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Bleeding Kansas

(1856) a series of violent fights between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas who had moved to Kansas to try to influence the decision of whether or not Kansas would a slave state or a free state.

California Gold Rush

Mass migration to California in search of gold in 1849

Carpetbaggers

Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War for political or financial gain

Black Codes

Laws passed in Southern states to restrict the rights of freed slaves

Compromise of 1850

Legislation to address the issue of slavery in newly acquired territories

Compromise of 1877

Ended Reconstruction by withdrawing federal troops from the South

Crittenden Compromise

Unsuccessful proposal to prevent secession by extending the Missouri Compromise line

Dred Scott

African American slave who sued for his freedom but was denied by the Supreme Court

13th Amendment

Abolished slavery in the United States

14th Amendment

Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the US

15th Amendment

Prohibited the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous servitude

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Allowed the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide on the issue of slavery through popular sovereignty

Lincoln-Douglas Debates

Series of debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas on the issue of slavery

Manifest Destiny

Belief that the expansion of the US across the continent was justified and inevitable

Mexican-American War

Conflict between the US and Mexico resulting in the acquisition of territories like California and Texas

Military Reconstruction Act

Divided the South into military districts and required them to draft new constitutions granting voting rights to freedmen

Ostend Manifesto

Attempt to acquire Cuba from Spain, which was met with opposition

Panic of 1873

Financial crisis triggered by railroad speculation and over-expansion

Panic of 1857

Financial panic caused by the collapse of the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company

Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction

Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction, offering a pardon to Confederates who took an oath of loyalty

Radical Republicans

Congressional faction advocating for civil rights and harsh Reconstruction policies

Reconstruction

Period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and integrating freed slaves into society

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Ended the Mexican-American War and ceded territories to the US

Wilmot Proviso

Proposal to ban slavery in territories acquired from Mexico, which was not passed

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that depicted the harsh realities of slavery

Wade-Davis Bill

Required a majority of white male citizens in Confederate states to take an oath of allegiance for Reconstruction

10% Plan

Lincoln's Reconstruction plan offering amnesty to Southern states once 10% of voters took an oath of loyalty

Robert E. Lee

Confederate general known for his military leadership during the Civil War

Abraham Lincoln

16th President of the United States who led the country during the Civil War

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Author of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' and prominent abolitionist

John Brown's Raid

Battle of Antietam

Bloodiest single-day battle in American history during the Civil War

Emancipation Proclamation

Decree by Lincoln that freed all slaves in Confederate states