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- john adams's last words were " thomas jefferson survives" but jefferson died at the monticello a few hours earlier
- Political Situation of African Americans in the South
- - abolitionist (violent)- raided Harper's ferry to arm slaves with weapons- captured by General Robert E. Lee-hung for his actions
- - Repealed Missouri Compromise- Introduced popular sovereignty- Ignited "Bleeding Kansas"- Contributed to Republican Party
- Allowed him to arrest and detain Confederate sympathizers in the North without formal charges
- Slaves in the south; however, Lincoln had no jurisdiction over them so he didn't free anyone
- -larger population-South only grew Cotton (cash crop)-larger industry-better transportation
- Battle of Attrition- wear down the North until they stop attacking then attack
- - Northerners opposed because it would give the pro-slavery side more power- Southerners supports because they would get more power in Congress- Texas wanted independence from Mexico and annexation into the US
- the war was a test of whether the nation "conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal" could endure.
- - Conflict and violence w/ Indigenous- Expansion of slavery- Economic opportunities > Gold Rush- Geographical expansion- Sectionalism
- - Naval blockade- Take Mississippi River- Take capital (Richmond)- Split Confederacy in half
- - Saved the Union- Abolished slavery- established 13th (no slavery) and 14th (everyone is equal) amendments- Caused a demand in Northern Industry
- - Address the tensions between North and South- Emphasize public opinion- Foreshadowed Civil War- Spoke of opposing slavery
- - Admittance California as a free state- Popular sovereignty- Abolished slave trade- Fugitive Slave Law- Deepened tensions between North/South
- The God-given right to expand from east coast to west coast- led people to believe that they deserved the land- caused violence and conflict (Indigenous People & Mexican-American War)- motivated migration
- - believed that since he moved to a non-slavery state, he should be free- Supreme Court ruled that black people were not citizens and could not sue
- - Population boom- Immigration growth- Social tension- Environmental impact- Technological advancements- Social/ cultural legacy
- - Texas claimed Rio Grande as their border- Mexico claimed Nueces River as the border > result: Rio Grande became the southern border according to the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
- -naval blockade-take control on Mississippi River-take confederate capital, Richmond-split Confederacy in half