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
