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historiography
the study of changing historical interpretations TERM 2
why did the mayan civilization collapse?
DEFINITION 2 -exploited the rainforest and overpopulated all around the same time. -higher class was over populated.. no lower class to work -"warming period".. fertility of soil went out of wack TERM 3
Bartolome de las
Casas
DEFINITION 3 catholic priest in cuba advocate of Natives Broke away from columbus scholar and historian appealed spanish crown for protective laws for Natives TERM 4
4 european nations colonized North America
in the 17th century
DEFINITION 4 England, France, Netherlands, Spain FENS TERM 5
When was Bacon's Rebellion and what were
the results
DEFINITION 5 Year: 1675 -new lands were opened to the colonists and the wealthy planters became more cooperative with the small farmers
why did GB impose new taxes on colonist in
the colonists had to pay taxes for GB's defense and because they were paying light taxes so GB decided to up the prices TERM 7
why did the French gov aid the new US in the
War for Independence?
DEFINITION 7 they made a treaty of alliance, if France went to was then America had to join. they also made trade concessions TERM 8
13 british colonies of North America that
rebelled in 1776
DEFINITION 8 Connecticut Pennsylvania Delaware Rhode Island Georgia South Carolina Maryland Virginia Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina TERM 9
main differences between Articles of
Confederations and the Constitution
DEFINITION 9 Articles of Confederations- congress was made to be a collective substitute for the monarch. It was the nation's executive. No courts and no power to force resolutions and ordinance at neither state nor individual level Confederation- had separation of powers. Legislature, Executive, and Judicial branches. the main goal was they wanted "the people" to have a voice TERM 10
provisions in the constitution aimed at
establishing a balance of power
DEFINITION 10 legislative, executive, and judicial branches executive- president, had power to veto over acts of congress, commander in chief of the armed forces and responsible for the execution of the law judiciary- review congressional actions legislative- " think like the people, feel like the people, sympathize with the people"
what did the Wilmot Proviso propose? Was it
enacted by Congress into law?
proposed there should be no slavery in new territory. Senate did not pass it, but Congress did. - Did NOT become a law TERM 17
main goal of the Liberty Party and the Free
Soil Party
DEFINITION 17 the main goal for both of them was to make new territory free TERM 18
in what year was gold discovered in Cali?
DEFINITION 18 1848 - discovered 1849- gold rush 1850- applied for state hood TERM 19
in the compromise of 1850, describe what
was made with regard to new territories and
state
DEFINITION 19 -california was admitted as a free state -new mexico and utah had no restrictions on slavery TERM 20
in the compromise of 1850, describe what
was done with regard to slavery in existing
states and DC
DEFINITION 20 retain slavery in DC but abolish slave trade across its boundaries
what did the Kansas-Nebraska Act do
legislatively
popular sovereignty which is....the legitimacy of the state is created by the will or consent of its people, who are the source of every political power TERM 22
result of Kansas-Nebraska Act in terms of
developments in Kansas in mid-1850s
DEFINITION 22 opened these 2 territories to slavery, catalyzing a mini-civil war in Kansas TERM 23
Describe main features of the Republican
Platform in 1856
DEFINITION 23 -favored a transcontinental railroad - more government financed internal improvements -condemned repeal of Missouri compromise, democratic policy of territorial expansion and polygamy and slavery TERM 24
supreme court decision on Dred Scott case of
1857. victory for south or north?
DEFINITION 24 decision was that Dred Scott was still considered a slave. technically it was a win for the south because Scott lost his case but it aroused many questions for the free north because if he was a slave then he wouldnt have had any rights therefore he wouldnt have been allowed a trial TERM 25
debate over redistribution of land
DEFINITION 25 "40 acres and a mule"
13th Amendement
1865-66: outlawed slavery TERM 32
14th
Amendment
DEFINITION 32 equal citizenship rights for African Americans TERM 33
15th Amendement
DEFINITION 33 equal voting rights guaranteed TERM 34
impeachment and trial of Johnson
DEFINITION 34 final tally was 35-19 for conviction Radical Republicans tried for years to get Johnson impeached, but failed due to flimsy charges. - johnson then deliberately violated the tenure of office act in order to tests its constitutionality - was then charged with 1. unlawfully removing secretary of war Station 2. issuing orders in violation of the command of the army act 3. undermined congress by "inflammatory and scandalous" harangues 4. devising and contriving to violate reconstruction act TERM 35
struggles of ex-slaves in the south
DEFINITION 35 former confederates used terror, intimidation and violence to suppress black efforts for equality
white terror- KKK- and the response of the
federal government
KKK- rode about the countryside, hiding behind masks and under robes, spreading horrendous rumors, issuing threats, harassing African Americans and occasionally wreaking violence and destruction federal governemnt passed Enforcement Acts allowing the feds to stop the terrors TERM 37
Compromise of 1877
DEFINITION 37 contest over presidential election. Radical Republicans agreed to stop if Republican pres was elected TERM 38
Lincoln's view on race relations
DEFINITION 38 "Blacks had an 'equal' right to freedom and the fruits of their labor" TERM 39
aftermath of John Brown's raid and how the
south perceived it
DEFINITION 39 it sent a panic through the slaveholding south. through the fall & winter rumors of abolitionist conspiracies and slave insurrections swept the slave states TERM 40
the immediate cause of the succession of SC
on december 20, 1860
DEFINITION 40 Lincoln's election
Field Order number
provided land for thousands of freedman on the coastal islands off georgia. this catalyzed the rumor that the union intended to give all freemen "forty acres and a mule"
