HISTORY 1301 EXAM 4 – Flashcards
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Who was David Wilmot and what did he suggest?
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Congress man from pensylvania proposed Wilnot Provision- Proposal for new lands gained from mexican American War.
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Millard Fillmore and Winfield Scott did what leading up to Election of 1852?
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2.Millard Fillmore was the sitting US president. Fillmore was felt to be a weak candiate- Whigs chose Winifield Scott
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James Gadsden and Matthew C. Perry did what?
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3.American Ambassador to Mexico- he negiotated the Gasden Purchase for 10 million
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Who was unpopular and his own party boasted "anyone but him"?
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4.Franklin Pierce
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Who and why threaten to succeed before Election of 1860?
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5.Southerns threated sucession- they promised to leave the union and accused republicans of being Abolutionists
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Who was the first state to leave union in 1860?
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6.South Carolina
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Who "robbed the cradle and the grave" as they drafted men from the ages of 17 to 50?
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7.Southern Militery Draft
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What role did women play during the war in Washington D.C.?
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8.They were hired as clerk and some desguized them self as men to serve in the military
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Why is Abraham Lincoln considered a War President?
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9.would repeatedly hire and fire his generals, he was impatient and wanted immediate results
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How many died in Civil War and how much did it cost?
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10. 620,000 died and $15 billion dollars
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Who wrote The Impending Crisis of the South and what was it about?
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11.Hinton R. Helper- book to try to prove , usuing statistics that non slave holding southerns
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Who was the first ever candidate nominated by the Republican Party?
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12. John C. Fremont
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Which senator led the way for the passage of the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act?
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13.Stephen A. Douglas
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Who was the originator of the term "popular sovereignty"?
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14.General Jachary Tayloer
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Who got beat and by whom in the head with his cane until it broke?
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15.Charles Sumner
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What happened in the Election of 1848?
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16.Polk wanted to serve one more term, then on 6/15/1849 he died of cholera. Democrats than chose Lewis Class
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What did gold being discovered in California lead to?
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17. over speculation of land for potential railroad lines, financial invrstments suffered, over growth of grain and flooded markets
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Other than California wanting to enter as a "free" state, what were the other issues being debated?
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18.texas new mexico act, utah act created utah territory,fugative slave law of 1850,washington dc bannened slave trade
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Who was sent by Lincoln to persuade Britain to not aid the Confederacy with ships, weapons or crew?
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19. Charles Francis Adams
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Thinking it would be a long war, who proposed the Anaconda Plan to defeat the South.?
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20. Winifield Scott
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Which U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice made the ruling in the Dred Scott Decision?
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21.Chief Justice Roger Taney
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Who did Southern Democrats nominate in the Election of 1860?
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22.John c. Breckinridge
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In December, 1860, who proposed a compromise that banned slavery north of 36'30 line?
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23. James Henry Crittenden
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Who were in the Great Political Triumvirate?
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24.Henry Clay from Kentucky; John C. Calhoun from South carolina; Daniel Webster from massachusetts
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What were the compromises in the Compromise of 1850?
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25.california was added as a free state; texas-new mexico act created New Mexico Territory; Utah act created Utah Territory; a new fugative slave law; Washington DC banned slave trade
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What were the various parts of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850?
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26.Fleeing slaves couldnt restify on their own behalf; the federal commissioner who caught each slave, got a $5 bonus if the slave was eventually sent free and $10 if they go ack to the south; People were ordered to help catch slaves- could go to jail if refused
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Who was considered to be the classic "dark-horse" candidate in the Election of 1852?
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27.Franklin Pierce
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What were the results or result of Commodore Matthew C. Perry sailing into the harbor of Tokyo, Japan?
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28. Treaty of Kanagawa - opened japan to the rest of the world. would start moderinization,imperialism, and militarism
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What were the parts of the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act?
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29. opened slavery north of the 36' degrees 30' line
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What happened in the Kansas Territory before the civil war?
