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Which countries had a major impact on the discovery and settlement of America?
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France, Spain, England
Had impact on the thirteen original colonies |
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| What is the significance of Roanoake? |
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first British attempt to colonize America, but it didn't work
came over in 1885, dropped off settlers, ships left and didn't come back until much later but colony was gone
CROATOAN was written on tree, no one knows what it means |
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| Significance of Jamestown? |
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| first permanent British settlement. |
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| Why did people come to America? |
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to colonize
to gain land
to gain power
for fame
looking for resources
a fresh start |
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| What problems did settlers face? |
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finding food
electing a leader
building shelter
fighting disease
already people living there |
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What problems existed between natives and settlers?
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Problems: resources, diseases, and wars over land, also comunnication errors
Worked together sometimes: natives helped settlers survive first winter by showing them how to farm and build houses
problems might have been avoided if there had been more communcation |
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| What happened in the Massacre at Jamestown? |
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Indian leader-Opechancanough-thought it was his last chance to save his people, so he killed 347 settlers (men, women, children)
before it happened, settlers were warned by Chanco - a native that had become Christian |
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| What was life like for women in the New World? |
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women were expected to be seen, not heard
were property of husbands
thier labor could be sold to other men
there were few woman in early days |
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| Whats the difference between "indentured servants" and slaves? |
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indentured servants: agreed to work for someone for a certain amount of time, but then got freedom; trip to America was paid for by master
slaves: rarely got freedom, had to work for entire life |
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Why was it important to have slaves in America?
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people were needed to work in the tobacco and cotton fields
advantage - black people came from Africa which had a similar climate; easily spotted if they ran away |
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| Why did the colonies have major differences and what are those differences? |
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why: because settlers come from different countries
differences: location/where people came from; size/population; rules/laws-different governments; climate; purpose of colony; who controlled them (royal colonies or companies) |
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| What does religion have to do with America? |
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| had and impact on government/law; people came to America to worship; tolerant colonies (RI and Penn.) encouraged freedom of religion which impacted the constitution; Blue laws |
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What happened at Salem witch trials?
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conflict between the wealthy city and the village
Tituba (Reverend Parris's slave) told witch stories to Elizabeth Parris, Abigail Williams, and Anne Putnam.Girls acted wierd, then blamed it on the devil who influenced other people's spectors to hurt them. Accused were tried and usually hung.
why: RELIGION believed in witchcraft and didn't want it in their society, girls/village/reverends gained POWER, girls FEARED they would be in trouble if anybody found out and poeple kept quiet so that they wouldn't be accused |
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| President of U.S. Drafted the Declaration of Independence |
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| he is the one who was opposite jefferson on the whole dem. repulican/federalist thing (he was a federalist). |
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| Created the Gotton Gin in 1793. |
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| Term "lynching" is named after him. |
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| Believes: 1. a state can nullify a law they think is unconstitutional. 2. States have right to secede. 3. Southernors are fighting for states rights. |
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| Nickname = little Giant. Created Comp of 1850. Created K/N act. Supported Dred Scott decision. |
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| Leader in abolitionist movement which fought to end slavery.Was a slave, but got free. Learned to read. Was sold from one owner to the next. Spoke up about slavery in 1841 at an abolitionist meeting. |
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| Greated the Telegraph in 1844. This allowed for communication across the country. |
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| Planned to start a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry. After rebellion, was found guilty in trial and was hanged. |
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| Was living in a slave state, then moved to a free state and thought he should be free. Apealed his case to many courts, all the way up to the supreme court. |
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| Decided on the Dred Scott Case. |
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| A slave who led a large rebellion. |
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| US Army officer. (Led army/marine forces in catching John Brown). Had large role in civil war. |
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| President, thought seccesion was illegal. Assassinated April, 14th, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth at Ford Theatre. |
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| President of the Confederacy. |
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| co-sponsored the Wade-Davis Bill |
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| Co-sponsored the wade-davis bill. |
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| Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at the Ford Theatre using one shot with a gun. He then jumped out the window and broke his fibula. |
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| Founded by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson. Basically is the republican party. Opposed Federalist Party. All people should have political power and have anopportunity to lead our nation. Favored strong state gov't. Emphasized agriculture. Favored strict interpretation of constitution. Opposed National Bank. Liberal. |
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| Founded by Alexander Hamilton. Believed wealthy and well educated should lead nation. Favored strong central gov't. emphasized manufacturing and trade. Favored loose interpretation of Constitution. conservative. |
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| opposite of conservative (belive in different things in a way) |
