APUSH Unit 5 (1844-1877) duel

Anaconda plan

Wilmot Proviso

Dred Scott case

Battle of Vicksburg Granted the Union control of the entire Mississippi River. Cut the confederacy in half

Positions on expansion of slavery Argued that slavery was a constitutional right, wanted line established in the Missouri Compromise to extend all the way westward to the Pacific.

John Brown Led a small raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. His goal was to arm the southern slave population and incite a slave rebellion

Tenure of Office Act Stopped the president from removing a member of their cabinet without congressional approval (Johnson had tried to remove his secretary of war, who was a radical Republican)

Compromise of 1877 The contested election was decided by a Republican-leaning committee the obv chose the Republican candidate. Democrats threatened to filibuster

Republican party formed A coalition of free soilers and whigs and northern democrats who's goal was to stop the spread of slavery.

Free Soil Party Formed by abolitionists who wanted to ban slavery everywhere

Reconstruction acts Divided the south into 5 zones under military occupation. Increased requirements for rejoining (also ratify 14th amendment and have universal suffrage)

Pres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote

Mexican-American war

Kansas-Nebraska act divided Nebraska territory into 2 sections, Kansas and Nebraska. Put slavery to a vote in each new state. Effectively overturned the Missouri compromise!

Radical Republicans Pushed hard for civil rights, wanted to punish the south. Shifted the process of reconstruction from president to congress

Fugitive slave act Many northerners opposed the expansion of slavery, and abolitionists despised the law. There were often riots when Southerners would try to bring back a runaway slave.

Texan independence Americans had been settling in Texas since the 1820s. The southerners outnumbered actual Mexicans and had brought their slaves. The Mexican government outlawed slavery and mandated catholicism.

Election of 1860 Lincoln campaigned on halting the expansion of slavery. He won without a single Southern electoral vote, prompting the south to realize they no longer any voice in the future of slavery in america

Black codes Restricted the civil rights of african americans in the south. Made it harder to vote, own property, even banned them from testifying against white people

Compromise of 1850

Established the southern border of the United States and granted a huge portion of land known as the Mexican cession which included California and new Mexico

Bleeding Kansas

Civil rights act of 1866

Election of 1844

Manifest destiny Americans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

White supremacy White supremacy continued to dominate. Secret societies continued to terrorize African Americans (and Catholics, jews, and immigrants)

Gold rush

15th amendment Protected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)

Divided the south into 5 zones under military occupation. Increased requirements for rejoining (also ratify 14th amendment and have universal suffrage)

California and New Mexico wanted to enter the union as free states. Henry Clay created compromise: New Mexico and Utah would vote on slavery, California would be admitted as a free state, Slavery would be banned in Washington D.C., and there would be a new fugitive slave act

Battle of Vicksburg

Protected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)

John Brown Led a small raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. His goal was to arm the southern slave population and incite a slave rebellion

Civil rights act of 1866

Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.

Dred Scott case

Positions on expansion of slavery Argued that slavery was a constitutional right, wanted line established in the Missouri Compromise to extend all the way westward to the Pacific.

Pushed hard for civil rights, wanted to punish the south. Shifted the process of reconstruction from president to congress

Gold rush Gold was discovered in California, population skyrocketed

Bleeding Kansas Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions

An amendment to a law in congress that stipulated that any land gained in the Mexican-American war wouldn't be ineligible for the spread of slavery. Symbolized the growing tension over westward expansion and slavery.

Manifest destiny Americans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

Election of 1844

Formed by abolitionists who wanted to ban slavery everywhere

Established the southern border of the United States and granted a huge portion of land known as the Mexican cession which included California and new Mexico

Black codes Restricted the civil rights of african americans in the south. Made it harder to vote, own property, even banned them from testifying against white people

A coalition of free soilers and whigs and northern democrats who's goal was to stop the spread of slavery.

Johnson impeached Pres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote

Kansas-Nebraska act

Tenure of Office Act

Plan to completely cut off the south by blockading southern ports and eventually the Mississippi river

Texan independence

Fugitive slave act Many northerners opposed the expansion of slavery, and abolitionists despised the law. There were often riots when Southerners would try to bring back a runaway slave.

White supremacy continued to dominate. Secret societies continued to terrorize African Americans (and Catholics, jews, and immigrants)

The contested election was decided by a Republican-leaning committee the obv chose the Republican candidate. Democrats threatened to filibuster

End this game?