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1. Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement, was founded in 1607.Jamestown
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2.The Declaration of Independence was signed July 4, 1776 (Written by Thomas Jefferson).
Declaration of Independence
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3. The Constitution of the United States was written in 1787- James Madison is the “Father”
Constitution
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4. President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803.Louisiana Territory
Sold!
To the United
States for $15
million!
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5. The Civil War was fought from 1861-1865.Civil War
Conf
eder
ates
Union
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6. The ___House of Burgesses was the first representative assembly in the new world.
VA
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7. The first battle of the American Revolution was at Lexington and Concord in April 1775. Lexington and Concord
That’s good stuff!
Hey Ralph! I bet they hear this shot ‘round the world!
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8. The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the American Revolution (French entered the war).
Saratoga
If you get shot, can I have your Freedom Fries?
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9. The British defeat in 1781 at Yorktown, Virginia by George Washington’s troops signaled the end of the American
Revolution.
http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-yorktown.htm
Yorktown
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10. Mercantilism is an economic system in which the mother country controls the trade of its colonies.Mercantilism
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11. A tariff is a tax on goods brought into a country (designed to protect home industries).
Foreign Merchant
tariff
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12. Republicanism is a system of representative government in which voters elect
representatives to make laws for them.
Republicanism
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13. The Three Branches of Government are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches. Legislative, Executive and Judicial
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14. Checks and Balances is a system set up by the Constitution in which each branch of the federal government has the power
to check, or control, the actions of the other branches.
Checks and Balances
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15. Federalism is the sharing of power between the states and the national government.
Federalism
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16. The Legislative Branch makes the laws. The Executive Branch enforces the laws.
The Judicial Branch interprets the meaning of the laws.
My name is Bill
Lawmaker.
I veto you You are
SO guilty!!!
LegislativeExecutive
Judicial
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Magna Carta, 1215“No freeman shall be seized … except by the lawful judgment
of his peers (equals), or by the law of the
land.”
Bring me a shrubery!
We are the knights who say
Ni!
17. The Magna Carta, signed in 1215 by King John, was the first document that limited power of the ruler.
Magna Carta
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18. The - an agreement signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims in Plymouth. It
is a set of rules for running the colony.
Don’t go! I’m cold & I
want my mommy.
Does the Indian think he’s hiding?
Mayflower Compact
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19. The Proclamation of 1763 limited the
colonies from expanding west of the Appalachian
MountainsDo not cross, by order
of the British
Proclamation
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20. The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian War. The debt from the war led to increased British taxation of the colonies.
Your Coercive Acts are
Intolerable!
‘Ere’s your tea, MATE!
Poop on your duty.
Treaty of Paris of 1763
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21. The English Bill of Rights of 1689 protected the rights of English citizens and became the basis for the
American Bill of Rights.“That it is the right of the subjects to petition the king”
William & Mary
King James III will
RULE you, punk!
You’re out Daddy & we are in. We know Parliament
has the funk.
English Bill of Rights
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Sugar1764
Stamp1765
Townshend1767
Intolerable or Coercive1774
Tea1773
22. These acts following the French & Indian War ticked off the Colonies and
eventually led to the Revolution!
Quartering Act1765
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23. Common Sense - a pamphlet by Thomas Paine that convinced many colonists to support
independence from Great Britain.It is “Paine-ful” to not use Common
Sense.
Get it?
Ha ha!
Common Sense
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24. Thomas Paine wrote pamphlets like Common Sense and The Crisis to encourage American
independence and resolve.
Common
SenseThe
CrisisThese are the times that try men’s souls
Thomas Paine
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25. Ben Franklin wrote the Albany Plan of Union – “Join or Die!” He also signed the Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution.
An investment in knowledge always pays
the best interest.
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy,
wealthy, and wise.
Energy and persistence conquer all things.
He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for
anything else.
Never leave that till tomorrow which you can
do today.
I am in the prime of senility.
Well done is better than well said.
Creditors have better memories than debtors.
Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve
neither liberty nor safety.
