Who was a slave that tried to get his freedom by taking the case to trial? It went all the way to the Supreme Court
Dred Scott
Who raided Harper’s Ferry and tried to lead a slave uprising?
John Brown
Who wanted slavery and felt it was their right to own property?
Southern plantation owners
What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war?
Gettysburg, PA
Compromise of 1850
Who was a major Confederate General?
Robert E. Lee
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Bull Run (Battle of Manassas)
Was Kansas a free or slave state?
Free
It repealed Missouri Compromise and allowed the people living in the territories to decide if they were a free or slave state
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
Which Union victory split the Confederacy into two parts and gave the Union forces control of the Mississippi River?
Battle of Vicksburg
Which Confederate state had the most major battles?
Virginia
Besides slavery, what was the other MAIN issue that divided the north and south?
The issue of states' rights.
Who was a former slave that became an abolitionist?
Frederick Douglass
Who was a nurse that created the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Name all four Border States that remained a part of the Union but had slaves
Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware