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time and monet
the transcendentalist movement
intutative, spiritual thinking instead of science and materials. progressive social movement. Divinity in nature and humanity
People of Transcendentalist movement
Henry David Throw; Ralf Waldo Emerson
Edgar Allen Poe (gothic horror)
Herman Melville (Moby dick)
Walt Whitman (O’Captain, My’Captain; Lincoln)
Mark Twain (most works post civil war)
Hudson River School
art focuses on landscape; Hudson river valley, catskills,
Thomas Cole
The South’s Biggest Fear
slave uprising; abolitionist meddling
Nat Turner 1831 slave rebellion
local homestead. 60 people killed no one spared. All slaves are caught and executed. Many other slave revolts (250).
We are all salves to the southern slave masters
the elite, rich, in-power southerns have control of the house which appointed to the senate
Lewis Tappan (NY) 1834
home sacked, worked with JQA for slaves freedom in the Amistad case
Garrison (MA) 1835
nerly lynched by a mob in Boston. Against the Constitution, burnt it and tore it up. The Liberator
Eligah Lovejoy (IL) 1837
murdered after protecting his printing press. Inspired John Brown
Fredrick Douglas
Escaped slave (sailor clothes, New York to MA)
accomplished orator- help popular opinion
strong in abolition
refugee in Europe
North Star Newspaper
Social reformer for radical injustice nad womens rights
w/ Garrison and Lincoln- ambassador to HAti under BH
Harriet Tubman
nurse, spy, conductor for undergrown railroad. Held a weapon. Over 300 helped and never lost anyone. Nickname of Moses,. Bounty of $40,000
Dred Scott
One of the worst Supreme Court Cases.
travels with doctor and dies so he gets past down to his daughters husband
sues for his freedom because he spent time in Minnesota,
Rodger Taney: the Cheif justice; catholic. Rules that slaves do not have citizens rights; just because you live there you are not free; 5th amendment, they are property and do not have rights, it is the governments duty to protect property;
slave country
Missouri Compromise is uncosntitutional
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom’s Cabbin. Best seller on Earth, more in Europe. Saw children being removed from parents. Humanized slavery. Father shipped guns to bleeding Kansas
JQA
only abolitionist president. Gag rule removed
The only way to fix slavery is
to fix the constitution.
13 ammendment
pass it quick before the south enter the union again
antebellum
before the war
mason-dixie line
symbolixed N vs S in the civil war. Boarder is bottom of PA
Bleeding Kansas
violent fight between slave holders and abolitionists due to the ruling of popular soverginty. PErvasion of democracy. Let people
libery gives hope
when hope is taken, people rebel
Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the other that have been tried
Winston Churchill
America is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, than she will cease to be great
Tocqueviller
Wilmont-Proviso (1846) (Battle in Cingress)
efforts by anti-slavery congressmen to ban slavery in the land gained from the Mexican cession
divide widens between slavery and free states.
goes to senate bc the split land means split representing
fails but there is fear of north>south
popular soverignty declared + kansas
south is mad at this plan bc they fought for it
proclaimation of 1763
in California: russia takes north of CA and Spain is south
california
the bear Flag republic.
