Famous People
The most famous female conductor for the underground railroad
Harriet Tubman
The first major battle of the Civil War. Also known as the First Battle of Manassas.
First Battle of Bull Run
This treaty officially ended the Mexican-American war.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The idea that Great Britain would take the south's side in the civil war because they wanted to continue the trade of cotton for their booming textile industry
Cotton Diplomacy
Another name for people who lived in California, back when California belonged to Mexico.
Californio
This man led the most violent slave revolt in the country, occurred in 1831.
Nat Turner
Also known as the battle of Sharpsburg. Bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War
Battle of Anteitam
A complete end to slavery
Abolition
This act freed all slaves in rebelling states.
The Emancipation Proclomation
Under this agreement:
1. MO enters the union as a slave state
2.) Maine Joins as a free state
3.) Slavery prohibited north of 36*30' lattitude
Missouri Compromise
Nicknamed "Stonewall"
Thomas Jackson
Seven Days' Battles
A network of people who arranged transportation and hiding places for fugitives, or escaped slaves
Underground Railroad
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas decided to join South Carolina to form the _______________________.
Confederate States of America
First leader of the Army of the Potomac
George B. McClellan
With 18 ships and 700 men, Admiral _______________ raced past the guarded entrance to New Orleans at night with his ships disguised in mud with tress tied to the masts
This battle won the Union army greater control of the Mississippi River Valley. April 6, 1862. An early morning attack on Grant's sleepy camp.
Battle of Shiloh
Another word for escaped slaves
Contrabands
Slave states that did not join the confederacy. Consisted of Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri. This group were called the ______________.
Border States
Ships heavily armored with iron
ironclads
The 11th president of the United States
James K. Polk
At this battle, Texans captured Mexican general Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna, and forced him to sign a treaty giving Texas its independence.
Battle of San Jacinto
Constituational protection against unlawful imprisonment
Habeas Corpus
A short, but moving speech in which Lincoln praised the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War.
Gettysburg Address
A unit consisting of mostly free African Americans. led a heroic charge on South Carolina's For Wagner
54th Massachusetts Infantry