit and experiment with government; Liberal land policy and encouraged immigrants; Fair with Natives; Representative Assembly; Anti-war/slavery; No tax supported church; Middle132
8535017035New England:Puritans wanted to purify Catholic church, extreme Christians; Rocky soil; Little religious toleration; Family Stability; Crude government and regulations formed by Mayflower Compact133
8535017036Colonial SimilaritiesEnglish customs/language; Protestant (besides Maryland); Some ethnic and religious tolerance (Puritans least); Social mobility; Self government; Self taxation; Education System134
8535017037Seven Years War (French and Indian War)A war fought between England, Prussia vs France, Spain, Austria, Russia. It led to enormous land gains for Great Britain.135
8535017038Albany ConferenceA conference to keep the Iroquois loyal to Britain and one of the first attempts at colonial unity.136
8535017039Treaty of Paris 1763French left Canada and Ohio River Valley. Colonial esteem bolstered and military experience gained. Spain received Trans-Mississippi Louisiana from French. Losers = Indians. French are kicked out. All due to French/Indian War137
8535017040Proclamation of 1763Stop colonization until Indian issue stopped. Formed by British138
8535017041MercantilismMoney = Power139
8535017042Benefits of MercantilismPrice Supports, Tobacco Monopoly, British Navy Protection140
8535017043Disadvantages of MercantilismBritish Middlemen, Stifled Economy, Money Shortages/No Banks141
8535017044Sugar ActNot trading sugar with French. Restrictions on foreign buying142
8535017045Quartering ActFeed and house British soldiers143
8535017046Stamp ActEvery action required a stamp (eventually removed)144
8535017047Stamp Act Congress27 delegates from 9 colonies. Non-importation agreement. Plan to BOYCOTT145
8535017048Declaratory ActsDeclared they could do whatever they want to US146
8535017049Townshend ActTax on Paper, Tea, Lead, Glass. Led to Boston Massacre147
8535017050Committees of CorrespondenceSpread Spirit of Resistance through letters148
8535017051Sam AdamsPolitical Agitator and Organizer of Rebellion149
8535017052Boston Tea PartyProtesters threw tea into harbor in rebelliance against Townshend Act150
8535017053Intolerable ActsClosed Boston Port and Restricted Town Meetings151
8535017054Quebec ActFrench retained government and customs in Canada. Colonists upset because French is extended to Ohio River Valley152
8535017055First Continental Congress and the AssociationPhiladelphia; 12 colonies sent 55 men. Created the Association (complete boycott). No call for independence. Wrote Declaration of Rights153
8535017056British Disadvantages of WarSecond-rate generals, poor system of transportation, needed to conquer America, distance from home154
8535017057British Advantages of WarWealth and Naval Power, More people155
8535017058American Disadvantages of WarBadly Organized, Money Problems, Lack of Military Supplies and Manufactured Goods156
8535017059American Advantages of WarOutstanding leadership, Self-Sustaining Economy, Foreign Aid (France), Fighting a defensive war157
8535017060Second Continental CongressFull 13 colonies. To raise money for defense. Hope mercy called. Selected George Washington to head Army. Strong conservative and no sentiment for independence.158
8535017061Olive Branch PetitionProfessed loyalty to crown and begged for further hostilities. King said no. Led to war officially starting159
8535017062Thomas Paine and Common SenseCalled for Independence and Created Democratic Republic160
8535017063Declaration of IndependenceTo cut British tie. Included need for human rights, no misdeeds. Jefferson wrote and words inspired by John Locke.161
8535017064Battle of SaratogaColonists won and led to French Support162
8535017065Treaty of Alliance with FranceColonial War becomes World War. French joins USA in fight.163
8535017066Treaty of Paris 1783British eager for amends, British recognized Independence, Western Boundary Mississippi River164
8535017067Articles of ConfederationNo executive. Weak congress / can't collect money. Judicial concerns left to states. Each state has one vote. Amendment has to be unanimous. Together but states mainly control themselves.165