Albany Plan of Union
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26. Sam Adams, a member of the Sons of Liberty and leader of the Boston Tea Party, stirred public support
for American independence.Die, you defenseless American
rebels! We massacre your for no reason! (according to Paul Revere)
“If ye love wealth better than liberty...
Crouch down and lick the hands which feed
you.”
Sons of Liberty
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“Give me liberty or give
me death!”
I got your Bill of Rights right here, you stinkin’ Anti-
Federalist!
I smell a rat…
27. The fiery orator, patriot and Anti-Federalist Patrick Henry called for American independence and later opposed the Constitution because it did not protect individual liberties.
Patrick Henry
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28. George Washington was the leader of the Continental Army who later became the first
President of the United States .
George Washington
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29. A patriot is someone who supported American independence during the Revolution.
patriot
I’m a Patriot, too!
TOUCHDOWN!
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30. A loyalist is someone who
supported maintaining British rule
over the colonies
during the Revolution.
I sure do like
England, Dad.
Why don’t you hold the end of this electrified
string, you dirty loyalist!
loyalist
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31. King George III of England: He offended the colonies with his taxes and abuses of our rights as Englishman.
King George III – Statue being pulled down
King George III
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Thomas Jefferson-July 4, 1776. It declared the colonies independent from England.
Dear Georgie,You stink.Love, Tom
Declaration of Independence
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Grrrrr… My Rights are God-given, natural rights and you can’t take them from me!!
Woof!
Arf!I am the King of this
kennel, and I will take them If I want!
Bark!!
33. Unalienable rights are rights that cannot be given up, taken away or transferred. Life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness, are some of those rights.
Unalienable Rights
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34. The Articles of Confederation – Our 1st National government with
one branch (legislative). The states have most of the power. It would be replaced by the Constitution in 1787.
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
•No executive branch•No levying of taxes•No judicial branch
•No regulation of trade
Articles of Confederation
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for the expansion of the United States and explains that new states are admitted to the Union equal to existing states.
Congress appoints governorTo rule territory
With 5,000 free adult males, elect a territorial legislature
60,000 total free population, write a constitution
Congressional approval ofConstitution means statehood
IL IN OH
MI
WI
Northwest Ordinance
MN
Ahh… Paris. Such a wonderful – HEY!
Where did the British go?!?
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36. The Treaty of Paris of 1783 ended the American Revolution and forced Britain to recognize the United States as an
independent nation.
Come on, mates. Let’s go home and get some
fish and chips.
Treaty of Paris of 1783
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highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation & convinced many Founders of the need for a stronger national government.
GW should be scared! Take my farm? I’ll whup that tax man
from a sittin’ position.
Shays’ Rebellion
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Treasurer of the United States, and creator of the Bank of the U.S. - killed in a duel by the V. P. of the U. S.
Suck eggs Tom!! The national government must be strong & the bank’s a great idea.
The bank is unconstitutional.Power to the states & may my V.P. shoot you dead!
Alexander Hamilton
39. The Great Compromise created a bi-cameral (2
House) Legislature we call Congress.
Representation in the House of Representatives based on population; the
Senate: each state gets 2.
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Senate -2 for each state
House of Representatives (435)
Great Compromise
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40. The Constitution (our written plan of government) - Created: Philadelphia, 1787. Provides a strong national government with
power balanced between the 3 branches.
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Power
Power
Power
Constitution
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41. James Madison is
considered to be the “Father
of the Constitution”.
I should win
“Father of the Year” for this.
Baby Constitution
#1 Dad!
Madison
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42. Separation of Powers: system in which each branch of government has its own powers.
Legislative Executive Judicial
Makes Laws Executes LawsInterprets
Laws
Separation of Powers
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43. Ratify means to approve by vote.Great. Now that we have all
signed the Constitution, will the states vote for it?
YES!
YES!
YES!
YES!
YES!YES!
YES!
YES!
YES!
YES!
YES!
YES!
YES!
Sweet! Now the Constitution is RATIFIED!
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means to change. As
in amend the Constitution so it works
better. Amendment = change to
the Constitution
I can amend the
Amendments!
2/3
Amend
amend
Amendment
3/4
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45. The Bill of Rights - 1st ten amendments to the Constitution --designed to protect our individual liberties.