31st state
Sep 9th 1850
Bear flag revolt
when we go to wa with Mexico, we tell California to declare independence. Stockton is offshore. Free for 9 years
gold discovered in 1848
sutters mill near Sacramento; couple days before the Treaty of Velasco
Polk lets word of gold spread which encourages a population rush. this gives enough people to make a state
could have taken it all for government or himself
sell it
“gold fever” San francisco 49s
split families; fathers dont come back
only people who rich are the distributers
compromise of 1850
california is a free state
3 routes to califronia
cape horn
overland route
ishmus of Panama route
who got there the cheapest and fastest
the chinese
outcasted by society
famous for railroad +irish
exclusionary act- first
when we added California, what did we contribute to
the inequality of free and slave states
the big 3 on california
Calhoun: slave states can succeed from uniton, sessesion is a constitutional issue; north is in violation
Webster: union must stay together
Clay: comes up with Compromise of 1850. W/stephan douglas passes it by breaking it into sections. Get rid of Missouri compromise
Compromise of 1850 each side
South | North |
|---|---|
popular soverginty in Mexico session | california is free |
slave holding in DC | no slave trade in DC |
strong fugative stlave law enforced by everyone including govenment. | population for statehood |
judge is paid more to call a man a slave | |
makes unconstitutional laws against it |
fugative slave act (biggest southern W)
required north to help and return slaves
fines and jail if you didnt
federal government paid to enforcce with tax dollars
resulted in vicil disobedience; north would not help temptest emerges in decade
General Zach Taylor(1848)
Filmore takes over after 1 yr and 3 months
Last Whig
12th president
used force to keep union together
Dems split on slavery
regianal army
never voted in election
slave owner. okay to stop; liked california
no education
politically unaware
last southerner unitl Wilson; 65 years
One term northern southern sympathisers
13- Millard Fillmore (North Whig) 1848 NY
taylor vp
pro slavery to preserve union
strong fugative slave act, alients north, whigs split, last whig
14- Franklin Pierce (North Dem) 1852 NH
abolitionist is a threat ot unity; hates it
kansas-nebraska act, no troops, south sympathisers
strong fug slave act
youngest elected; son died 11 days before
15-James Buchanan (North Dem) 1856 PA
moraly opposed to slavery but its protected by constitution
defust first repub fremont
sided with pro-slavery as stated in Constitution
would not send troops when states succeeded; sat back and watched America break
about southern symphathisesr
you may not like 13-15 but they all stuck to constitution
Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
by:Stephan Douglas
Kansas transcontinental railroad- chicago
popular sovereignty bends to southern will take back compromise 34 years later
maybe to line his own pockets
Lincoln says popular sovereignty is
“A pervasion of democracy”
After the Kansas-nebraska act
congress gives up leadership on slavery; pro-slavery legeslation passes
in bleeding Kansas ___ died
over 200
Toppling of Whigs
Souther to democrats
North Republicans
American party
knows nothing
working class
filmore
tensions increase in
South Carolina, strenghens during burning kansas
boarder ruffians
missourians who traveled to Kansas to throw votes for slavery
Lecompton Compromise 1857
southern pro-slavery advocates for Kansas statehood
protecting slave holding; excluded Free Blacks from Bill of Rights
VETOED and REJECTED
house controlled by northerns
Buchanan supports
no clue how to stop bleeding kansas
kansas statehood
1861; free
Dred Scott vs Sandord (3/61/1857)
African Americans, free or not, were not citizens of america
a soujour in a free state does not make a slave free
Congress did not have the power to limit a states right to slavery
slaves are property, property is protected by government and constitution
“House Divided” June 16th, 1858
Lincoln speech about Southern pro-slavery conspiring
Tanney, Douglas, pierce, buchanan
norhternes who claimed to be against slavery but they helped the south
Since 1850, theyve been conspiring
bible: a house dividied agaisnt itself can not stand
South Weslth 1860
South financily tried to slavery, 60% of all agricultural wealth
3 billion invested in slavery
more than railroads + manufacturing
lincoln-douglas debates Aug 25- oct 15 1858
Douglas | Lincoln |
|---|---|
well known | challenger (ex whig) |
incumnant | not known |
kansas nebraska act | |
moderate on slavery
|
outcomes of debates
douglas wins
while Lincoln looses, he gets noteriety
republican nomination
south despises him
Lincoln pubically disgusted by slavery but not an abolitionists
Freport Docterine
Lincoln asks Douglas “would our allow the people of a state to legally exclude slavery”
dad of popular sovereignty, but does he side with dred scott
chop fanbase
Douglas: local government make anti slavery laws drawing out slavery
ex: slave tax
democat views
sucession
pro slavery
states rights
southern whigs
whigs
northern
american
ignore slavery
filmore
republican
freemont
lincoln (moderate)
lincoln
anti slavery but should not be vilent
more with Garrison that John brown
expansion is abomination against the founders
understatds constitutionality
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