Primary Sources Unit 5 – Flashcards

author: Abraham Lincoln date: September 25, 1862 description: President Lincoln is calling up the state militias, leading to increased opposition to the Civil War within the Union. Lincoln subjected protestors to martial law and the suspension of habeas corpus important deets: habeus corupus is the right of any person under arrest to appear in person before the court, to ensure that they have not been falsely accused. One of Lincoln's most controversial decisions in office was suspending the constitutional point addressing this related terms:

author: NA date: NA (during the civil war) description: Lincoln, General McClellan, Ulysses Simpson Grant, and Jefferson Davis are all represented in this political cartoon. It comments on the downfall of McClellan as a war general and the win-hungry Grant as he looks towards Davis saying "I'm bound to take it," meaning the Confederacy important deets: McClellan is viewed as weak and hesitant and Grant as big and powerful and actually willing to march his armies into Richmond. Grant and Davis, the ones actually fighting are depicted as dogs related terms: abraham lincoln, McClellan, Jefferson Davis leadership in war, Abraham Lincoln leadership in war

author: NA date: 1850 description: this act requires that all escaped slaves were, upon capture, to be returned to their masters and that officials and citizens of free states had to cooperate in this law. important deets: this act was passed by Congress as part of the compromise of 1850 between southern slave-holding interests and northern free soilers. this also included that fugitive slaves were now denied a jury trial, the right to testify for themselves, and other constitutional rights. led up to civil war related terms: free soil movement, compromise of 1850, popular sovereignty, dred scott decision, uncle tom's cabin

author: NA date: 1860 description: This is a wanted poster offering a reward of $200 for the capture of two slaves from Saline County, Missouri. It includes the names and descriptions of the two slaves. important deets: the slaves are described as inhumane and disfigured (ex. "dishfaced, sore eyes") related terms: slave culture, paternalism, uncle Tom's cabin

author: Abraham Lincoln date: November 19, 1863 description: speech delivered at the cemetery for Union soldiers killed at the Battle of Gettysburg. Lincoln states that 87 years ago a nation was created by the founding fathers where all men were equal. The country was now fighting a civil war to determine if a nation based on equality would endure. He urged americans to stay focused and the cause and the preservation of the union important deets: most famous speech ever given by lincoln, "four score and seven years ago," battle of gettysburg was a major turning point in the war related terms: Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg address, secession, lincoln's leadership in the war

author: Hinton Rowan Helper date: 1857 description: states that slavery was inefficient but wasteful, that it impoverished the south, degraded labor and stifled industrialization and progress. Calls for nonslaveholders to to overthrow planter elite (slavery is unjust to to nonslaveholding whites, cruel to blacks, and disregards rights of humanity) important deets: argued that slavery was incompatible with progress; called for abolition colonization. Considered the most effective propaganda against slavery ever written; many southerners burned it related terms: abolitionism, Harriet Beecher Stowe and uncle toms cabin, abraham lincoln, reasons for southern discord, emanipation proclamation, advantages in the north (in the civil war)

author: delegates of south carolina convention date: april 26, 1852 description: declares that the actions of the federal government have justified South Carolina's withdrawl from the union. Gives reasons for secession: federal govt has violated state rights to be free, sovereign, and independent. Quotes the declaration of Independence and Constitution. Says the purpose of the federal govt has been defeated because it has allowed the non slaveholding states to dictate policy important deets: south carolina was the first state to secede; dissolved union between south carolina and the US related terms: abraham lincoln, secession, crittenden's compromise, slavery

author: Henry Bram (and committee of freedmen), Oliver Otis Howard date: october 1865 description: the committee addresses general howard asking for homesteads from the govt- don't want to be treated as slaves. howard agrees with them, but just tells them to ask congress. in response, the freedmen send a prayer that God will direct Howards heart in helping them important deets: this shows the importance of religion in black slave communities and how it fueled their everyday life related terms: freedmen's bureau, AME church, reconstruction effects

author: thomas nast date: october 24, 1874 description: in this cartoon, "white league" is shaking hands with the kkk over a shield depicting an african american family, baby dead. everything is in shambles around them as it reads "worse than slavery." important deets: though slavery as an institution was gone, blacks' struggles were far from over. this is a common trend occurring after many different supposed slaves' rights breakthroughs in history related terms: kkk, black cocles

author: Alfred R. Wood date: November 16, 1867 description: cover of harper's weekly newspaper depicts a black man casting his first vote. important deets: the 15th amendment = all male citizens can vote. white males were fearful of the blacks' political participation, republicans were determined that blacks had all the rights of citizenship related terms: congressional reconstruction, emancipation proclamation, 15th amendment, public and private rights

author: thomas nast date: 1872 description: cartoon depicts carl schurz as a carpetbagger (a northerner who came to the south after the civil war in search of political/financial opportunities). important deets: the negative stereotype of the carpetbagger manifested southerners method of radical republicans (especially those holding office in the south) related terms: republican rule in the south , radical reconstruction, radical republicanism