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| War Hero (Battle of New Orleans) |
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| a constitutional doctrine that gives to a court system the power to annul legislative or executive acts which the judges declare to be unconstitutional |
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| America is obviously destined to expand to the west (and beyond) |
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| able to replace something if it breaks. Eli Whitney's invention |
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| Eli Whitney's invention which kept slavery alive and made cotton more profitable. |
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| Steam Powered Vehicles (steamboat, locomotive) |
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| revolutionized transportation and travel. Eli Whitney's creation |
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| Samuel Morse's invention.. allowed for communication across the country. |
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| Part of southern class system... owned plantations and many slaves. Very rich... not many of them. |
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| 2nd in the southern class system (after planters.) Yeomen Farmers own their own land, but do not have slaves. |
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| 3rd in southern class system. Had no land. Only reason they could say they were superior to slaves was because they were free. Large population of poor whites. |
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| last in southern class system, had no rights, blah blah blah |
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| to kill without a fair trial. Named after John Lynch who was known for executing people without due process of law. |
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| he is the one who was opposite jefferson on the whole dem. repulican/federalist thing (he was a federalist). |
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| Beat Charles Sumner on the head. |
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| Wrote Uncle Toms Cabin which was a book that made many people anti-slavery. (made them abolitionists) |
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| to show to have had a sufficient legal reason |
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| all rights not vested by the United States Constitution in the federal government nor forbidden by it to the separate states |
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| the state getting to decide by vote weather or not there would be slavery in that state. |
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| someone who wants to get rid of slavery. |
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| opposed slavery expanding into other terrtories because it was business competition. |
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| Atchison brought them to kansas to kill all of the anti-slavery people to get more votes |
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| Senator: got hit on the head by Preston Brookes |
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| an official population count |
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| to deliberately sink a ship by making openings in the bottom of it. |
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| surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies |
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| 1793. Eli Whitney's invention that kept slavery alive and made cotton profitable. |
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| Made it harder for an illegal alien to become a citizen. President could deport any alien who he thought was dangerous to peace and safety of U.S. President could deport any alien whos home country was at war with U.S. Couldnt write, print, utter, or publish anything negative about u.s. congress. |
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| 1803 - Jefferson bought the land from france for $15 million (Napolean wanted to get rid of it) It was double the size of te union. We didn't consult the indians about it. |
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| Slave Trade Officially ends |
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| 1810 - took over part of west florida. 1812 - took over another part of west Florida. 1819- Got rest of florida w/ a treaty w/ spain - cost 5 million. |
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| Penalty for importing slaves is death: |
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| No slavery above 36'30" line other than Missouri. |
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| 1830- promoted by President Jackson and passed by congress. Tribes were Cherokee, Creek, Chikasaw, Chaktaw, and Seminole. |
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| Decision: 1. Cherokee Nation Independent 2. Georgia laws- no force on land. 3. Citizens of Georgia cannot enter w/o permission of cherokees. 4. unconstitutional to remove them from land (pres jackson said (poor and humble to law)). 5. Jackson refused to enforce supreme Court decision and indians are forced off their own land. |
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| indians from southeast. Walked from there, to oklahoma and the midwest in the winter time. Many people died. |
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| Samuel Morse's invention which allowed for communication across the country. |
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| Added republic of texas in 1846 |
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| land given to US by mexico after U.S. victory after mexican war. Did pay 15 million. |
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| California as a free state. Fugitive Slave- North returns slaves to south. Utah, Texas/NM, DC Slavery. |
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| Stephen douglass wanted a train going from Chicago to west, and southys wanted from New Orleans to west. Douglass made deal that if they let train start in chicago, he would he would split Nebraska into Kansas and Nebraska, and let half of it be slave. |
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| 1859. John Brown Planned to start a slave rebellion. He had 21 followers and captured armory at harpers ferry. He planed to arm rebellious slaves with specially made spikes. Men panicked because were untrained and killed an innocent black man who worked on the railroad. Rebels Captured COL Lewis Washington and some towns people and held them hostage. Took Washingtons sword-was given to wshgtn by Prussian King. Poor Planning-no food, no slaves knew about it and didn't rebel. Locals first handled situation, then Combined Army-marine forces led by Robert E. Lee. |
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| Brown pleaded not guilty to treason and Murder. Abolitionists felt trial was unfair, Brown was a Martyr. Southy's- felt brown was dangerous and should be executed quickly. Brown found guilty and was sentenced to hang. |
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| Lincolns reaction to Browns |
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| Agreed with Browns beliefs on slavery, not his methods. |
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| First major battle. Civillians coe out to watch and have picnic. Confederacy Victory, but they do not capture Washington D.C.. Stonewall Jackson established reputation. |
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| South creates first "iron clad" called Virginia or Merrimac. Ships clash March 9, 1862. No winner, but virginia scuttled to prevent capture. |