Bill of Rights
46. The First Amendment• Protects the freedom of…
• Religion
• Assembly
• Press
• Petition
• Speech
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47. The 2nd Amen – “A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
2nd Amendment
I have the right to bear arms! Grrrr!
I sure wish I had a gun!
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Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
2nd Amendment
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49. The 3rd Amendment - "No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but
in a manner to be prescribed by law."
This place looks great!! I think
I’ll move
in.
3rd Amendment
3rd Amendment
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8th Amendment - “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual
punishments inflicted.”
50. Due process – how laws are enforced fairly…For example…
4th Amendment - no illegal search or seizure.
5th Amendment - no self-incrimination, no double jeopardy, and no loss of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
6th Amendment - the right to a speedy trial, a lawyer, to cross examine witnesses, and the right to force witnesses at a trial to testify.
7th Amendment - the right to a jury trial in civil suits.
Due process
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51. The 9th Amendment -
“The enumeration in the Constitution,
of certain rights, shall not be
construed to deny or disparage
others retained by the people.”
WOW!! You mean I get even more rights than what is in the Bill of Rights?!?!?
That Flippin’ Rocks!!
9th Amendment:
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52. The 10th Amendment – “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the
States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” Meaning…
10th Amendment
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53. 13th Amendment “Slavery …shall (not) exist within the United States..”
13th Amendment
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54. The 14th Amendment – Defined the right of citizenship & ended the 3/5 compromise.
Section 1. “All persons…are citizens of the United States... No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens… nor… deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny… the equal protection of the laws.”
Section 2. “Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed…”
14th Amendment
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55. The 15th Amendment – “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged … on account of race”
I’m free, I have the
rights of all citizens
(14th amend),
and I get to vote?YAY!!
Sadly, many southern states would find ways to prevent African- Americans from voting.
15th Amendment
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56. The 19th Amendment – “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied
… on account of sex.”
Hey Susan B. Anthony,
I am suffering ‘cause I
can’t vote.
Suffrage will cure
your suffering, Elizabeth
Cady Stanton!
1920 1920
19th Amendment
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57.
the practice of having the authority to
make decisions for
oneself.
Popular Sovereignty
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58. Federalists were supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong national government.
This rocks!Now we have a strong national
government!
Federalists
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59. The Federalist Papers - a series of
essays written by James Madison, John Jay, and
Alexander Hamilton defending the
Constitution and the principles on which the government of the United States
was founded.
We are Publius!We are Publius!We are Publius!Federalist
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60. Anti-federalists were people opposed to the Constitution, preferring more power be given to the state governments than to the national government.
Who gives you the right to speak “We
the People” you power monger!
Hi Hi
Anti-Federalists
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61. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, became the 3rd President of the United States and purchased the Louisiana territory, doubling the size of the United States.
Thomas Jefferson
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62. George Washington’s Farewell Address advised the United States to stay “neutral in its relations with other nations” and to
avoid “entangling alliances”.
The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is in extending our commercial
relations, to have with them as little political
connection as possible....It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances
with any portion of the foreign world.... - George Washington’s Farewell Address
George Washington
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63. Free Enterprise is an economic system where citizens are free to choose how to make a living
with limited government involvement. So thirsty…
What to choose?
Free Enterprise
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64. was the 1803 Court decision that gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review - the right to
determine whether a law violates the Constitution.
Yo, dawg! You can’t stop me from
becoming a judge!
I guess we will decide this on the
court!
Marbury v. Madison
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65. Industrial Revolution: industry changed from the production of goods at home (cottage industry) to
factory production using powered machinery.
Boott Mill, Lowell Mass.
Industrial Revolution
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66. Robert Fulton’s steamboat improved
transportation of goods and people
during the Industrial
Revolution.
5 miles an hour!Wooooooooooooo-
hooooooooooooo!!!!We’re flyin’ now boys!!
Robert Fulton
67. Textile MillsInventor: Samuel Slater
and Francis Lowell
Importance: Led to large-scale factory production of cloth through the use of power looms. Provided new job opportunities for young women.