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30. Bleeding Kansas
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Who was Charles Sumner and what did he do?
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31. Democrat from massachusetts, he gave the "crime against kansas" speech- criticized the southern slavery push in the territory
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Which African-American represented Mississippi after Civil War?
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32.Hiram Revels and Blanche K. Bruce
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Who was Radical Republican Leader in the House wanted to punish the South and change their economy?
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33.Thaddeus Stevens
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Who established American Red Cross in 1881?
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34.Clara Barton
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Who was against the 15th Amendment and why?
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35.Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony; the amendment inserted the word "male" into the US Constitutional
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Who said "Now he belongs to the ages" after the death of Abraham Lincoln?
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36.Edwin M. Stanton
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What happened leading up to the Election of 1856?
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37.Pierce was extremely unpopular president due to; 1854 kansas- nebraska act; repealing missouri compromise; Ostend Manifesto
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What were the parts of Chief Justice Roger Taney's ruling in the Dred Scott Decision?
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38.no slave could be a US citizen; slavery could not be outlawed- not even by legislature of congress, claimed it violated the 5th amendment, protects a persons property from being taken without due process of the law
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What were the result or results of The Great Debate?
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39. southern democrats turned to douglas, Lincoln lost the senate election to Douglas, Southerns decided they would never support Lincoln
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What did John Brown's attack on Harper's Ferry, Virginia on October 16th, 1859 lead to?
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40.he was captured, convicted of treason and hanged on dec 2nd 1859
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What were the candidates, their parties, and what happened in Election of 1860, even with Democratic party splitting?
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41.Northern Democrats nominated Stephen A. Douglas; Southern Democrats nominated John C. Breckinridge; the Constitutional Union nominated John Bell of Tennessee
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What were the seven states that left the Union after the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860?
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42.South Carolina, Mississippi, Flordia, Alabama, Georgia, Lousiana and Texas
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Confederate States chose whom to be their president and where the capital was located?
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43.Jefferson Davis was president and Montgomery Alabama was where the capitol was located
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What was it that the South was thinking that justified their decision to leave the Union?
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44. Lincoln was elected president and the south did not support him
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What did Abraham Lincoln do following the firing on Fort Sumter by the Confederates in 1861?
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45. Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers for a naval blockade of the south
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What were the crucial Border States?
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46.Missouri,Kentucky,Maryland,Delaware, and the future state of West Virginia
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At the beginning of the Civil War, what were the advantages that the South had?
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47. stratgey- fighting a defensive war
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As the Civil War progressed, what were the many advantages that the North would have?
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48.population (22 million people) economy (thrived during the war) Factories and Manufactoring plants were almost all in northern states
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In what ways was King Cotton dethroned?
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49. India and Egypt increased their cotton production
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How did Lincoln set a precedent by expanding the Executive Powers and establishing this precedent?
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50.- He made decisions that were not clearly defined in the U.S. Constitution. - He proclaimed a Blockade of Southern Ports - He increased the size of the Federal Army He suspended habeas Corpus, He ordered Federal troops to oversee voting in Border States
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In what ways did the North go about increasing the size of its army?
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51. Congress passed the first conscription law ever, better known as the military draft
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What were the economic impacts, North and South, because of the Civil War?
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52. The south's inflation soared in the Confederacy, it went up to 9,000%, as opposed to 80% in the North
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When the South's weak transportation system collapsed, it specifically led to what?
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53.Supplies of everything became very scarce
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What were the various parts the "Anaconda Plan"?
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54.- (1) Suffocate the South through the Naval Blockade - (2) Free the slaves to undermine the South's very economic foundations - (3) Cut the Confederacy in half by seizing control of the Mississippi River - (4) Chop the Confederacy to pieces by marching through Georgia and the Carolinas - (5) Capture its capital, Richmond, Virginia - (6) Try everywhere to engage the South's Armies and grind them to submission - Winfield Scott was too old to lead troops into battle - He would resign in November, 1861
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Which generals did Abraham Lincoln fire?
