Causes and Chaos
Before the Civil War, what was the key issue dividing the North and South?
Slavery
This party stood for its anti-immigrant policies.
Know-Nothings
This act repealed the Missouri Compromise line and opened slavery to a vote.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This was where the first shots were fired to start off the Civil War
Fort Sumter
This man was president of the Union during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
At Fort Sumter, Lincoln refused to fire the first shot and instead decided to do this.
Resupply the fort with food only
The American Civil War was the first time this vehicle was used to sink an enemy ship. It then ironically met a similar fate.
Submarine - H. L. Hunley
Before 1850, the Senate attempted to keep the number of these equal for the reason of balance of power.
Free and Slave States
3 parties dissolved to create the 2 major parties in 1860, what 2 northern groups became the base of the Republican party?
Northern Whigs and Free-Soilers
The fugitive slave act was a problem for the North because...
It required cooperation in recapturing slaves, those who were captured did not have an opportunity to argue their cases, and free blacks could be falsely accused
This battle is where spectators brought picnic baskets, expecting a quick Union victory.
First Battle of Bull Run
This man was the president of the Confederacy in the Civil War
Jefferson Davis
After slavery, what was the key issue argued between the North and South?
States' Rights
This individual we covered led a raid to free enslave people during the Civil War, she was very important in the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
This proposal aimed to ban slavery in all land gained from Mexico after the war we had with them.
Wilmot Proviso
This was the political party that Lincoln ran for in 1860 and 1864.
Republican Party
This event showed that violence was boiling over even in Congress, a congressman was struck down for giving a speech.
Caning of Charles Sumner
What advantages in war did the Union have?
Industry, Population, Infrastructure
This is the leading Confederate general
Robert E. Lee
This idea was why the Compromise of 1850 failed to prevent war
Both sides thought they got the short end of the stick
This Union General we covered, before he was one, he was demoted for "apparent insanity."
William Tecumseh Sherman. He made an unrealistic request for troops to warrant this demotion.
This idea allowed settlers in a territory to vote directly on the idea of slavery in their state.
Popular Sovereignty
This party opposed the spread of slavery into western territories
Free-Soilers
What is the best explanation as to why violence erupted in Kansas?
Large amounts of settlers came here with differing views on slavery.
This strategy was aimed to blockade the South and split it among the Mississippi River.
Anaconda Plan.
This Union General adopted a total war strategy and burned down all Southern infrastructure he came across
William Tecumseh Sherman
This was the new Confederate capital after Montgomery
Richmond, Virginia
Surprisingly, the #1 killer in war was not gunfire, this was.
Disease / infections.
(mumps, chicken pox, measles)
This event made Reconstruction more difficult because it placed Andrew Johnson in charge.
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Today, why do the parties of Democrats and Republicans have different ideals?
FDR's New Deal
This abolitionist led a violent attack that killed 5 pro-slavery settlers in Kansas.
John Brown - Pottawatomie Massacre
What was the best reason as to why the Upper South states seceded after the firing at Fort Sumter?
Lincoln called for the rallying of 75k troops.
This nurse would found the American Red Cross
Clara Barton
Southern delegates threatened to walk out of a convention if they did not receive this
A Slave Code resolution
After the Battle of Shiloh, soldier reported that their wounds were acting rather peculiarly, what were they doing?
They were glowing in the dark. This actually made them easier to treat as the glow in the dark bacteria made it harder to develop infections.