Sumner and Such

Lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation. What is the difference btwn emancipation proclamation and 13th amendment?

Emancipation proclamation only freed slaves in states that had seceded. 13th amendment freed every slave in the U.S.

Vicksburg

Grant's best fought campaign, this siege ended in the seizure of the Mississippi River by the Union

Which of the following was not true of the Kansas-Nebraska Act? (A) It was overturned by the Dred Scott decision. (B) It repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820. (C) It allowed for popular sovereignty within the region. (D) It allowed for the creation of a transcontinental railroad. (E) It was an attempt to gain southern support for Stephen Douglas.

(A) It was overturned by the Dred Scott decision.

Gettysburg

(AL) 1863 (meade and lee), July 1-3, 1863, turning point in war, Union victory, most deadly battle

Why did Abraham Lincoln win the 1860 presidential election?

He took advantage of the split in the Democratic Party and won a plurality of the vote.

Which of the following of Not true of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

It immediately avoided the terms of the Compromise of 1850

hich territory had two competing governments in the 1850s?

Kansas

Dred Scott Case

Said all slaves are property; not citizens. US couldn't prohibit slavery

The incident between Senator Charles Sumner and Congressman Preston Brooks in 1856 indicated that

Sectional violence over the issue of slavery in the territories had spread to the floor of congress

Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg)

The Southern invasion of the North began on September 17, 1862 A letter wrapped around a cigar was Lee's invasion plan and was found by the union allowing them to ambush the confederates. led and planned by Robert E. Lee; ended as a statistical draw Single bloodiest day of the war (22,000 men died in one day) and it was one of the largest battles of the war battle won that led to signing of emancipation proclamation. More Americans died in one day at this battle than any other time in American history

The Phrase "Bleeding Kansas" referred to

The conflict over Kansas' entrance to the union

Monitor and Merrimack

Two ironclad warships which fought off the Virginia coast The first belonged to the Union and the second was the union's, but was seized by the confederacy. The battle of the two ships is regarded as a transformation of naval warfare.

Appamattox Court House, Virginia

Where Lee was surrounded and the war ended. Grant made union soldiers stop celebrating because the country was reunited. Let confederates keep their swords, horses, etc.

Congressman Preston Brooks

beat Charles Sumner with a cane.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was unpopular in northern states because (A) it furthered the Missouri Compromise (B) it could increase the number of slave states (C) it created a transcontinental railroad in the south (D) the northern states disapproved of Stephen Douglas seeking southern support (E) it weakened the influence of northern business interests

(B) it could increase the number of slave states

The Dred Scott decision ruled that (A) accused fugitive slaves had a right to trial by jury (B) only Congress had the right to prohibit slavery (C) the federal ban on the importation of slaves was unconstitutional (D) African-Americans were not citizens and did not have legal protection (E) state laws banning slavery were illegal

(B) only Congress had the right to prohibit slavery

Which of the following statements about Uncle Tom's Cabin is the most accurate? (A) It was written in response to John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry. (B) It illustrated the political beliefs of the Know-Nothing Party. (C) It motivated others to write novels refuting the book's assertions. (D) The author was forced to publish the work under a pseudonym. (E) It was ill received in both the North and South.

(C) It motivated others to write novels refuting the book's assertions.

Which of the following actions was NOT considered part of the Compromise of 1850? (A) Citizens of New Mexico and Utah were granted popular sovereignty. (B) Slave trade was abolished in Washington, D.C. (C) Texas's borders were extended to Santa Fe. (D) California was admitted into the Union as a free state. (E) The Fugitive Slave Act was created.

(C) Texas's borders were extended to Santa Fe.

Dred Scott sued for his freedom, arguing that (A) the institution of slavery was immoral and unjust (B) he had been forced into slavery through illegal means (C) he had been a resident of a state where slavery was illegal (D) slavery was a violation of constitutional rights (E) his owner had abused and tortured him

(C) he had been a resident of a state where slavery was illegal

Which of the following was NOT a theme found in Uncle Tom's Cabin? (A) The notions of Christian values within the abolitionist movement (B) Feminist beliefs that females were equal in intellect and bravery (C) The evils of the Fugitive Slave Act (D) The role of the North and South working together to end slavery (E) Representation of slavery as a dehumanizing institution

(D) The role of the North and South working together to end slavery

Summer-Brooks Incident

*In 1856 MA Senator Charles Sumner made an abolitionist speech insulting SC Senator Andrew Butler about his speech impediment * The speech was ""The Crime Against Kansas" • Preston Brooks, Butler's nephew and Congressman from SC, heard Sumner's speech and on the Senate floor beat him into a coma with his cane • The beating helped to escalate tensions between north and south

Battle of Bull Run

1861, 1st major battle of the CIvil War, proved war was going to be long and costly Called "great skidaddle" by southerners. Union was so inexperienced, they left.

2 turning points of the war

: 1) Gettysburg was the first time Lee was defeated, took place over 3 days, was when it was clear the north would win the war. 2) Vicksburg was the last confederate place held on Mississippi river. Losing Vicksburg gave union control of the Mississippi river. July 3, 1863 both battles were decided