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68. Interchangeable Parts
Inventor: Eli Whitney
Importance: Allowed factories to make products faster & cheaper. Parts could be replaced easily if broken.
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69. Cotton Gin - 1793Inventor: Eli Whitney
Importance: Allowed for fast separation of seeds from cotton, greatly increasing profitability of cotton. This made the use of slavery on plantations essential to cotton farmers in the South.
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70. James Monroe: 5th President & author of the Monroe Doctrine, which shut down the western hemisphere to
European expansion or interference.I wrote it
‘cause I’m smrt.
But I was
prez, so the
credit go to me!
John Quincy
Adams Sec. of State
James Monroe:
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& pay the tariff SC!
Your Bank bill bites, Congress! Now you must get vetoed and
thumped by Old Hickory!
71. Andrew Jackson was a self-
made man & founder of the
modern Democratic Party.
He was responsible for the Trail of Tears and he supported the Union during the Nullification Crisis
AndrewJackson
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72. Trail of Tears forced the Indians in the southeastern
U.S. to move west of the Mississippi River.
Chickasaw
Choctaw
Cherokee
Creek
The United States
Trail of Tears:
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law unconstitutional or not in force in that state.
WebsterWebster:: Liberty and Union, now andLiberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable. forever, one and inseparable.
JacksonJackson:: Our Federal Union—it must beOur Federal Union—it must be preserved. preserved.
CalhounCalhoun:: The Union, next to our The Union, next to our liberty,liberty, most dear. most dear.
Nullification
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74. Daniel Webster - a Massachusetts Congressman and Senator who spoke for the North and the preservation of the
Union. ““Liberty and Union, now andLiberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable.” forever, one and inseparable.”
Look into my eyes and
repeat after
me…
Union,Union,Union
Daniel Webster
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75. John C. Calhoun was a South Carolina Congressman and Senator who spoke for the South before and during the Civil War.
““The Union, The Union, next to our next to our liberty,liberty,most dear” most dear”
Punk !!Punk !!
John C. Calhoun
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76. Henry Clay was a powerful Kentucky Congressman and Senator who proposed the American System and the
Compromise of 1850. Known as the Great Compromiser
States– Or I will
PUNK you!
Can’t we all just
get along?
Henry Clay
Union…
Union…
Union…
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77. Manifest Destiny is the belief that the United States should own all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
".... the right of our manifest destiny to over spread and to possess the whole of the continent … It is right such as that of the tree to the space of air .”
John O Sullivan 1845
".... the right of our manifest destiny to over spread and to possess the whole of the continent … It is right such as that of the tree to the space of air .”
John O Sullivan 1845
““American American Progress” by John Progress” by John
Gast, 1872Gast, 1872
““American American Progress” by John Progress” by John
Gast, 1872Gast, 1872
Manifest Destiny
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Expansion –
*Settlers went to Oregon on the Oregon Trail
*Mormons went to Utah on the Mormon Trail
*49’ers went to California on the California and Spanish Trails.
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79. Reform movements like :
Public education promotes knowledge and skills that open the doors to opportunity.
“Education, then, beyond all other devices of human
origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men…”
Horace Mann, 1848
Public Education
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80. Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized the Seneca Falls Convention, creating the Women’s Rights Movement in the United States.
Women join theabolitionistMovement.
Women areprevented from
Speaking publicly atAbolitionist meetings.
?
Ain’t I a woman?
Sojourner Truth
Women’s Rights
Movement
Women’s Rights Movement
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81. The Temperance Movement was a campaign against the sale or drinking of alcohol.Temperance Movement
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82. An abolitionist was a person who wanted to end slavery in the United States. Abolish - to get rid of.
Harriet Tubman helped over 300 slaves to freedom in the North
through the Underground Railroad.
William Lloyd GarrisonWilliam Lloyd Garrison
Outspoken white Outspoken white abolitionistabolitionist
Founded Founded The LiberatorThe Liberator,, a an n anti-slavery magazine, in anti-slavery magazine, in
1831.1831.
abolitionist
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83. The Compromise of 1850 would try to solve the divisions between free and slave states or territories.
