History of STL unit 2

Confederacy

the southern states that wanted to keep slavery

Union

the northern states that wanted to end slavery

Elijah Lovejoy

Illinois editor whose death at the hands of a pro slavery mob made him an abolitionist martyr

Dred Scott

American slave who sued his master for keeping him enslaved in a territory where slavery was banned under the missouri Compromise

general strike

strike by workers in many different industries at the same time

veiled prophet

secret society among the wealthy white solidified class and race divide organized after general strikes

Worlds Fair 1904

Commemorated the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, in which the United States acquired a vast territory from France, significantly expanding its land and influence.

Edward Bates

MO rep in house of representatives against emancipation proclamation but also fought for freedom attorney general for president Lincoln

1849

troubling year for stl
CHOLERA and great fire

freedom suits

legal actions by which slaves sought to achieve freedom in American courts (example: dred scott case)

7 years war

1756-1763 Britain and its American colonies fought against France and its Native American allies for control of territory. BRITISH WIN against french and indian

Treaty of Paris

(1898) treaty that ended the the 7 years war

Louisiana Purchase

1803 from french to America

Control of St. Louis

FRENCH - SPANISH - FRENCH - AMERICAN

Treaty of San Ildefonso

treaty signed in 1800 which stated the transfer of Louisiana from Spanish to France again; it was kept a secret from Britain because France was afraid that they would try to take control of it

Treaty with Osage

signed in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 2, 1825, between William Clark the Osage Nation. land from natives for goods

Nathaniel Lyon

The first Union general to be killed in the American Civil War and is noted for his actions in the state of Missouri at the beginning of the conflict. Maintained union status of Missouri

James Buchanan Eads

Engineer who built the first bridge made entirely of steel, over the Mississippi River, in 1874.