Vocab
To withdraw from the Union, as 11 Southern states did.
What is Secede?
The President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War
Who is Jefferson Davis?
Thousands of northerners joined the Union army and were prepared to fight. This sparks the start of the war.
What is Fort Sumter?
This compromise led to an imaginary line being drawn between the North and South and defined where slavery was legal in the United States.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This technological advancement allowed for quicker transportation of men and supplies to battle sites.
What is railroads?
Soldiers mounted on horseback fighting as a unit
What is Cavalry?
This person was a nurse and is responsible for founding the American Red Cross
Who is Clara Barton?
This battle had no clear winner and marked the end of wooden vessels and introduced more durable, metal-protected ships.
What is Monitor vs Merrimack?
This book was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe and told the horrors of slavery in an emotional way.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Who did Abraham Lincoln use telegraphs to communicate to during critical moments of the war?
Who is Commanders or Generals?
The liquid drug used to anesthetize wounded soldiers in the war.
What is a chloroform?
The head general of the Confederate Army
Who is Robert E. Lee?
In this battle, the union destroyed everything of Confederate value, burning homes, and farms, and looting villages.
What is, Sherman's March to the Sea.
This act of Congress overturned the Missouri Compromise because newly developed states would be decided by a popular vote.
What is the Kansas Nebraska Act?
This technological advancement used numbers and the alphabet and was, "so simple that any man able to read and write can work it with no problem"
What is a Telegraph?
A doctrine that allowed the people to vote in an area on whether it should be a free or slave state?
What is popular sovereignty?
This senator ran against Abraham Lincoln and challenged each other in a series of historic debates regarding slavery.
Who is Stephen Douglas?
Despite not taking advantage of knowing the Confederate plan, the Union forced the Confederates to retreat during this battle. This battle is also referred to as the bloodiest day.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
John Brown's raid on this Ferry resulted in Southerners thinking he was a dangerous criminal and Northerners thinking he was a hero.
What is Harper's Ferry?
The Spencer carbine rifle was an example of what kind of rifle?
What is a repeating rifle?
A Northern Democrat who agreed with Southern secession and wanted peace.
What is a Copperhead?
This representative tried to outlaw slavery in newly acquired U.S. territories after the Mexican American War.
Who is David Wilmont?
In this battle, General Grant orders a siege of the city, resulting in the people of this city suffering for weeks.
What is the Battle of Vicksburg?
The law passed that allowed new states to vote for slavery or not, added the Fugitive Slave Act.
What is Compromise of 1850?
This battle was the first time in history that reinforcements arrived on a battlefield by railroad.
What is the Battle of Bull Run/Manassas?