US History to 1877 Final Exam TCU Bird
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 John Tyler | Changes from a Democrat to Wigg First Vice President to ascend to presidency - William Henry Harrison dies and Tyler becomes president fills the house with wiggs - wiggs become powerful He vetos a bill that pisses off his own party - the wiggs Comes up with idea of Texas annexation and rides it until election of 1844 Eventually kicked out of Whig party Really wanted to annex TX to the US |
| William Henry Harrison | Arrogant read a speech at his 1840 inauguration for 2.5 hours and caught pneumonia from it and dies soon after - Tyler becomes president |
| 6 Interpretations of Texas Revolution | - After Mexico breaks from Spain, Mexico becomes just like Spain - Cultures revolt against Mexican Government - Texas Revolution was not just fought by white people;e - Tejanos - Davy Crockett surrendered and didn't fight til death - he is exectued by a sword and gives Texans the idea that Santa Ana is a butcher |
| Texas Revolution | Santa Ana is captured - everyone wants to kill him. Same Houston says no Some believe that Santa Ana showed Houston he was a Free Mason Take Santa Ana to Washington to sign a treaty |
| Sam Houston | In 1836 election there were less than 100 votes for someone else out of 4000 less than a 100 voted against annexation of Texas 1838 - Maribu Lamar takes over as Governor of Texas Against suceeding- held a sucession convention |
| James K Polk | From Tennessee Pushed for Texas annexation Runs against Clay and Tyler and wins in 1844 |
| Texas | admitted into Union by congressional joint treaty signed by Tyler or Polk??f Strongly supports slavery and makes in imbalance in the Union Lamar left lots of debt, US pays off Texas debt Allowed to keep its pubic lands - oil is found Admitted at slave state |
| Gadsden Purchase | US buys Texas and all land west of Texas for 15 million from Mexico |
| David Wilmot | Northern Democrat wants to prove his abolitionism introduces the Wilmot Proviso- stated that no territory gained from Mexico can have slavery except for Texas - never passes - means that slavery is attached to every issue and tension is much higher Was a way to keep slavery where it was |
| Henry Clay | ultimate deal maker Didn't care about Texas Anexation 1850 Omnibus bill - wanted to run it down everyone's throat no one liked it, not even John C. Calhoon |
| Stephen Douglass | Creator of the Compromise of 1850 Takes all legislatures - 8 issues and puts them into 5 separate bills - compromise of 1850 Lots of legislative skill |
| Compromise of 1850 | Popular Sovereignty - Missouri line doesnt matter anymore - states can vote on issue of slavery Slave trade abolished in District of Columbia but not slavery all together Provisions for California Provisions for Texas |
| Fugitive Salve Act of 1850 | Sets up series of courts Bounty hunters can bring in slaves - hunter gets a bounty, judge gets a bounty and the slave cannot have any witnesses |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin | 1852 Harriet Beacher Stowe Direct condemnation of fugitive slave act Book is banned in Alabama and other southern states Causes abolition to grow into an official movement Starts Republican party |
| Know Nothing Party | upper midwest rascists agaisnt slavery |
| Anthony Burns | Slave from Virginia violated personal liberty laws of Massachusetts - runs off to Boston Notes? |
| Kansas Nebraska Act | 1854 Bleeding Kansas -- role of violence in the issue of slavery drastically increases violence increases over slavery both sides are willing to use violence on issue of slavery Kansas becomes free state at end and no one knows about Nebraska |
| John Brown | Murdered a whole family who agreed with slavery, women and children included. |
| Dred Scott | Owned by Peter Blow family sold to doctor that traveled in the north doctor dies and he is given to doctors sister - they dont like each other 1847 - taken to federal courts - is freed because he traveled to free state |
| Roger Taney | Southern Chief Justice Two parts on Dred Scott case - Because Dred Scott was a slave - he was not a citizen and didn't have any standing in federal court - Southerners have the right to take their "property" anywhere they like |
| John Brown's Raid | Harper's Fairy Virginia - Munitions dump makes spears and get ammo and give to slaves Marines are sent to settle - Robert E. Lee Tries to negotiate with Brown - he refuses - Lee engages him |
| Texas Succession | When Lincoln is elected, South Carolina and other states react and succeed from the Union. Texas doesn't like the idea of succession they hold a succession convention and fly a flag called the Bonnie Blue |
| Battle of Fort Sumter | South Carolina First battle of Civil War |
| Daniel Huff | First casualty of Civil War Shot himself with a canon |
| Battle of Bull Run | Virginia Battle of Manassas Basic beginning of Civil War - first major battle Signaled that the war was not going to be easy for the Union, that was was a spectators sport and that the union had more resources but southerners are not going to just give up People wanted to watch from a hill while have a picnic Confederate Win Shows Union that Confederate were good fighters Some think if they continued to Washington they could have won Civil War - FALSE |
| Battle of Gettysburg | First incident where the Confederates attacked in Union territory - bloodiest battle Sam Houston predicted that most of the Civil War would take place in southern territory Robert E. Lee - had the idea to take the fight to Pennsylvania Union Win |
| Siege of Vicksburg | Takes places in Mississippi at a port on the river Union took port of New Orleans in 1862 Vicksburg gives the impression to southerners that the country has been split in half. importance of products (beef) from east to west important for south to survive |
| Emancipation Proclamation | issued by Lincoln in 1864 no slaves are freed when it was passed only applied to union territory control that had already freed slaves |
| Juneteenth | Texas slaves freed |
| 13th amendment | frees slaves isn't ratified until after the war |
| Sherman | sent to the sea to further demoralize the south - burns many town and barns approaches Savannah - they surrender the city and get him drunk and he spares the city |
| 1865 | confederate draft of 13 and 14 year old kids Lee surrenders to Grant |
| Ulysses Grant | Drunk Very corrupt administrator still good leader |
| Jefferson Davis | Escapes to north Treason in the south rumor that he put on woman's clothes to escape |
| Presidential Reconstruction | Johnson is indited within one vote of impeachment Radical Republic imposes harsh policies on southerners President Johnson's plan Moderate attempt - disenfranchised all former officers of the Confederate army and those who owned $20,000+ in land Goal was to shift power from the planter class to the small farmers in the south, and consequently help reintegrate them |
| Civil War | Ends with Hays Compromise |
| 14th amendment | gives citizenship to African Americans equal access to public accommodation and facilities Rosa parks case was decided on 14th amendment Substantive Due Process Clause - not just dealing with criminals |
| 15th amendment | African Americans can vote 95 years active literacy tests and poll tests |
| Compromise of 1877 | Hays compromise reconstruction ends federal troops removed from south |
| Mary Serot | Charged with conspiracy knew about booth killing Lincoln first woman to be executed |
| California | admitted as free state |
| Confederate | 11 states South Carolina first North Carolina last Texas 7th |
| Edward Ruffin | Claimed to shoot the first shot in Civil war but wasnt. Killed himself after the war - too southern. |
| Surrender at Appomattox | Appomattox Courthouse Lee surrenders to Grant and the war is officially over |
| Congressional Reconstruction | 1867-1873 Radical Republicans with HARSH rules Ensured blacks could vote, had military occupation in south Republicans eventually gave up when they realized the south wasn't really going to get on their level |
| Military Reconstruction | South is broken up into districts, then they give up as well In the end, only 4 states in the south have the military occupying them |
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