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1858 Senate Debate, Lincoln forced Douglas to debate issue of slavery, Douglas supported pop-sovereignty, Lincoln asserted that slavery should not spread to territories, Lincoln emerged as strong Republican candidate
1st major battle of Civil War, and the Confederate's victory. The battle is also known as the first Battle of Manassas. It shattered the North's hopes of winning the war quickly.
Confederate ship was challenged by Union's, prevented Confederate weapon from challenging blockade and marked a turning point in warfare, with new iron ships
John Brown's (abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia) plan to take over a gun warehouse (federal arsenal) give out weapons to slaves and lead a revolt; effect- the north viewed Brown as a hero, and the south viewed Brown as a terrorist and created state militias to guard against further raids, greatly preparing the South for the upcoming Civil War
Three day battle- day 1= savage fighting day 2= Jackson's troops found on unfinished railroad- heavy casualties on both sidesday 3= confederate forces Union to retreat and Lee took war north
Lincoln, the Republican candidate, won because the Democratic party was split over slavery. As a result, the South no longer felt like it has a voice in politics and a number of states seceded from the Union.
Foreign event involving Union seizure of British ship with Confederate diplomats; tensions btw Britain & US eased w/ Lincoln's negotiations
Brooks (proslavery) attacked sumner (anti slavery) on floor of the senate
A sequence of violent events involving abolitionists and pro-Slavery elements that took place in Kansas-Nebraska Territory. The dispute further strained the relations of the North and South, making civil war imminent.
Part of the Compromise of 1850- set high penalties for people aiding runaway slaves and encouraged officers to participate in the retrieving of fugitive slaves. Strengthened anti- slavery feelings in the North.
Political party that believed in the non-expansion of slavery & consisted of Whigs, N. Democrats, & Free-Soilers in defiance to the Slave Powers
Population, industry (more factories, more supplies), Railroad, navy (south has no navy)
Why did the former confederacy resent Union change during Reconstruction
a period from1848 to 1856 when thousands of people came to California in order to search for gold.
Strip of land in present-day Arizona and New Mexico that was acquired by the U.S. in 1853 for $10 million.
Why did the South continue to remain in poverty after Reconstruction?
A device for rapid, long-distance transmission of information over an electric wire. Invented by Samuel Morse.
Democrat (1853-1857), Candidate from the North who could please the South. His success in securing the Gadsden Purchase was overshadowed by the controversy surrounding the Ostend Manifesto, the Kansas Nebraska Act and "Bleeding Kansas." Passions over slavery had been further inflamed, and the North and South were more irreconcilable than before. He succeeded only in splitting the country further apart.
This persons work during the Civil War led to the creation of the Red Cross
WHICH AMENDMENT OFFICIALLY ENDED SLAVERY IN AMERICA?

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