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States Rights
The idea that state's rights are more important than the federal Gov. -
Slavery
The keeping of african americans to work against their will. -
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Modren GA history
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Nullification
When a state rejects a federal law. -
The Missouri Comprimise
Missouri was admitted as a slave state. Slavery would not be allowed in states north of the 36 30 lines of latitude. Maine was admitted as a free state. -
The Comprimise of 1850
California was admitted as a free state. -
The Georgia Platform
The north strictly enforced the fugitive slave act. The north stopped trying to ban slavery in new territories. -
The kansas Nebraska Act
Allowed kansas and nebraska to choose if they wanted slaves. Caused war to brake out. -
The Dred scott Case
Destroyed all comprimises of the previous years. Dred scott sued in court. Slaves were declared property. -
The election of 1860
Abraham Lincon won the election. Directly led to secession. SouthCarolina became the state to sucede from the union. -
Battle of Antietam
Bloodiest day in US. histrory. -
The emancipation proclamation
Freed slaves in rebellious states. -
GettsyBurg
45,000 people died. The gettsyburg address brought unity to the union. Lasted for three days. -
Battle of Chickamauga
There were 16,000 union casualties, and 18,000 confederate casualties. Second bloodiest battle, south won. -
Shermans atlantic campain
They cut off railroads and fought in jonesborough. Sherman captured Atlanta. -
Shermans march tom the sea.
There was a 50 mile path of destruction. It ended in Savannah. They destroyed many southern factories. -
Andersonville
Camp for union soldiers. 13,000 union soldiers died in the camp.Prison commander was hanged for war crimes. -
The Freedmans Burea
This gave supplies to freed slaves.This also helped poor whites. It established schools. -
13th 14th 15th admendment
13th admendment abolished slavery.
14th admendment gave citizenship to freed slaves.
15th admendement gave all citizens the right to vote regardless of race or color. -
Reconstruction
The rebuilding of the south. They agreed to abolish slavery. -
Racial violence
Used to control african americans. This continued for decades. Not until 1960's would the violence finaly slow down. -
Jim crow laws
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Booker T. Washington
Was born into slavery. Educated by freedmans school. He prepared african americans for agricultural and domestic work. Hosted atlanta cotton exposition. -
W.E.B Du Bois
He was a critic of acomedation. He veiwed it as simply accepting the racism of southern whites. He founded the niagra movement. He thought African americans should fight for total equality. -
Plessy vs Fergenson
It challenged jim crow laws. Plessy was arrested for sitting in a whites only car. -
Luenia Burns Hope
She was a person who strongly pushed for education. She worked in atlanta GA. She was an african american who wanted black education. -
Alonzo Herndon
President of atlanta life insurance. Atlanta's wealthiest black citizen. -
Disenfranchisement
Act of denying the right to vote. Voters had to demonstrate that they had property. -
Leo Frank Case
Leo frank owned a pencil factory. A thirteen year old girl working there was brutaly murdered, and Leo Frank was blamed. Frank was hanged and later found innocent. -
WW1
It started on june 1914. Textile mills made fabrics. War ended on november 11,1918.