Vocab
What act applied popular sovereignty to Kansas and Nebraska, even though they were north of the Missouri Compromise line, effectively overturning the compromise.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, made cotton production much more profitable and expanded the need for enslaved labor to meet the rising demand for cotton in both domestic and international markets.
What is the Cotton Gin
This historic site in Charleston Harbor was the location where Confederate forces fired the first shots of the American Civil War on April 12, 1861, after Union troops refused to surrender the fort.
What is Fort Sumter?
This abolitionist and former slave escaped from Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The line made during the Missouri Compromise in 1820, also known as the Missouri Compromise line has these coordinates.
What is 36°30′?
A state's refusal to recognize an act of Congress that it considers unconstitutional.
What is Nullification?
This was issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declared the freedom of all enslaved people in Confederate territories, though it did not immediately free slaves in border states or Union controlled areas.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Fought on September 17, 1862, in Maryland, this battle remains the bloodiest one day conflict in American history, with over 22,000 casualties.
What is Battle of Antietam?
This woman was an abolitionist and author of the 1851 book "Ain’t I a Woman?" advocating for both women’s and African American rights.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
From May 1861 to April 1865, this was the capital of the Confederacy.
What is Richmond, VA?
A candidate for office with little support before the beginning of the nomination process; James K. Polk had this nickname as a candidate for president in 1844.
What is the "Dark Horse" Candidate?
This law required Northern states to assist in the capture and return of runaway slaves to their Southern owners. It also imposed heavy penalties on those who helped slaves escape.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
This battle was fought in Pennsylvania and was a turning point in the Civil War, marking the first major defeat of General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
What is Battle of Gettysburg?
This nurse was the founder of the American Red Cross and served as a key figure during the Civil War by tending to soldiers and organizing relief efforts.
Who is Clara Barton?
This is where General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, effectively ending the Civil War. The terms of surrender were generous, marking the end of the Confederacy and leading to the reunification of the United States.
What is Appomattox Court House, Virginia?
Supreme Court case which ruled that slaves are not citizens but are property, affirmed that property cannot be interfered with by Congress, slaves do not become free if they travel to free territories or states, fueled abolitionist movement, and hailed as victory for the south.
What is the Dred Scott Case?
A Supreme Court decision that did not extend American citizenship to people of African descent, and were not given the rights and privileges the Constitution granted upon American citizens. This decision was considered a racist act by the Supreme Court.
What is the Dred Scott V Sandford decision?
This 1863 siege, lasting over six weeks in Mississippi, resulted in the Union Army capturing a key Confederate stronghold, giving the Union control of the Mississippi River.
What is Siege of Vicksburg?
An activist for women's rights who helped form the National Woman Suffrage Association and was a supporter of the abolition of slavery.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
This creek in Maryland was the site of the bloodiest single-day battle in American history during the Civil War, fought on September 17, 1862.
What is Antietam creek?
This term refers to the laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War that severely limited the rights and freedoms of African Americans.
What are the Black Codes?
Proposed banning slavery in the Mexican Cession lands but never passed. It inspired the formation of the Free Soil Party, which opposed the expansion of slavery.
What is the Wilmot Proviso?
This was the first major battle of the Civil War, fought in Virginia in July 1861, where Confederate forces defeated Union troops, shocking many who expected a quick Union victory.
What is First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)?
This suffragist was one of the leaders of the women’s suffrage movement and spent her life fighting for women’s right to vote.
Who is Carrie Chapman Catt?
This southern state was the first to secede from the Union in 1860 and had a large population of enslaved people in its rice and cotton plantations.
What is South Carolina?