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Means to resist slavery was violennce and revolt. He is a slave on a VA plantation-deeply religious, says he's a messenger from God, says an eclipise is a sign from God and that he sees visions.
date of the revolt: 1831
he wanted to gather slaves and go from plantation to plantation all the way to jearusalam, VA. The slaves didn't show up, NT went into hiding, was caught and hanged
He was bold, daring, deeply religious, focused, led by his faith |
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Means to resist slavery were sneaky and secrative. Born approx. 1820 died in the 1910's. Much abused by her master and she ran away to the North. She came back to help other slaves escape. She freed more then 300 people. Connection to the underground railroad:
most famous conductor
helped runaway slaves called passengers
places they stayed were called stations
She was daring, brave, bold, didn't stop, dedacated, determined |
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Means to resist slavey were legal. He was a slave who lived in MO and was taken by hisd master to a free state and then back to MO. He brougt a court case saying he was free because he had lived in a free state.
Court case date:1857
He won in lower courts, but the Supreme court overruled him. This was based on the arguement that the gov't couldn't take away property and thatb a slave is property and cannot bring a case in the first place because slaves are not citizens. The cheif Justice said the MO compromise was unconstitutional because the concept of a free state deprived citizens of their property. |
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Menas of resisting slavery were physical and revalutionary. was a white man who fought in bleeding kansas, aridly against slavery and deeply religious, felt that his fight was for God.
Date of uprising: 1859
He and 21 other people took over harpers ferry, VA, captured the armory, slaves did not join him. some were killed, JB was captured and hanged. This is important because it scared the South of the idea that white men were killing other white men for the cause of abolation. |
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It happened after Lincol was elected-Southern states were scared of possible changes he might make. 11 states declared secession in this order:
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MS
FL
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LA
TX
VA
AR
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TN
The boarder states like MO, KY, WV, and MD remained in union due to pressure from Lincoln. |
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"Hurrah, Hurrah, for Southern rights, Hurrah! Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag, that bears a single star!"
A song from the South that tell the secession story and the order in which the states succeded. Discusses the Southern states support of each other and desire to live by their own rules. |
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| He led the North for the second 1/2 of the war. The North was looking for a winner to take risks and be aggressive in contrast to McClellen who prepaired well, but never fought aggressivly. |
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| He led the confererate army after turning down the offer to fight for the union. He was smart, he led and attak into PA and attempted to take land from the North, lost badly at Gettisburg. Later surrendered when there was no other choice. |
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| He was a general leading the Northern army early in the war. He driled and trained the volentears well and wanted to attack Richmond, Va and finish the war quickly. He was too cautious, held off fighting and had to retreat. |
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| Fort Wagner and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment |
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| After Emancipation Proclamation black Americans inlisted. The 54th regiment was led by Robert Gould Shaw, a young man from a rich Bostan family. When the 54th fougth the performed well. They led an unsecsessiful charge of Ft. Wagner and lost almost 1/2 their men. |
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| It was a very complicated batte. Was from July 1-3, 1863 in PA. The union rebounded from early losses to win. Pickett's charge by confeds. was a fatel mistake, turning point in the war. |
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| Lee surrendered at the Appomattox court house. The union generals wrote conditions that not harsh. Confeds. had to promise not to attack union again and to give up guns. they could go home with their horses. |
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| On April 14, 1865 after the war was over A. Lincoln was shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth while watching a play. The intire nation mourned and his wisdom was lost for the very difficult task of pulling the nation together. (reconstruction) |
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| Amendnments-date and content for each |
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13th Amendment: Prohibited slavery, 1865
14th Amendment: Gave equal protection to all Americans, 1868
15th Amendment: Allowed all American ctizens the rigth to vote.(Unsure if women were to be considered citizens.)- 1870 |
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Most important goal was to preserve the union which was divided over slavery.
felt that if the union split over slavey that it would cease to exist as a country
Even though A. Lincol didn't like slavery he felt a comprimise was better then taking a radical stand against slavery that migth further divide the country
Dislike popular sovereignty-he thought the fedral gov't was needed insted |
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| Wanted to preserve union with popular sovereignty and a compromise, the idea that the people in a state would vote for or against slavery. He felt the federal gov'ts involvment was making the situation worse. |
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