Civil War Events 1
Battle that split the Confederacy into 2 parts by taking control of the Mississippi River
Battle of Vicksburg
Who is Dred Scott
An enslaved man who sued for his freedom
What is the main economic activity in the South
Agriculture
Who is the military leader of the South
Robert E. Lee
Who is assassinated in 1865?
Lincoln
The 2nd turning point
Battle of Gettysburg
Result of Dred Scott Vs. Sanford
Enslaved people could not sue because they were not citizens but property of their owners
What was the main crop grown in the South?
Cotton
Who is the military leader of the North
Ulysses S. Grant
Which political party was Lincoln
Republican
First battle of the civil war
Fort Sumpter
Fugitive Slave law
Runaway slaves had to be returned to their owners
When the people voted in the Kanas-Nebraska Act, it was an example of...
Popular Sovereignty
Emancipation Proclamation
frees enslaved people in the Confederacy
Who is Fredrick Douglas
Where did Lee surrender to Grant in 1865
Appomattox Courthouse
Why did the fugitive Slave law anger Northerners
Because they could be punished if they helped runaway slaves
What is an abolitionist
Person against slavery
Who was elected in 1860
Lincoln
Who was president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
What is the Anaconda Plan
- To block southern ports
- To Gain control of the Mississippi
- Hurt the Southern Economy
Many slaves worked on a...
Plantation (Farm)
Name examples of abolitionist
John Brown, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harriet Tubman, Fredrick Douglas, William Lloyd Garrison
William Canley, Philip Bazaar
Awarded the Medal of Honor
What did the Compromise of 1850 do?
- California Free State
- Washington D.C. Abolished the slave trade
- Creates fugitive slave law