Studied by 2 peopleCorwin Amendment
It said that the federal government couldn't make any laws to stop slavery where it already existed.
Crittenden Compromise
banned slavery north of 36°30' N. latitude, be extended to the Pacific Ocean and that Congress would be prohibited from interfering with slavery in territories below this line
Plessy v Ferguson
a 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal
Reconstruction Acts of 1867
Created five military districts, required Congressional approval for new state constitutions, Confederate states give voting rights to all men, and former Confederate states must approve the 14th amendment
Tenure of Office Act
Required the president to seek approval from the Senate before removing appointees.
Gettysburg
The Union forces emerged victorious, dealing a significant blow to the Confederate army and turning the tide of the war in favor of the Union.
Election of 1860
Lincoln, the Republican candidate, won because the Democratic party was split over slavery. As a result, the South no longer felt like it has a voice in politics and a number of states seceded from the Union.
Populist Party
U.S. political party formed in 1892 representing mainly farmers, favoring free coinage of silver and government control of railroads and other monopolies
Theodore Roosevelt
26th president, known for: conservationism, trust-busting, Hepburn Act, safe food regulations, "Square Deal," Panama Canal, Great White Fleet, Nobel Peace Prize for negotiation of peace in Russo-Japanese War
Elkins Act
Law passed by Congress to impose penalties on railroads that offered rebates and customers who accepted them. The law strengthened the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. The Hepburn Act of 1906 added free passes to the list of railroad no-no's.
Woodrow Wilson
28th president of the United States, known for World War I leadership, created Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, Clayton Antitrust Act, progressive income tax, lower tariffs, women's suffrage (reluctantly), Treaty of Versailles, sought 14 points post-war plan, League of Nations (but failed to win U.S. ratification), won Nobel Peace Prize
Federal Reserve Act
a 1913 law that set up a system of federal banks and gave government the power to control the money supply
Wilmot Proviso
This proposed bill would have banned slavery in any land gained from Mexico in the Mexican-American War
James Polk
Expansionist who added 1.2 million acres to the U.S., with Texas, the Mexican Cession and Oregon.
James Polk
Called the Great Pacificator, he authored the Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850. Along the way he ran for president four times. As Spreaker of the House, he helped decide the winner of the 1824 election.
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