The Fugitive Slave Act would upset Northerners.
The Compromise of 1850
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84. Sectionalism is a strong sense of loyalty to a state
or section instead of to the whole
country.
Sectionalism
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85. Frederick Douglass was a former slave who became a well-known
abolitionist in the country.
““The blessings in which you, this day, rejoice, are The blessings in which you, this day, rejoice, are not enjoyed in common….This Fourth of July is not enjoyed in common….This Fourth of July is
yoursyours not not minemine. You may rejoice, I must mourn.”. You may rejoice, I must mourn.”
- Frederick Douglass, speaking at a 4th of July - Frederick Douglass, speaking at a 4th of July celebration in 1852celebration in 1852
Frederick Douglass
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86. Uncle Tom’s Cabin, an Anti-slavery novel
written by Harriet Beecher Stowe,
created widespread abolitionist support among Northerners.
I’m the little lady who started the great big war!
Tee-hee!
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
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87. Dred Scott v. Sanford -1857 was the Supreme Court decision
that said slaves were property and not citizens and thus can’t sue in court. It would find the
Missouri Compromise of 1820 to be unconstitutional and aggravate sectional tensions between North
and South.
Taney & the Supreme Court are racial jerks! I
have been wronged!
Dred Scott v. Sanford
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An abolitionist who believed armed
resistance to slavery was necessary, seized a
federal arsenal in Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, in an attempt to begin a slave rebellion. He was
captured and later executed.
Grab a gun and free yourself!!!
I’ll be a hero to abolitionists everywhere!!
(#16, 2000 TAAS)
John Brown – Villain or Hero?
abolitionist
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89. Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederacy
during the Civil War.
Jefferson Davis
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90. Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States (Union); served
during the Civil War
Has anyone seen my stovepipe hat?
Abraham Lincoln
Thanks.
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91. Ulysses S. Grant was the General of the Union Army and
accepted Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House,
ending the Civil War.
Ulysses S Grant
“No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move
immediately upon your works.”
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92. Robert E. Lee was the General of the Confederate
Army. His defeat at Gettysburg would be a
turning point in the Civil War
Whiskey - I like it, I always did, and that is
the reason I never use it.
Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or
keep one.
Robert E. Lee
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93. The first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter - Charleston, South Carolina.
Edmund Ruffin
Pierre Teutante
BeauregardRobert
Anderson
Fort Sumter
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94. The Battle of Gettysburg, July1-3,1863, was the turning point in the Civil War where Lee’s army is
defeated.
Hey, baby. Wanna check out my severed leg?
Battle of Gettysburg
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Gettysburg Address -
speech given by Lincoln
dedicating a cemetery for
soldiers who died at the Battle of
Gettysburg. It is considered to be
a profound statement of
American ideals.3 Confed. prisoners at Gettysburg
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95. The Gettysburg Address –
“…that these dead shall not have died in vain:
that this nation, under God, shall have new birth of freedom; and that government
of the people,
by the people,
for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
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97. The capture of Vicksburg,
on the Miss. R. by the North in 1863,
was important because it gave the Union Army
control of the Mississippi River.
Vicksburg
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98. Appomattox Court House, Virginia is where Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant, ending
the Civil War.
Appomattox Court House
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“It’s cooler than ICE!”99. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, setting all slaves
in the Confederate states free.
Emancipation Proclamation
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Address stated that, “no state…can lawfully get out of the Union”, but pledged there would be no war
unless the South started it.
“no State upon its own mere motion can lawfully get out of the Union; that resolves and ordinances to that effect are
legally void…I therefore consider that in
view of the Constitution and the laws the Union is
unbroken”
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101. Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address was meant to help heal and restore the country after four years of Civil War. It stated the South should be treated fairly.
With malice [hatred] toward none, with charity for all,…let us strive
on to…bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and…to do
all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace
among ourselves…
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102. Primary Sources are the original records of an event. They include eyewitness reports,
records created at the time of an event, speeches, and letters by people involved in the
event, photographs and artifacts.
Secondary Sources are the later writings and interpretations of historians and writers. Often secondary sources, like textbooks and articles,
provide summaries of information found in primary sources.
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