history

pontoon bridge

A bridge built on floating structures.

due process of law

A course of legal proceedings carried out regularly in accordance with established rules.

siege

A military blockade of a city or fortified place; a persistent attack.

abolitionist

A person who favored doing away with slavery.

platform

A plan of action or statement of a group.

insurrection

A rising against established authority.

appropriations

A sum of money or other thing being appropriated.

revolutionary war

After which war did slavery decline because ideas toward individual freedom were changing, and people were starting to respect human rights?

economist

An expert in economics.

won, jackson

At the Battle of Chancellorsville, the Confederates ________ and general _______ was killed.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin

equilibrium

Balance.

south

Before the 1830s, more emancipation societies existed in the:

indentured

Bound by a contract to serve or work for a period of time.

indivisible

Cannot be divided.

impregnable

Cannot be overthrown; resistant to attack.

blockade

Closing of Confederate ports and harbors by Northern ships to keep supplies from getting through.

robert anderson

Commander of Fort Sumter

paroled

Conditionally released from prison or jail.

human beings

Emancipation societies wanted to do away with slavery because of their interest in slaves as:

wheat, cotton

England declared its neutrality because it realized that it needed Northern ________ more than southern ________

maryland

From your study of the Civil War, all of the following states seceded from the Union after the election of Lincoln except: South Carolina Maryland Louisiana Mississippi

mississippi river

General Butler's and Admiral Farragut's capture of New Orleans and Natchez gave the North control of the southern part of the:

pemberton

Grant captured Vicksburg when general ________ surrendered after the city was faced with starvation.

antietam

Lee's campaign to invade Maryland was stopped after his defeat at the Battle of:

capital

National or individual wealth available.

quakers

No one but the ______objected morally to slavery until the early 1800s.

abolitionists

People who opposed slavery were called:

Frederick Douglas

Published the North Star

boycotting

Refusal to trade with a nation or a company, as a protest against it and to force it to change its policies.

sectionalism

Regional prejudice, interests, hatred.

VA, NC, TN, AR

Secession After Fort Sumter

emancipation

Setting free from slavery.

north, south

Slavery soon proved to be impractical in the ___________, but the invention of the cotton gin made it profitable in the __________

economic

Southerners defended slavery by stating that slaves were necessary for _________survival.

tariff

Tax on imports or exports.

liberia

The American Colonization Society planned to send freed slaves to:

california

The Great Debate was held in the Senate over the admission of __________ to the Union.

memphis

The North gained control of the northern part of the Mississippi River once Grant captured the city of:

burnside

The North was unsuccessful in its attempt to capture Richmond under the command of the overly aggressive general ___________

tennessee

The Union forces in the West, led by General Grant, first invaded the state of:

virginia, monitor

The ____________ was the Southern ironclad which fought against the ___________.

shiloh

The battle in which more Americans fell than in all the previous wars the United States had fought was at:

state

The issue of ________ rights threatened the future of the Union because the relationship between state and federal government was unsettled.

49

The tariff of 1828 raised the amount of tax on imported goods to ____________ cents on every dollar.

coerce

To compel, force.

appease

To put an end to by satisfying.

seceded from union after lincoln's election

What did the states of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Texas have in common?

grant attacks richmond, sherman goes from chattanooga to atlanta to the atlantic ocean

What was Grant's new battle strategy?

no slavery in new territories, denounced john brown's raid, slavery can continue where its established

What was included in the 1860 Republican platform?

no secession

What was the action of the state of Maryland?

sherman

Which general's famous march to the Atlantic had the purpose of dividing the upper and lower South?

slaves

Which group proved to be more profitable because they were permanent possessions of their master?

memphis to chattanooga to richmond/vicksburg to savannah

Which railroad lines did the North need to capture to cut Southern communications?

no more supplies from louisiana and texas, control mississippi river

Why did Grant want to capture Vicksburg?

south never invaded the north again, confederacy can't win

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a great victory for the North?

lee, philadelphia, washington dc

______ crossed the Potomac for the second time during this war in hopes of capturing ________ and ____________

lee, pickett, center

_______'s biggest mistake of the war was ordering General _________ and his men to attack the __________ of the Union lines at Gettysburg.

William Lloyd Garrison

called slave holders crimminals

MD, DE, KY, MO

did not secede

james polk

extend missouri compromise line

crittenden compromise

extend the missouri compromise line to the pacific ocean

lee

felt a victory in the North would turn public opinion against the war

fort sumter

first shots of the civil war

south carolina

first to secede from the Union

west virginia

formed from five western countries

john bell, stephen douglas, john breckinridge, abraham lincoln

four candidates in 1860 election

meade, gettysburg, lee

general ________ made the mistake of not pressing his advantage after the battle at ________ and allowing general _______ to escape

september 1863, rosecrans, confederate, chattanooga

in ___________, general ______ succeeded in beating back a _________ counterattack to capture the city of ___________

nat turner

led a slave revolt in Virginia

states cannot leave union, federals posts defended, slavery can stay where established already

lincoln's inaugural address included:

wilmot proviso

no slavery in new territories

population, factories, farms, capital

north advantages

lewis cass

popular sovereignty

jefferson davis

president of the confederacy

David Walker

recommended use of violence o gain freedom

mcclellan

removed from command twice for being overly cautious

halleck

retreated to Washington, leaving the Confederates free to attack the North

john c. calhoun

slaves could be taken into any territory

location, allies, generals

south advantages

border states

southern states that did not secede

mcclellan

stopped the Confederate Army at Antietam

SC, MS, FL, AL, GA, TX, LA

sucession after the election of lincoln

f

t/f After the Battle of Bull Run, the South gained confidence, and the North realized that the war was not going to last long.

t

t/f Calhoun believed that the tariff of 1828 was unconstitutional because the tariff was meant not to raise revenue but to protect one field of industry at the expense of another.

lee, johnston, battle of seven pines

t/f General ____ took command of the northern Virginia army after General _________ was wounded at the ___________.

t

t/f Lee ordered "Stonewall" Jackson to move into the Shenandoah Valley to appear as if he were going to attack Washington, D.C., in order to take the pressure off Richmond.

t

t/f Neither of the ironclads was able to sink the other because each was covered with two-inch-thick sheets of iron.

f

t/f Robert E. Lee left the Union because he believed that the South had a right to secede from the Union.

f

t/f The South attempted to break the North's blockade by attacking Northern ports.

stringent fugitive slave law, Popular sovereignty, Texas paid by Government for territory given to New Mexico, California free state

terms of compromise of 1850

harriet tubman

underground railroad

alexander stephens

vice-president of the confederacy

lee

was offered command of Union Army after Fort Sumter

defeat south in home, occupy each state

what north had to do to win

divide south, capture mississippi river, capture richmond, blockade south

what north planned to do

cheap land/improvements by government/easy bank credit

what west wanted

september 1864

when sherman captured atlanta

Other territories might follow their example, Non-slave states would control the Senate

why south didnt want california to be admited as free sate

european allies, north not want war, north needed south

why south thought they would win