Civil War

Ruled slaves were property not citizens and said the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was unconstitutional

Dred Scott Decision

What is significant about the battle of Antietam?

Lincoln uses battle to take aim at slavery

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?

Jefferson Davis

Believed he was chosen by God to end slavery and lead the attack on Harper's Ferry became a martyr to the North

John Brown

What happened at Appomattox Court House?

Lee surrenders to Grant and the war is over

Why is Gettysburg considered the turning point of the Civil War?

Lee would never again attack on Northern soil and the Confederates will NOT get European support

Who was the chief general of the Confederate Army during the Civil War?

Robert E. Lee

What were the 3 main causes of the Civil War?

Slavery, Sectionalism, and States' Rights

What slaves did Lincoln intend to free with the Emancipation Proclamation?

Slaves in states of rebellion against the U.S. (confederate state slaves)

What years were the Civil War fought?

1861-1865

Who was the president of the Union during the Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln

Better Military Leaders and stronger will to fight!

Advantages of the South

Larger Population, More Money, More Food, More Railroads, and Lincoln

Advantages of the Union

The Kansas- Nebraska Act lead to what conflict in Kansas?

Bleeding Kansas

California admitted as a slave state, TX and NM border disputes settled, Stronger Fugitive Slave Law

Compromise of 1850

What was the South primary economic activity by 1861?

Cotton

Phillip Bazaar

First South American to win the Congressional Medal of Honor

Bloodless opening to the bloodiest war in American History

Fort Sumter

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

Fort Sumter

The South favored what type of trade?

Free Trade

Who created the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850?

Henry Clay

Missouri admitted as a slave state, Maine admitted as a free state, no slavery allowed above the 3630 line

Missouri Compromise of 1820

What was the economy of the North before the start of the Civil War?

People worked in factories to earn a wage

What was the economy of the South before the start of the Civil War?

Plantation economy based on slavery

Allowing states/territories to vote on the issue of slavery

Popular Sovereignty

Why is Vicksburg considered a turning point of the Civil War?

The Union gains control of the Mississippi River and splits the Confederacy in half

Who was the chief general of the Union Army during the Civil War?

Ulysses S. Grant

What novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe lead to the Civil War?

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Who was Clara Barton?

a nurse during the Civil War that founded the American Red Cross

Why did the North support Protective Tariffs?

encouraged people to buy US manufactured products because they were cheaper

William Carney

first African American to win the Congressinal Medal of Honor

Why did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

he hoped southern slaves would start to leave the plantations and stop helping the south continue to fight the war

54th Massachusetts Regiment

most brave and famous African American regiment during the Civil War

What was Lincoln's goal at the end of the Civil War?

peacefully bring the county back together and end slavery

What was Lincoln's goal at the beginning of the Civil War?

preserve the union and contain slavery

Free African Americans in the North were allowed to own what?

small businesses and some property