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55. General Hooker, General Mcclellan
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Which Civil War battle proved to the North that this would not be a short, easy war?
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56.The Battle of Bull Run
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Which generals participated in the Peninsula Campaign and the Seven Days' Battle?
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57. General McClellan
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How did the Seven Days' Battle change Abraham Lincoln?
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58. he felt the south must suffer consequences for the bloody war- began drafting the emanicipation proclamation
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What events took placed during the War at Sea between the North and the South?
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59.The union blockade was weak at first but became more effective as the war progressed
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After the Second Battle of Bull Run, why did Confederate General Robert E. Lee decide to invade the North?
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60. hoped to get the border states to join the south; trying to get foreign help for the south
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Which Civil War Battle was the bloodiest day in American History?
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61. The Battle of Antietam
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What announcement did Abraham Lincoln make that said slavery would be brought to an end in the Seceding States?
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62.Emancipation Proclamation
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What were the important results of the Emancipation Proclamation?
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63.Gave moral purpose to the war, was to free the slaves, Restoring the union was still a goal, discouraged international help for the south
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What were some of the facts regarding African American soldiers during the Civil War?
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64.186,000 enlisted african american soldiers, served in 63 seperate units, engaged in every battle from 1864 except shermans walk to the sea, African Americans accounted for 10% of the Union Army
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What was the battle or battles fought in the Civil War that are considered Robert E. Lee's "perfect battle"?
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65. Battle of Chancellorsville
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What caused Robert E. Lee to say "I've lost my right arm"?
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66. The death of Stonewall Jackson
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What events took place at the Battle of Gettysburg and why was it so important?
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67. fought for three bloody days, after 2 days it was a draw
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Which Union General had success in the battles of Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Chattanooga?
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68.Ulysses S. Grant
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During his "March to the Sea", what were Sherman's methods of "total war"?
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69. cutting up the railroad tracks, Burning fields and crops, destroying everything in sight
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What happened in the Election of 1864?
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70.non radical republicans joined with war democrats to form the union party, Lincoln won the election with 212 electoral votes
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Order Question: Battle/Gettysburg(1863), Surrender/Appomattox Courthouse(1865), Sherman's "March to the Sea"(1864), Battle/Antietam(1862)
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71. Battle/Antietam,Battle/Gettysburg,March to the Sea, Surrender/Appomattox courthouse
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Who said "where Lee goes, I will go also" and why did he say it?
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72. Ulysses S. Grant- had to send thousands of men to engage the enemy in battle in order to wear them down
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How did President Abraham Lincoln respond to the criticisms of "the butcher" and "blood and guts"?
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73. Refused to fire him
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What happened at Ford's Theater on April 14th, 1865?
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74. Lincoln was shot in the head by John Wilks Booth
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In what ways was the Civil War America's supreme test of its existence?
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75. one million americans died during the civil war
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What were the various parts of Lincoln's "Ten Percent Plan"?
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76.-each state had to only have 10% of its voters pledge & take an oath to the union-each state had to aknowledge the emanicipation of the slaves- like the prodigal son, Lincolns plan was to forgive the south
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What is a "Pocket-Veto" and how did Lincoln use it?
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77. do nothing and ignore the bill untill it expires; he used this on the 1864 Wade-Davis Bill
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What did the following Amendments State: 13th, 14th and 15th?
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78.13- prohibited slavery 14- citizenship to all african-americans 15- right for male
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What is a Carpetbagger, Scalawag and a Copperhead?
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79.carpetbagger-sold everything they own and would have a carpetbag full of money Scalawag- southerners accused of plundering southern treasuries Copperhead- peace democrat
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In what year was the KKK founded, in what state and what does the KKK stand for?
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80. founded in 1866 stands for Ku Klux Klan