8535017068Shay's RebellionBack country farmers revolting against foreclosures and taxes. Demanded lighter taxes and cheaper money. Led to stronger national government166
8535017069MobocracyLarge groups wanting change167
8535017070ConstitutionGreat Compromise. Bicameral Legislature. Senate. House. 3/5 Slave Compromise (Gives South more representation and power). Slave trade ends168
8535017071Starving TimeSettlers were not used to fending for themselves; Plenty of unused food and wasted time looking for gold169
8535017072Acts of TolerationPassed in 1694 local assembly guaranteeing safety and allowance of Christians; Gives religious tolerance to Protestants and Catholics170
8535017073House of BurgessesMiniature Parliament; First Government; Representative Democracy171
8535017074Predestinationa belief that the moment of creation if one is going to heaven or hell172
8535017075Conversiona sign that you are/are not saved173
8535017076Mayflower CompactA document that agreed to form a crude government and set of regulations in Massachusetts Bay Colony; It led to Constitutions174
8535017077Fundamental OrdersDemocratic Constitution175
8535017078New England ConfederationThe banding of 4 colonies to defend against foes and deal with intercolonial problems; Exclusive Puritan club176
8535017079Navigation LawsLaws that were unpopular used to suppress smuggling; To try to force colonies to trade within empire177
8535017080Bacon's RebellionBacon attacked Indians, chased governor from Jamestown, and set town to fire; Indentured Servants given poor land to farm; Led to other slaves178
8535017081Middle PassageSlave passage from Africa to West Indies179
8535017082Molasses ActSays colonies can't trade molasses with West Indies180
8535017083Great AwakeningReligious Revival; People started again believing that good works led to salvation; Back to conservative and religion181
8535017084SouthwestComplexed Trading; Corn, Beans, Squash; Irrigation; Gatherers; Vegetables; Dependent on dry agriculture, rainfall; Pueblos; Lived close to one another; Stone; Brick, Dried Clay; Canals; Pottery; Dogs; Anasazi, Hohokam182
8535017085Mississippi ValleyVery trade based; Maize, bean cultivation for high population; Hunters, Gatherers, Farmers; Didn't need irrigation; Thatch Covered Houses; Mounds, Daub Houses; Near water and streams; Muskogean Language; Large Walls and watch towers; Disappeared; Lots of temples and mounds; Cahokia183
8535017086Pacific CoastHunted sea mammals; Berries; NOT farmers; Wide variety of food; Dams, Reservoirs; Coastal villages; Long houses- wood, bark; boat builders; tools; baskets; totem poles; higher archery184
8535017087Eastern WoodlandHorticulture, Hunter, Gatherer; Corn, Beans, Squash; Lots of resources; long houses; 5 or more tribes combined; gender roles; Iroquois Confederacy185
8535017088PlainsHeavily hunted large animals (bison); Not farmers; Extensive crop trade; Nomadic; Tee Pees; Sioux186
8535017089AztecTrade; Farming; Bartery; Adobe, sun dried clay; Surpluss Food; Human Sacrifices; Big Groups; Sewer Systems; Huge temples; 15 million187
8535017090Encomienda SystemA system used by the Spanish Government to regulate Native Americans and reward Spanish colonists. It legalized forced slave labor and asked the colonist to convert natives to Christianity.188
8535017091Aztec CollapseToo many enemies; Not as advanced weapons; Smallpox; Supplies cut off189
8535017092Black LegendFalse concept that Spanish tortured and butchered Native Americans, stole their gold, purposely gave them Smallpox; Believed by De Aza190
8535017093MestizoMexican people of mixed descent; Formed unique culture191
8535017094CapitalismFor mother country to make a lot of $192
8535017095Mercantilism (wealth equals power)In a system in which a country attempts to amass wealth through trade with other countries, exporting more than it imports and increasing stores of gold and precious metal; Buying more than selling193
8535017096Iroquois ConfederacyForce against Europeans in NY194

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