Hundreds of thousands migrated between 1840 and 1860, but largest number of migrants came from the Old NW in search of opportunity Some wanted to get riches because of California gold rush while others wanted land because gov’t was selling at modest prices, escape epidemics, religious missions like the Mormons; most were interested in economic opportunities o Groups …
Jul 03, 2014 · Chapter 13: The Impending Crisis LOOKING WESTWARD Manifest Destiny Manifest Destiny - nationalistic/idealistic idea that America was destined by God and history to expand its boundaries over a vast area that included but not restricted to the continent of North America It was not selfish- it was an attempt to expand American liberty to new realms, given name …
Ch 13 THE IMPENDING CRISIS · LOOKING WESTWARD · EXPANSION AND WAR · THE SECTIONAL DEBATE · THE CRISES OF THE 1850s LOOKING AHEAD 1. How did the annexation of western territories intensify the conflict over slavery and lead to deeper divisions between the North and the South? 2. What compromises attempted to resolve the conflicts over the …
The Impending Crisis 1. Compromise of 1850 493-494, 494, 496 The compromise of 1850 was an accommodation by the senator of Henry clay. Also, he declared California a free state and which slave trade would be abolished. The compromise acknowledged that slavery would be abolished across nation. 2. Publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin 460 Uncle toms’ cabin was written by a …
Deep South States: A cultural and geographic subregion of the American South. Historically, it is differentiated from the “Upper South” due to its higher dependence on plantation-type agriculture during the pre-Civil War period. The Deep South also was commonly referred to as the “Lower South” or the “Cotton States.”
The Raid on Harper’s Ferry. John Brown, a radical abolitionist from the North, led an attack on the federal arsenal Harper’s Ferry in 1859.
John Brown, a radical abolitionist from the North, led an attack on the federal arsenal Harper’s Ferry in 1859.
militia: An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need; the national police force of a country (e.g., Russia, Ukraine, etc.); the entire able-bodied population of a state; or a private force, not under government control.
He planned to use rifles, pikes, and other weapons that he seized at Harper’s Ferry to arm Virginian slaves and lead them in an attack against slaveholders in the region, and from there, march South. Raid on Harper’s Ferry: Harper’s Weekly illustration of U.S. Marines attacking John Brown’s “Fort.”.
Many Northern reactions to John Brown’s raid are best characterized as baffled reproach. William Lloyd Garrison, a prominent leader of the antislavery movement, called Harper’s raid a “misguided” and “insane” act.
Lincoln and Republican Victory in 1860. The presidential election of 1860 often is considered the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the Civil War.