2 nd semester exam review. what is dred scott v. sanford? how did it impact slavery?
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2nd SemesterExam Review
What is Dred Scott v. Sanford? How did it impact
slavery?
Slaves were property, not citizens, so they couldn’t use the
court system
Congress could not outlaw slavery because that would be
taking away someone’s property without Due Process… thus violating the 5th Amendment.
Who are the following things associated with?
• Supported secession
• Didn’t like politics but became president of the Confederacy.
• Was originally from Mississippi
• Became a US Senator
Jefferson Davis
What was Abraham Lincoln’s position on
secession and slavery?
He did not believe in secession – he felt that it
would ruin the country. He opposed slavery.
Who is Robert E. Lee as it relates to the Civil War?
He was the Supreme Military Commander of the
Confederate Army. He also surrendered to Grant at the Appomattox Court House.
Who is U.S. Grant as it relates to the Civil War?
Supreme Military Commander of the Union Army & accepted
surrender by Lee to end the war.
Who had the following advantages and which war was
it in?• A stronger Navy
• More manufacturing
• A much larger population
• A better economy
The Union during the Civil War
Who had the following advantages and which war was
it in?• Knew the land
• Trying to preserve their way of life
• Better military commanders
• Able to fight a defensive war
The Confederacy during the Civil War
What are the 5 main causes for the Civil War
1.Compromise of 1850
2.Fugitive Slave Act
3.Kansas-Nebraska Act
4.Dred Scott v. Sandford
5.Harpers Ferry
What were the major battles of the Civil War & why was
each important?
What is your mnemonic device?
Fat Boys Shouldn’t Always Give Veggies Away!
Fort Sumter – first shot fired of CW
Bull Run – first battle of CW
Shiloh – Union gained control of northern Mississippi
Antietam – Single bloodiest day of CW
Fat Boys Shouldn’t Always Give Veggies Away!
Gettysburg – turning point of war & where Gettysburg address was issued by Lincoln.
Vicksburg – Union gains control of entire Mississippi River & splits Conf. in 2
Appomattox Courthouse – Lee surrenders to Grant & CW is officially over.
What were effects of the Civil War on the nation, the people, and on the South?
Nation – Economic problems – like Panic of 1873, Contract System, sharecropping (debt)
People – Social problems – like what to do with 4 million freedmen (Freedmens Bureau) & how to deal with the KKK and Black Codes.
South – Trying to maintain way of life (cash crops) but would become more industrial over time.
FREE MEN VOTE!
13th Amendment – Freed all slaves
14th Amendment – Granted citizenship to former slaves
15th Amendment – Gave voting rights to African American males.
What was the main goal of the Seneca Falls Convention?
To promote equal rights for women
Which document influenced Elizabeth Cady
Stanton?
The Declaration of Independence
Who were the 4 reformers and what did each do?
1.Sojourner Truth – Abolitionist who was born a slave and wrote the poem, “Ain’t I a Woman”
2.Harriet Beecher Stowe – Abolitionist who wrote, Uncle Tom’s Cabin to expose the cruelties of slavery in the South.
3. Frederick Douglas – Abolitionist who was the Editor of the newspaper North Star. He was an escaped slave who also wrote his own autobiography.
4. William Lloyd Garrison – Abolitionist who wrote The Liberator
What were the reasons for Manifest Destiny?
Economic Opportunity
Competition from Europe to gain land in North America
New Markets for goods
Natural Resources
How was Manifest Destiny accomplished?
Americans moving west:“Go west young man, go west!”
The Missouri Compromise
The Mexican Cession
Through better transportation (railroads)
The Annexation of Texas
The Louisiana Purchase
The Gadsden Purchase
What was the Mexican Cession?
It was part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which
ended the war with Mexico. It recognized Texas as being
part of the US & the US bought for $15 million 2 million square miles of
territory.
Who was the president at the time of the Mexican Cession?
James K. Polk
What did the Indian Removal Act do?
Gave President Jackson the power to negotiate treaties for resettlement with Native
Americans. Led to the Trail of Tears.
Who is associated with the following?
• Rise of the common man• “To the Victor belongs the spoils”• Vetoing the charter for the 2nd National
Bank• Removing the Native Americans to
Oklahoma• Was President during the Nullification
Crisis.
Andrew Jackson
What was the patronage system?
“To the Victor Belongs the Spoils!”
When presidents give people that have supported them key
positions in their new administration.
Why was Andrew Jackson’s election in 1828 important to the development of politics?
It was more democratic because more white males
could vote than ever before.
What were the effects of the Missouri Compromise?
Slavery was allowed in certain places of the Louisiana Purchase
land
Slave States and Free States remained equal in Congress.
Helped fuel tensions leading to the Civil War
What was the effect of the Cotton Gin on the South?
It greatly increased slavery by making cotton farming more
profitable.
Which industry saw the biggest change from the invention of the steam
engine?
The transportation industry when trains started using
steam as power.
The Louisiana Purchase was important because it….
We purchased the land from France for $15 million.
It doubled the size of the US&
Allowed the US immediate access and control of the Port
of New Orleans.
What was the Supreme Court’s ruling in Marbury v.
Madison?
The Supreme Court could declare a law
unconstitutional, it gave them the power of Judicial Review!
What is judicial review?
It allowed the US Supreme Court to determine if a law passed by Congress was
unconstitutional.
What was the route taken by Lewis and Clark?
M-M-W
They went through Missouri, Montana and
Washington
What were 2 accomplishments of Thomas Jefferson’s
Presidency?
The Louisiana Purchase&
Sent Lewis & Clark on their expedition
What were the major battles of the American Revolution &
why was each battle important?
Tip: mnemonic device?
Lets Buy Some Yogurt
Lexington/Concord – “Shot heard round the world” – 1st shot of the AR
Bunker Hill – Moral victory for America
Saratoga – Turning point in war – France becomes an ally.
Yorktown – Britain surrenders to America.
What compromise allowed the Federalists and the Anti-
Federalists finally agree to ratify the Constitution?
The addition of a Bill of Rights
Before the Civil War… what was the economy of the
South Based on?
Plantation agriculture (cotton) using slave labor
Why was the invention of interchangeable parts so
important?
It allowed things to be made much quicker and with less skill than if they were made one piece at a time by hand.
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