semester 1 final Flashcards
who was John Brown?
an abolitionist who attempted to arm slaves at harpers ferry , he also took place in the Pottawatmie creek massacre
who was James Lane?
a senator and union general who led 400 abolitionist to kansas
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
He was elected president in 1860 and this caused states to start seceding
what was to compromise of 1850?
4 part agreement : 1) california is a free state 2) banning slave trade in D.C. 3) using popular sovereignty to decide on slavery in area gained from mexico, 4) creating a new fugitive slave act
what was Dred Scott v. Stanford
Dred Scott was a slave and he was willing to sue for his freedom but he was told he couldn’t because he was considered “property” not a human being.
what was a border ruffian?
Missourians pro-slavery people who illegally vote to make Kansas a slave state
who was Jefferson Davis
he was the president of the confederacy
who was Clack Quantrill?
he led an attack on Lawrence that killed many men and boys
what is William T Sherman known for?
he is known for his march through Georgia
what did the battle of Vicksburg do?
it helped the union gain control over the mississippi
where did the civil war start?
ft. Sumter
who were the Jayhawkers and Bushwhackers?
jayhawkers were Kansan abolitionists, and Bushwhackers were pre-slavery missourians
who were the Exodusters?
they were freedmen that moved to kansas
Who was John Wilkes Booth?
Lincoln’s assassin
who was Rutherford B. Hayes?
President of the United States from 1877-1881 ended reconstruction when he went to office
who was the first president to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson
what was segregation?
enforced seperation laws
what is the meaning of Impeach?
to formally charge a government person with a crime
what did the 13th, 14th, 15th amendments do?
13: free the slaves
14: allowed freedmen to vote
15: Stated that no one could deny a freedmen’s right to vote
what did Plessy V. Ferguson conclude?
that segregation was constitutional
what is a reservation?
land set aside for the Natives
what is a transcontinental railroad?
a railroad that crosses the country
what happened at the battle of Wounded Knee?
the location of massacre of 300 Native Americans that occurs when reservation police and the U.S. Army try to stop the ghost dance
what happened at Sand Creek?
Chivington attempted an attack on the Black Kettle warriors but they were out hunting at that time so they ended up killing 100-200 old men from the tribe.
