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American Civ I
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 3/5ths Clause | 3 out of every 5 slaves were counted for representative purposes |
| Fugitive Slave Clause | US Constitution Article 4 Section 2. Says that if a slave escapes then if found they must be returned to rightful owner who they owe services to |
| Gettysburg Address | was a three-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg (November 19, 1863. Come to be know as one of the best known speeches. |
| Colfax Riot | KKK killed hundreds of former slaves including 50 members of a former black militia in the town Colfax in 1873 with guns and a small cannon |
| Declaration of Independance | Document adopted on July 4,1776. that made the break with Britain official: drafted by a committee of the Second Continental Congress including principal writer Thomas Jefferson. |
| Wilmot Proviso | would've banned slavery but southern senators led by Calhoun stopped it from passing |
| Trail of tears | the Cherokees term for when they were forced to leave the southeast and move to oklahoma 15,000 walked and 4,000 died on the way |
| 15th Amendment | :Constitutional Amendment ratified in 1870, which prohibited states from discriminating in voting priviledges on the basis of race |
| 14th Amendment | Guarenteed rights of citizenship to former slaves in words similar to those of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 |
| Sarah Grimke | one of the first women abolitionists |
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