history Q 3 exam studyguide

Manumission

the act of freeing slaves

Effects of the commercial steamboat in Louisiana

The commercial steamboat revolutionized transportation and trade in Louisiana, allowing for faster movement of goods and people along the Mississippi River, which boosted the economy and facilitated the growth of cities.

Which country controlled the Mississippi River in New Orleans in the late 1700’s-

france

What occurred that influenced Thomas Jefferson to buy the Louisiana Territory

The Louisiana Purchase was influenced by the desire to secure control of the Mississippi River and New Orleans, as well as the need for land for westward expansion.

Who was the leader of the French government of Louisiana at the time of the Louisiana
Purchase

Napoleon barneparte

Why did France sell Louisiana to the United States

Napoleon lost control over Saint
Domingue making Louisiana useless for his plans

Manifest Destiny

The belief that the expansion of the United States across the American continents was both justified and inevitable, influencing the decision to sell the territory.

Who were the Foreign French

immigrants from the country of france

1804 ban on slaves

a law in which the U.S. was banned from receiving slaves from other
countries

Two groups competing for political power during Louisiana
antebellum

creoles vs. americans

Sequence of transfers of Louisiana up until United States

France/Spain/France/U.S

Andre Bienvenu Roman’s known contribution to Louisiana

infrastructure improvement

Universal manhood suffrage

All white men were allowed to vote r=egardless of property ownership.

Why did Louisiana invest in railroads during the antebellum period

interstate commerce
with other states, business opportunities

What occurred from the ethnic tensions in New Orleans during the antebellum
period

They separated into separate governing bodies within New Orleans

How do protective tariffs have on the price of goods

they raise the price of imported
goods over the price of the same goods in the U.S

What was the goal of the Anaconda Plan

The Unions plan to gain control of the
Mississippi River in attempts to gain control of the Confederate Army

What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation

To force the Confederates to
end the Civil War

Core beliefs of the Whig party

business,banking,infrastructure

Similarities of the Acadian and French migrations

both groups were drawn to Louisiana
for its cultural similarities

Controversial part of the Compromise of 1850-

Fugitive slave act

Why was Abraham Lincoln’s name not on the 1860 election ballot

Louisiana politically
did not recognize the Republican party

Purpose of the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850

To settle disputes
over slavery between the North and the South

Fugitive Slave Act

Designed to ensure southern slaveholders that they could reclaim
slaves who escaped to free states.

Why were sugar planters concerned with secession

if they lost federal tariffs, it would
affect the market and their crop prices

Purpose of the idea of state’s rights

the rights of state’s are more important than those of the federal government

How important was the Mississippi river in the Union strategy

it was the main goal of the
Union army to control the Mississippi river, in order to take control over the Confederacy.

Electoral College

the group that formally elects the U.S. president and vice president

Abolition

the act of officially ending slavery

blockades

The use of naval forces to isolate a seaport and prevent ships from entering or leaving it

Seige

A tactic where an army tries to capture a fort or town by surrounding it and
preventing supplies from reaching it

Dueling

A combat between two persons, especially one fought with weapons in front of
witnesses.

Veranda

A long open porch with a roof, usally on a plantation.

antebellum

before war

impressment

The practice of the British in the early 1800’s of overtaking American ships
at sea and forcing common sailors into their military service, one factor that led to the
War of 1812.

coffle

A large group of slaves who were marched overland from the Upper South to the
Deep south, chained together

sectionalism

-The thinking of northerners and southerners that their own part of the
country was fundamentally different from the other, particularly with views on slavery

louisiana purchase date

1803

the end of the civil war date

1866

louisiana secession

1861

battle of new orleans date

1815

reconstructionR date

1867

Robert E. Lee

Confederate General during the Civil War.

KKK

this group terrorized Freedmen to keep them from voting

13th amendment

federally abolished slavery

Battle of New Orleans

led by andrew jackson, beat the british

civil war

The war fought between the Union and Confederate states from 1861-1865

Andrew Jackson

U.S. President, and he defeated the British during the war of 1812

Ulysses S. Grant

Union general who led to a Union victory during the Civil War.

sharecropping

A system where farmers worked the land for a share of the crops