Civil War Vocab
This term means you care more about your geographic region than the country as a whole
What is...
Sectionalism
This invention made slavery profitable?
What is the...
Cotton Gin
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
What is...
The Attack on Fort Sumter
This group used terrorism to intimidate African Americans and keep them from having rights
Who is the...
Ku Klux Klan
These two people wanted to bring the South back into the Union as quickly as possible
Who are...
Abe Lincoln and Andrew Johnson
These three crops were called Cash Crops because of the economic benefit they created for the South.
What are...
Cotton, Tobacco, and Sugar cane
What is...
Popular Sovereignty
This was always Lincoln's goal for the country during the Civil War?
What is...
Preserve (save) the Union
This group in Congress wanted to punish the South for the Civil War
Who are the...
Radical Republicans
What were three things the Freedman's Bureau offered newly freed African Americans?
What are...
Food, Jobs, Education, Clothing, Health Care, Housing, Legal Help
This is the name for someone who wanted to end slavery?
What is...
Abolitionist
What was one outcome of the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
What is...
- Slaves are property and the US government can't take away property
- Slaves are NOT citizens so they can't sue in the court of law
- Missouri Compromise is unconstitutional
What was John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry?
Bonus: What was the historical impact of John Brown's Raid?
What was...
Attempted to arm (give weapons) to slaves to start a slave rebellion in the South
Bonus: Made the South more paranoid that they would lose their power and control
These laws limited the rights of African Americans
What are...
Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws
What did the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the US Constitution do for African Americans?
(Be specific to each amendment)
What is...
13th - Freedom (Abolish Slavery)
14th - Citizenship (Equal Protection Under the Law)
15th - Right to Vote (males only)
This was the new name for the Southern states that left the Union?
What is the...
Confederacy or Confederate States of America
This law made it so any slave found in the US must be returned to the South?
What is the...
Fugitive Slave Law
This speech given by President Lincoln marks a turning point in the Civil War?
What is...
The Gettysburg Address
They were Northerners who took advantage of the South during Reconstruction, meddling in local politics and buying up plantations at cheap prices.
Who are...
Carpetbaggers
What was the outcome of the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case?
What is...
Segregation became legal across the US, Separate but Equal is Okay.
This word means to leave the country; as in "The Southern states __________ from the Union"
Bonus: Who was the first state to leave the Union?
What is...
Secede or Secession
Bonus: South Carolina
This was the IMMEDIATE cause of the Civil War?
What is the...
Election of Abe Lincoln in 1860
The Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas Nebraska Act all tried to solve this issue?
The expansion of Slavery
This was a derogatory name given to Southern whites who supported Northern policies during Reconstruction
Who are...
Scalawags
What was the impact of the election of President Hayes in 1876?
What is...
Hayes removed federal troops from the south who were protecting the rights of newly freed African Americans.