A.P.U.S.H. Period 5 Terms

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Slave Narratives

Autobiographical accounts written by escaped slaves detailing their experiences.

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Manifest Destiny

The belief in the U.S.'s divine right to expand across North America.

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Oregon Fever

The surge of migration to Oregon Territory in the 1840s for fertile land.

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James K. Polk & 1844 Election

Democratic candidate who supported aggressive westward expansion.

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Annexation of Texas

Texas's entry as the 28th state in 1845, escalating slavery tensions.

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass's influential autobiography published in 1845.

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Mexican-American War

Conflict from 1846 to 1848 over territorial disputes and expansion.

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Wilmot Proviso

1846 proposal to prohibit slavery in territories gained from Mexico.

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Free-Soil Party

Political party opposing slavery's expansion into western territories.

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Gold Rush

The influx to California in 1848 following gold discovery, causing economic growth.

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Henry David Thoreau

Wrote 'Civil Disobedience,' advocating for individual resistance to injustice.

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Compromise of 1850

Legislation addressing slavery issues from the Mexican-American War.

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Uncle Tom's Cabin

Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel depicting the harsh realities of slavery.

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14

Kansas-Nebraska Act

1854 law allowing territories to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty.

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Republican Party & Radical Republicans

An anti-slavery party founded in 1854, including those advocating for immediate emancipation.

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Bleeding Kansas

Violent conflicts in Kansas between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions.

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Know-Nothing Party

A political party focused on nativism and opposition to immigration.

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Walt Whitman

Poet known for 'Leaves of Grass,' celebrating democracy and individualism.

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19

John Brown

Abolitionist who led violent raids against pro-slavery settlers.

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Election of 1856

Election where slavery emerged as a central issue, won by James Buchanan.

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Dred Scott v Sanford

Supreme Court case ruling African Americans were not citizens and Congress couldn't prohibit slavery.

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Lincoln-Douglas Debates

1858 debates focused on slavery's expansion, raising Lincoln's national profile.

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Harpers Ferry

Site of John Brown's raid aiming to incite a slave uprising.

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Election of 1860

Resulted in Lincoln's victory, leading to Southern states' secession.

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Abraham Lincoln

16th President known for the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Jefferson Davis

President of the Confederate States during the Civil War.

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Morrill Tariff Act

Legislation raising tariffs to protect Northern industry in 1861.

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Anaconda Plan

Union strategy to blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River.

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U.S. Grant

Union Army general achieving key victories during the Civil War.

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Legal Tender Act

Authorized issuance of paper currency to finance the Union war effort.

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Robert E. Lee

General of the Confederate Army known for tactical brilliance.

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Homestead Act

Provided land to settlers who improved it, encouraging westward expansion.

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Antietam

The bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history, marking a pivotal point in the Civil War.

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Emancipation Proclamation

Lincoln's executive order freeing enslaved people in Confederate-held territories.

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Gettysburg

Turning point battle in the Civil War resulting in a major Union victory.

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Vicksburg

Union capture of this city secured control of the Mississippi River.

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Gettysburg Address

Lincoln's speech emphasizing human equality and the purpose of the Civil War.

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Wade-Davis Bill

Proposed stricter terms for Southern state reconstruction after the Civil War.

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Election of 1864 + Andrew Johnson

Lincoln re-elected with Johnson, as they defeated McClellan.

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William Tecumseh Sherman and the "March to the Sea"

Sherman's campaign employing scorched-earth tactics through Georgia.

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Freedmen's Bureau

Agency assisting former enslaved people and poor whites post-Civil War.

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Appomattox Court House

Site of Lee's surrender to Grant, marking the end of the Civil War.

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Thirteenth Amendment

Constitutional amendment abolishing slavery in the U.S.

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Civil Rights Act of 1866

Legislation aimed at securing citizenship and civil rights for all born in the U.S.

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Fourteenth Amendment

Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all born in the U.S.

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Reconstruction Act

Divided Confederate states into military districts for readmission to the Union.

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KKK

White supremacist organization using violence against African Americans post-Civil War.

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Impeachment

Andrew Johnson's trial for violating the Tenure of Office Act in 1868.

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Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibited denying the right to vote based on race or previous servitude.

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50

Sharecropping

System where farmers worked land owned by others for a share of the crops.

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Election of 1876 and the "Compromise of 1877"

Disputed election leading to withdrawal of federal troops from the South.

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Jim Crow laws and Plessy v. Ferguson

Laws institutionalizing racial segregation legitimized by a Supreme Court decision.

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