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Oberlin College correct answers -First college to allow black students with white students
John Wilkes Booth correct answers -Assassinated Lincoln in Ford theater
Brooks-Sumner Affair correct answers -Brooks attacked Sumner with cane after he was bad
mouthing his uncle
-attacked him in senate chamber
-sent back to SC and was re-elected
Susan B. Anthony correct answers social reformer who campaigned for womens rights, the
temperance, and was an abolitionist, helped form the National Woman Suffrage Assosiation
Western wagon trains correct answers -wagon trains attempting to reach the far Northwest via
the "Oregon Trail" became a common scene. However, many of these settlers never got as far as
Oregon for various reasons.
-Due to rapid population growth, Oregon was admitted as an official state to the Union in 1859.
Washington gained statehood in 1889.
Canals correct answers Governments in northern Europe, especially in Britain, built these man-
made waterways in the 1700s and 1800s to benefit commerce. It contributed to the rise of
industrialization.
Steamboats correct answers Boats powered by steam that increased the speed of river travel
David Wilmot and his Proviso correct answers -attempted repeatedly to find a way to pass the
Wilmot Proviso which was a measure intended to halt the legality/growth of slavery in any of
these areas.
Ironies of the Civil War correct answers -bigots in the north
-abolitionists in the south
-etc..
Results of 1831 Slave Insurrection in Virginia correct answers -Rebellion lead by Nat Turner to
lead his people out of slavery
-killed about 60 whites in a couple days
-a state militia then crushed the rebellion
-tons of slaves were lynched
-lead to a new era of oppression for african americans
William Sherman's impact correct answers -general for the union army
-marched from atlanta to savannah to instill fear in the people. Didn't destroy towns, but stole
food and supplies, were at war with all the people
-Was hoping that scaring the southerners would cause them to stop fighting
, Causes for divisions in Andrew Jackson's Cabinet correct answers -the eaton affair caused
divisions
-lots of gossip
Radical Abolitionist beliefs correct answers no slaves should be in bondage... do whatever it
takes to get rid of slavery in America right away (urgent)!
Dred Scott decision and results correct answers -This slave's master was in military so he
traveled around the country, both north and south.
-Slave thought he should be free if in northern territory
-challenged in supreme court and slave lost because he doesn't have the right to sue if he isn't
free
-led to 14 amendment 12 years later
Mary Lyon correct answers (AJ) in 1837 founded the first college for women, Mount Holyoke
Female Seminary
Uncle Tom's Cabin correct answers -Book questioned conditions of the south
-the book was about a slave who went through 3 owners, the last one was very abusive and slave
(Uncle tom) is killed
-gave a real perspective of slavery in the south to those who did not know
-tons of copies sold and had a huge impact on US
-Lincoln called it the "start of war"
Daniel Webster correct answers -was part of a note worthy debate right after the Mexican-
American war
-Senator of Massachusetts; famous American politician & orator; advocated renewal & opposed
the financial policy of Jackson; many of the principles of finance he spoke about were later
incorporated in the Federal Reserve System; later pushed for a strong union.
New weapons of the Civil War correct answers -the first submarine was created, but eventually
failed and killed the members from torpedo
Harpers Ferry correct answers -town where John Brown led an (failed) insurrection when there
were only 21 slaves. Was idiotic and John Brown was then executed
Total Warfare correct answers -idea of all-out attacks aimed at destroying not only an enemy's
army but also its resources and its people's will to fight
The life of typical slaves correct answers curfew for blacks.. careful surveillance of black church
meetings.. the inability of slaves to obtain educations, especially in the form of literacy.. state
legislatures passing laws making it more difficult or virtually impossible for whites to be able to
free their own slaves.. 3 million slaves in the south... fugitive slave law
Oberlin College correct answers -First college to allow black students with white students
John Wilkes Booth correct answers -Assassinated Lincoln in Ford theater
Brooks-Sumner Affair correct answers -Brooks attacked Sumner with cane after he was bad
mouthing his uncle
-attacked him in senate chamber
-sent back to SC and was re-elected
Susan B. Anthony correct answers social reformer who campaigned for womens rights, the
temperance, and was an abolitionist, helped form the National Woman Suffrage Assosiation
Western wagon trains correct answers -wagon trains attempting to reach the far Northwest via
the "Oregon Trail" became a common scene. However, many of these settlers never got as far as
Oregon for various reasons.
-Due to rapid population growth, Oregon was admitted as an official state to the Union in 1859.
Washington gained statehood in 1889.
Canals correct answers Governments in northern Europe, especially in Britain, built these man-
made waterways in the 1700s and 1800s to benefit commerce. It contributed to the rise of
industrialization.
Steamboats correct answers Boats powered by steam that increased the speed of river travel
David Wilmot and his Proviso correct answers -attempted repeatedly to find a way to pass the
Wilmot Proviso which was a measure intended to halt the legality/growth of slavery in any of
these areas.
Ironies of the Civil War correct answers -bigots in the north
-abolitionists in the south
-etc..
Results of 1831 Slave Insurrection in Virginia correct answers -Rebellion lead by Nat Turner to
lead his people out of slavery
-killed about 60 whites in a couple days
-a state militia then crushed the rebellion
-tons of slaves were lynched
-lead to a new era of oppression for african americans
William Sherman's impact correct answers -general for the union army
-marched from atlanta to savannah to instill fear in the people. Didn't destroy towns, but stole
food and supplies, were at war with all the people
-Was hoping that scaring the southerners would cause them to stop fighting
, Causes for divisions in Andrew Jackson's Cabinet correct answers -the eaton affair caused
divisions
-lots of gossip
Radical Abolitionist beliefs correct answers no slaves should be in bondage... do whatever it
takes to get rid of slavery in America right away (urgent)!
Dred Scott decision and results correct answers -This slave's master was in military so he
traveled around the country, both north and south.
-Slave thought he should be free if in northern territory
-challenged in supreme court and slave lost because he doesn't have the right to sue if he isn't
free
-led to 14 amendment 12 years later
Mary Lyon correct answers (AJ) in 1837 founded the first college for women, Mount Holyoke
Female Seminary
Uncle Tom's Cabin correct answers -Book questioned conditions of the south
-the book was about a slave who went through 3 owners, the last one was very abusive and slave
(Uncle tom) is killed
-gave a real perspective of slavery in the south to those who did not know
-tons of copies sold and had a huge impact on US
-Lincoln called it the "start of war"
Daniel Webster correct answers -was part of a note worthy debate right after the Mexican-
American war
-Senator of Massachusetts; famous American politician & orator; advocated renewal & opposed
the financial policy of Jackson; many of the principles of finance he spoke about were later
incorporated in the Federal Reserve System; later pushed for a strong union.
New weapons of the Civil War correct answers -the first submarine was created, but eventually
failed and killed the members from torpedo
Harpers Ferry correct answers -town where John Brown led an (failed) insurrection when there
were only 21 slaves. Was idiotic and John Brown was then executed
Total Warfare correct answers -idea of all-out attacks aimed at destroying not only an enemy's
army but also its resources and its people's will to fight
The life of typical slaves correct answers curfew for blacks.. careful surveillance of black church
meetings.. the inability of slaves to obtain educations, especially in the form of literacy.. state
legislatures passing laws making it more difficult or virtually impossible for whites to be able to
free their own slaves.. 3 million slaves in the south... fugitive slave law
