Tri 3 Final Flashcards
(30 cards)
Results of industry growth during 1800s
Cities grew
Population increased
Growth of middle class
Jim Crow laws
Laws that separated whites and blacks in public places
What happened to the federal gov power over state govs because of the civil war?
It strengthened, proving that individual states had limited power
How did the civil war effect te economy of the north?
Prospered
Industry soared
Employment rates increased
RR mileage added
Leading cause of death in the Civil War
Wounds led to infection
Did the 13-15 amendments stop all oppression of African Americans in the late 1800s?
No. Although these are known as the civil rights amendments, African Americans still lacked basic civil rights.
Denied credit, housing, and jobs
Bullied and harassed
Which amendment forced states to guarantee the bill of rts to all citizens?
14: made former slaves = citizens under the law & provided = protection
Did radical republicans agree with Lincoln’s plan to offer amnesty to most former confederates?
No. Their plan Wade-Davis bill punished 50% of whites in the south Lincoln’s plan only punished the confederate leaders
Effects of 13-15 amendments
13- freed slaves
14- = citizenship, = protection ( not actually)
15- right to vote cannot be denied based on race, but south created poll taxes and literacy tests
What happened to most native americans during 1860-1890?
Pushed off land ➡reservations b/c white settlers wanted profits from buffalo and gold
How was the Homestead Act an expression of manifest destiny?
It gave settlers money from government (subsidized funds) to move West
How was the transcontinental railroad an expression of manifest destiny?
It connected the east to the west, and increased trade opportunities (products moved quicker)
Why were Indian wars fought in late 1800s?
White settlers wanted buffalo, gold, land, and other resources that native Americans always enjoyed
Black kettle, Geronimo, sitting Bull-all killed
Nativism
Placing the nation’s interests above All else,
Against immigration
Americans 1st
(strict immigration laws)
Advantages of both sides in the civil war?
North-
- Better banks.
- RRs.
- More $.
- Factories.
- Better recourses
South
- Fought with determination
- Home turf
- White population in favor
Where did most immigrants settle when they came to the U.S? Why?
Industrial centers on both coasts (Philly, Boston, NYC, and out west). The big cities had factory jobs
How did sectional differences affect presidential election of 1860?
- union (north) supported Lincoln
- confederacy (south) supported Jefferson Davis
Dred Scott v. Sanford
The supreme court ruled that slaves were property and cannot be taken without due process of the law (supported slavery)
Plessy V. Ferguson
Schools are separate but equal
What do the Dred Scott and Plessy cases have in common?
They both discriminated against African Americans
Did Lincoln pledge to eliminate slavery when he was first elected? What did he promise?
No. He promised to keep the union together
What was Lincoln’s justification for the emancipation proclamation?
Slavery was immoral, and he wanted to encourage slaves to run away
In the Gettysburg Address, what does Lincoln say the purpose of the civil war is?
To uphold the deceleration of te founding fathers “all men are created equal”
Emancipation Proclamation- what did it do?
It made Europeans decide not to give support to the confederacy
