People/Places
List the names of three abolitionists.
Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, etc.
The first conflict of the Civil War? (think islands)
What was the name of the two sides fighting in the Civil War?
The Union and the Confederacy
Did Jim Crow Laws exist in the North?
Yes.
Was the Gettysburg address given before Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural address?
Yes.
Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The bloodiest battle in the Civil War?
Gettysburg
Explain the Compromise of 1820, 1850, and 1877.
Missouri Compromise, didn't allow slave states above a certain line.
1850, California became free in exchange for strict Fugitive Slave Act
1877, settled the unsavory results of the election of 1876.
What was the terrorist group in the south?
The Ku-Klux-Klan
Which state was the first to secede in the south?
South Carolina
Definition of Carpetbaggers and Scalawags.
Carpetbaggers: Northerners who went to the South during the reconstruction for opportunities.
Scalawags: White Southerners who supported the Republican party.
What was the purpose of the Gettysburg Address?
The Gettysburg Address was meant to help dedicate the Cemetery at Gettysburg. Additionally, to boost morale and the popular opinion of the war.
What was the compromise of 1850? Did it lead up to the civil war in any way?
In short, the compromise allowed California to become free in exchange for a much stricter Fugitive Slave Act. It further pushed the nation against slavery, however, increasing tensions that led to the civil war.
What was the significance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty which would later lead to bloody Kansas.
What year was Lincoln elected as president?
1860
Which state was Abraham Lincoln from?
Kentucky.
Why was the proposal of the 13th amendment necessary even after the Emancipation Proclaimation?
1. It was only a wartime measure
2. Make it official and of legal status
3. Make it permanent and cover the entirety of the US
List and explain the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments.
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery. The 14th Amendment gave citizenship to all people born in the US. The 15th Amendment gave Black Americans the right to vote.
List at least three states that seceded from the nation.
South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas.
List five major battles in the Civil War (ones in the SG)
(Possible answers) Fort Sumter, Bull Run, Hampton Roads, Antietam, Vicksburg, Gettysburg
When was Lincoln re-elected for his second term?
4/14/1965
Which general was promoted in 1864, and what position was he promoted to?
Grant, promoted to Lieutenant General
What was the purpose of Reconstruction, and why did it fail as a proposed resolution to the end of the Civil War?
It to rebuild the Southern states that had seceded from the Union, reintegrate them into the United States, and aimed to establish a new social order.
Failed due to opposition of the South, lack of commitment from the Federal government, Southern economic differences, legal difficulties, and an offered compromise.
The first violent conflict of the Civil War actually happened much earlier, many years back, during a court attendance. Who was caned to paralysis, and why?
Charles Sumner, because he was rude to the offender's uncle
How many years and months was the Civil War?
4 years and 1.5 months