Key Vocab (KO) Flashcards
(24 cards)
Vice President of Confederacy
Gave ‘Cornerstone speech’ which argued that Confederacy was founded on the principle of White supremacy and the protection of slavery
Anti-Federalist
People who opposed ratification of the US Constitution, favouring stronger state governments.
Abolitionism
The movement to end slavery in the United States.
Bill of Rights
First ten amendments, protecting individual freedoms/ limiting government power.
Confederacy
The Confederate States of America, formed by southern states that seceded from the US in 1860.
Democratic Party
US political party that supported low tariffs, low government intervention and by the middle of the 19th century was increasingly associated with being pro-slavery and Southern
Fugitive Slave Act
Laws required the return of escaped slaves to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
Federalist
A person who advocated for a strong central government and the ratification of the US Constitution.
Lost Cause
Lost Cause mythologizes Confederate cause, portraying it as heroic and minimizing role of slavery.
King Cotton
Cotton became the dominant crop of the South and incredibly profitable
Nullification
A state’s refusal to enforce a federal law it deems unconstitutional.
Peculiar institution
Southern term for slavery
Popular sovereignty
The right of people in a territory/ State to decide on an issue, such as slavery.
Republican Party
Political party of anti-slavery Whigs/ Democrats created in 1854 after Kansas-Nebraska act
Secession
A state withdrawing from the Union (United States)
Supreme Court
The highest court in the United States - decides on what is constitutional
States rights
The right for an individual state (e.g. Alabama) to make their own laws and decisions
Sectional
Relating to a region of the United States (North vs South)
Tariff of Abominations
1828 protective tariff that caused outrage in South due to high duties on imports
Three Fifths compromise
3/5 of enslaved population was counted for representation and taxation.
The Thirteen Colonies
Formerly British colonies with different cultures, economies and societies
Union (Northern/ Free)
The Northern states of the USA who opposed slavery
Whig Party
Important political party in 19th century America that is destroyed by slavery
10th Amendment
The Tenth Amendment limits the power of the federal government by stating that any power not granted to it by the Constitution is reserved for the states or the people.
