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Brinkley APUSH ch.14

Ch. 14 us history Identifications

QuestionAnswer
Fire-eaters After Lincoln elected leaders of s. who demanded s. states secede.
Fort Sumter S. decides to attack after Lincoln says he's sending supplies. Anderson surrendered and civil war began.
Crittenden Compromise Permanent existence of slavery in slave states with amendments, Missouri Compromise line reestablished. Never passed-republicans against. proposed by sen. Crittenden
Blundering generation Leading group of historians who believed the Civil War was avoidable
Irrepressible conflict Historians who believe the Civil War was unavoidable
Homestead Act passed 1862 any citizen to claim 160 acres of land in west and purchase if for small fee after living there for 5 years.
Morrill Act transferred substanial public acreage to state governments who sold the land and used the money for public education
Greenbacks paper currency not backed by silver or gold
Copperheads Aka Peace Democrats who opposed the Civil War.
Ex Parte Milligan After Lincoln proclaimed that all persons who discouraged enlistmetns or engaged in disloyal practices were subject to martial law, chief justice taney issued this writ requiring him to release an imprisoned Maryland secessionist leader.Lincoln ignored it
Confederate Conscription Act required all white males 18-35 in s. to serve for 3 years. basically a draft.
Joseph Brown and Zebulon M. Vance governors who went against Davis and tried to keep their own troops from the Confederate forces and hoarded surplus supplies
Monitor and Merrimack Ironclad ships that battled but neither was able to sink the other.
Charles Fancis Adams Assistant to Judah P. Benjamin the Confederate sec. of State. was GS of John Adams and S of JQA.
King Cotton diplomacy inda of the s. that european countries (specifically England) would support their cause because of their need for southern cotton.
Trent affair Confederate diplomats James M MAson adn John Slidell got through Union blockade and boarded and English steamer the Trent head for England. They were arrested by Charles Wilkes without authorization. Brits upset wanted them freed
William C. Quantrill Ohio native. became captain in Confederate army after organizing a group of teenage boys to terrorize kansas-missouri area with guerrilla warfare.
Jayhawkers Union sympathizers in Kansas and were pretty savage themselves.
Samuel Colt and Oliver Winchester Introduced repeating weapons (revolver and rifle)
U.S Military Telegraph Corps Headed by Thomas Scott and Andrew Carnegie. traind and employed over 1200 operators and over times armies strung wires along the routes of their troops for quick communication.
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