Causes of Civil War
political party that was formed in 1854, was against the spread of slavery. Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be a member of this party
Republican
slavery
Abraham Lincoln
Where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, which was the end of the Civil War
Appomattox Court House
name of the slave who was brought to a free state temporarily, and later sued for his freedom. The Supreme Court ruled against him.
Dred Scott
law that required that all citizens were obligated to return runaway slaves, which caused outrage among northerners
Fugitive Slave Act
Sectionalism is defined as loyalty to one's ______________ instead of the country
region/section
Radical abolitionist who led the storming of a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Later executed for his crime.
John Brown
The bombing of this Union fort located in South Carolina in 1861 marked the beginning of the Civil War
Fort Sumter
a network of people, African American as well as white, offering shelter and aid to escaped enslaved people.
Underground Railroad
nickname that refers to the bloody fighting that took place in Kansas between freesoilers (people against slavery) and border ruffians (people in favor of slavery). A direct result of the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854.
Bleeding Kansas
conscription is another word for a...
draft
Highly skilled Confederate military general from Virginia who led Confederate troops at the Battle of Gettysburg
Robert E. Lee
This Union victory in Pennsylvania (July 1-3 1863) was the turning point of the Civil War because it turned back a Confederate invasion of the North and left the South with no chance of winning the war
Battle of Gettysburg
new bullet used during Civil War that led to an unprecedented amount of casualties
minie ball
An anti-slavery book that exposed readers to the horrors of slavery and angered southerners. Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852
Uncle Tom's Cabin
people vote to decide whether a state is a slave or free state.
popular sovereignty
Most successful Union general, his victory at Vicksburg helped him become the supreme commander of all Union forces. Later elected president.
Ulysses S. Grant
more of a march than a battle, it involved the Union Army burning most of what lay in its path during the march from Atlanta to Savannah Georgia.
Sherman's March to the Sea
capital of the Confederate States of America
Richmond
legislative compromise authored by Henry Clay, included the admittance of California as a free state, the banning of the slave trade in Washington DC, Popular sovereignty for territories in the American southwest, and a strict fugitive slave law.
withdraw formally from membership of a federal union
secede
President of the Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis
This battle resulted in the Union gaining control of the Mississippi River and thus splitting the Confederacy in two
The Battle of Vicksburg
steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates
ironclad