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Section 6
The North and South parts of antebellum America was very different. Everything from social life to cultural and economics. To begin, the two had very different economies. The North was basically all factory and manufacturing and transporting goods. While the South used slaves to cultivate cash crops which was the base and most essential part to their economy. -
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Another very different part of their lives was the two seperate cultures. In the 19th century, America went under another Spiritual Awakening. While both sides of the country observed this, it was some differing aspects. A major one was slaves and their own spiritual awakening. In the North, there was whole African American Churches where the whole community would gather. They were political, cultural, and social centers. While in the South there was no such thing. -
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Section 1
Movement away from homemade goods into bought and sold commodities. Growth of Free Enterprise. Key changes in communication, transportation, -
Section 3
Nullifaction: Calhoun was attempting to free the South from tarriffs on imports because their economy depended on cotton exports. So he came up with this theory of Nullifaction. Which basically said each state was determine a law constitutional. If a state declared an act by Congress or a law unconstitutional, they could nullify it. -
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In the 19th century, there many technological advancements. It was the age of inventions. One major technological advancement in the war was the railroad system. It allowed for easy transportation. This allowed for goods being produced from one side of the country to reach the otherside. It was a very profitable bussiness for the North. -
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Nat Turner Reblellion: An abolition movement in antebellum America was Nat Turners Rebellion. A group of slaves started a rebelling that scared many Southerners. -
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In the 1800s many women reformers pushed for higher learning for women in America. For centurys they had no access to it. In 1833, Oberlin College for Women was opened in Ohio. Although not many subjects were taught, it was a major improvement. -
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Another technological was the telegraph. It was used for fast communication during the war. On many occasions, President Abraham Lincoln would use it to send direct orders to generals on the field and would recieve information first hand about the situations on the battlefield. -
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Manufacturing: Movement from house to factory. Formed employer/employee relationship. And goods became avaliable to everyone. Primarly in the North, however, There were textile mills were many women worked. Conditions were bad there and they went on strike. The first time their wages were cut by 15% and the second time they were replaced by immigrants. -
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Newpapers: Abolitionsits began writing newspapers to influnce their own ideas of abolition. For example, William Lloyd Garrison and Fredrick Douglass. Bother were abolitionists who had very different ideas that they expressed in their individual newspapers. -
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A major womens rights movement was the organized conventions were they talked about many things including sufferage and abolition. One convention was the Seneca Falls convention. -
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The Market Revolution took place in the first half of the 19th century. During this time, americans began to move away from homemade goods and to buying and selling commodities. There was a major growth of free enterprise. And also many key changes in things like communication, technology, and transportation. -
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Bleeding Kansas: This was a series of border wars in the State of Kansas from the years 1854-1861. North and South were both aggressors in this violence. -
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Violence in the Senate: Tensions were heated on the Senate floor over issues that divided the counrty in two. Senator Sumner gave a passionate speech on whether Kansas should be admitted as a free state. A South Carolina Senators nephew beat him with a cane later on after the Senate had adjourned. -
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One demonstration of Lincolns leadership was how he communicated with soilders to get information first hand. He talked with them as if he was any ordinary citizen. Very humble human being. -
Section 8
Licoln was a natural leader. He demonstrated this with his cleverness. From his persuasive speech to how he addressed other politicians. He was an excellent lawyer and showed these skills while talking with other powerful people. For example, when he told congress that he had no information of peace delegates in the city at the time while he knew that they were on their way in order to get the 13th ammendment approved. -
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Southern Secession: On December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede. One by one, more and more Sothern States followed them. -
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On December 6th, 1865, the 13th ammendment was passed in Congress. The basic provisions of this were, freeing all slaves. -
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Another plan was that of the Radical Republicans. They were angered and wanted more punishment. They wanted stricter laws and wanted some Confederates to pay for their actions. At one point they even impeached Johnson. -
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Other provisions were equality, no classes of citizenship, and the right for former slaves to vote. -
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After the civil war ended, we entered a period known as reconstruction. There were a couple plans for reconstruction among politians. One of the plans was the Johnson plan. It was very similar to Lincoln's plan with one tweak. He would pardon everyone except wealthy and high ranking Confederates. However, he was from Tennesse and was a little more lenient to his fellow Southerners. -
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So since African Americans were now free, they needed to find jobs. Many of them couldn't. So they began working as tenant farmers for their previous owners or even began share cropping. Both didn't pay nearly enough. White Southerners began imposing strict laws that would doom many formers slaves back to slavery called the Black Codes. -
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On the other hand, many African Americans began improving their lives and the lives of their families however they could. Some got educated and one man even became a senator. In 1870, Hiram Revels became the firsrt African American senator. Throughout the centuries many others followed in his footsteps like future President of The United States, Barak Obama.
