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| the term popular sovereignty refered to letting the people of the territories themselves decide weither slavery would be permitted | |
| the gold rush led to the rapid settlement of california , which resulted in the immediate addmission of the 31st state | |
| in the dred scott case the supreme court ruled that any ban on slavery was a violation of the fifth amendment | |
| the raid on harpers ferry | john brown led an 18-man army into the unsuspecting town of harpers ferry. john brown seized the federal complex with little resistence. john brown planned on many slaves rising up to help him, but they never came. |
| the election of 1860 | lincon only recieved 40% of the popular vote . lincon recieved 180 electoral votes. abraham lincon narrowly won the election |
| fallout from the 1860 election | south carolina was the first to call a convention to succeed from the union. within three months of the election seven states had suceded from the union south carolinas actions resulted in conventions in other southern states. |
| the civil war lasted 8 years | |
| one out of every 25 american men perished in war | |
| over 640,000 soldiers were killed | |
| at the battle of antietem most americans were killed than any other single day in all american history | |
| the civil war began in april 1861 when confederate artilleries opened fire on fort sumpter | |
| the confederacy moved its capital to richmond, virginia | |
| ulysses s grant earned the nickname "unconditional surrender" grant | |
| general sherman was known for his ruthless and destructive drives across the south-fist to atlanta | |
| the attle of gettysburg | it was the largest battle ever fought on the north american continent. more than 170,000 fought and over 40,000 were casualties |
| president lincon declared all slaves free as of January 1st 1863 | |
| lincons assasination | lincon was at fords theater. john wilkens booth shot a pistal 6 iches from lincon. lincon was taken to a nearby boarding house and died the next morning |
| sharecroppers | found a dominant way for people to make a living . sharecroppers often found themeselves in dept. |
| captains of industry | john rockefeller, andrew carnegie, j.p.morgan |
| ullysses s grant | a war hero made president who had not held a single elected office prior. |
| ruthford hayes | while he was able to claim the white house many considered his election a fraud |
| james garfield | after four months as president, his life was cut short by an assasins bullet |
| famous writers | mark twain, stephen crane, walt whitman, emily dickenson |
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