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| ship used to make iron using sunken ship. |
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| Lee invades North (maryland) Bloody battle - 23,000 casualties total. Enough of a "victory" to allow lincoln to issue preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. |
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| Warning to states in rebellion. Sept 22. Exactly 100 days before official. |
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| Official Emanciation Proclomation |
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| Frees slaves where people are rebelling. Keeps slaves in places not rebelling. Dit it more as a threat, didn't really think south would easily free slaves. Also says wherever troups are, this law WILL be enforced. On Jan.1 Lincoln will make a list of good states and bad. They will be able to tell who is rebelling by: each state votes for someone to represent that state in congress.Lincoln can do this because he is president AND commander in cheif of the army and it is a time of martial law. |
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| What does Lincoln say to slaves he has freed? |
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| Don't go around killing people. It is fine to continue working for your master IF YOU ARE PAID, and, we would like to have you in the army because Lincoln believes freeing the slaves is an act of justice. |
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| Lee's second invasion of North. Bloody Battle with massive casualties. Union approx 23,000 and confederate up to 28000 (1/3 of fighting force). |
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| Lee's second invasion of North. Bloody Battle with massive casualties. Union approx 23,000 and confederate up to 28000 (1/3 of fighting force). |
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| July 4th 1863.Gives north conplete control of MS river. Splits confederacy into two parts. Grants victory here gives him recognition. Later becomes general in charge of union army. |
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| Lincolns Reconstruction plan |
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| belived that S. states never seceded - no state can legaly leave union. Rebellion agnst federal gov was work of individual southerners. Reconstruction - tast 4 president b/c of his constituitonal power to pardon acts agsnt government. Reconstruction should be lenient, seeking mainly to gain the Souths loyalty to they union. |
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| Lincolns own reconstruction plan |
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In 1863 lincoln formulated his plan: 1. All southernoers (except high military and plitical leaders) be pardoned upon taking an oath of allegiance to the union 2. when 10% of voters in a state took his oath of allegiance, they permitted to form a legal state gov't.
3. weakness - no program for newly-freed slaves. 4. states used this plan to reorganize Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Virginia - applied 4 readmission into union under lincolns plan. |
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| Lincolns famous speech - fighting for freedom - people who die not in vain - can we keep idea of ll men r created equal. Dedication of cemetery on Gettysburg battlefield. Also larger purpose to continue war. |
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| 1864. Congressional attempt to set up reconstruction policy b4 end of war. led by radical republican. Sponsored by senators Henry W. Davis and Benjamin F. Wade. Provisions: 1. appointment of military governors in secede states. 2. constitutional convention when majority of ppl (white) took oath of allegiance 3. congress must abolish slavery, reudicute secession, and keep confd, officials from voding or holding office 4. to vote citizents must swear they never helped the confederacy , pocket vetoed by lincoln - wanted more control and flexibility in determining policy. |
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| Sherman's March to the Sea. |
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| Soldiers loot and burn homes, barns, etc. Steal anything of value (food, jewelry etc.) Purpose: break will of civilians assisting the south. |
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| to Ulysses S. Grant April 9th 1865) |
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| John Wiled booth who is an actor and at the time wasnt acting. He shot lincoln, then jumped out a window and broke his leg. |
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| Becomes president and military commander when lee surrenders. |
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| trying to get other countries to regognize them as a powerful nation. |
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| Virginia and Kentucky Resolves |
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| Jefferson wrote virginia resolution and Madison wrote Kentucky resolution. They aregued that if a state believed that something was unconstitutional, they could nullify that law. Massachusetts wrote back to that saying it was a no no. |
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| 1st shots of vivil war shot here - Lincoln wouldn't give SC it so he sent supplies to the fort which SC shot at and eventually shot the fort starting the war. |
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| Fought because the US wanted Britian out of the US for good b/c they didn't exit the western lands and the US wanted those lands that were rightfully theirs and there was impressment and americans wanted indian land and canada. |
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| represented Kentucky in the house of reps and senate, gave Calhouns speach, helped make comp of 1850 |
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| Sherman has a bunch of slaves following him around which is problamatic. Took 400,000 acres of abandoned plantation land DURING CIVIL WAR and have 40 acres + 1 mule to each family. Problem - Plantation owners would want their land back after war. Was only done for a group of people, but word spreads fast ad rumor spread that anyone could get this land |
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| Freed slaves get their land, start farming it, create a society, and are very succesfull. This proves that whites were wrong before, and blacks ARE smart and they CAN take care of themselves. |
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| agents built schools, gave clothes, educated peole. Mostly for blacks, but some white refugees too. |
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| southy whites don't like them. Southys are used to doing w/e they want to do to blacks and dont like being sat down and being forced to testify. |
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| Ku Klux Klan - terrorist organization that killed, lynched, terrorized innocent people (blacks). Covered themselves in white sheets. Many of them were high class - lawyers, doctors, etc. |
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| traveling bags were made out of carpet material, so some southerners said carpetbaggers were people who threw a few things in a suitcase and came south onl to make money for themselves. Most southy's hated carpetbaggers and thought they wanted to profit from souths problems. |
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| southerners who cooperated w/ the north. Some wanted power and influence, but some, like James Longstreet, just wanted to forget the war and do business in a united nation. |
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