Causes
Mexican American War
Person responsible for total warfare from Atlanta to the sea, and from Savannah to North Carolina
William Tecumseh Sherman
The first battle of the Civil War and a confederate victory. The US learned that the war would not be over in just a few months
Battle of Bull Run
Vote requirement that stated that in order for a citizen to vote they would need to be able to prove that they could read and write
Literacy tests
People who came from bordering states to vote in Kansas to determine if Kansas would be a free or slave state
Border Ruffians
Lincoln only tried to campaign in the Northern States, ignoring the Southern States
The top general in the Confederate army
Robert E. Lee
This was the location in which Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant ending the Civil War
Appomattox Courthouse
Rutherford B. Hayes became President in exchange for the promise to end reconstruction in the South
Compromise of 1877
"If General _______ does not want to use this army, than let me borrow it for a time"
Who was quote in reference too
George McClellan
Allowed for popular sovereignty to occur in these regions and dismissed the Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Top General in the Union Army, after taking Vicksburg
This was the bloodiest 1 day battle of the Civil War resulting in Union Victory
Antietam
Manifest Destiny
This person was a conductor on the Underground Railroad and never lost a single passenger
Harriet Tubman
Bleeding Kansas
Led the attack at Harper's Ferry
John Brown
Battle in which the Mississippi River was secured for the North, cutting off trade and transportation routes of the Confederacy
An organization that was instituted during reconstruction with the purpose of aiding newly freed slaves by providing clothing, medical support, land, and education.
Freedman's Bureau
First African American regiment to fight a battle during the Civil War.
54th Massachusetts
This was the first government establishment that heavily debated by Jefferson and Hamilton because it would specifically benefit the North and not the South.
National Bank
President after Lincoln, whom was a Southern sympathizer and was impeached and nearly removed from office
Andrew Johnson
Battle in which Confederate troops launched a desperation charge across 1000 yards of open field. Was the last time the Confederate Army attacked North.
Battle of Gettysburg
Total Warfare
Lincoln's plan to restore, rebuild, and reintegrate the South back into the Union during Reconstruction
10% plan