Vocab
President Lincoln believed it was illegal for the Southern states to do this, which means leave the union.
Secede
Goal of the Freedmen's Bureau
Help former slaves adjust to their free life
Final straw that led to the secession of the South
Election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860
What happened in Sherman's March to the Sea?
Sherman led the Union soldiers from Atlanta to Savannah, destroying everything in their path
Two sides in the war
Union and Confederacy
first state to secede
What is South Carolina?
More people, more factories, more railroads, more weapons, more food, more iron and coal, more ships
Popular Sovereignty
States can decide whether or not to allow slavery based on the popular vote
Laws to restrict the rights of former slaves
When violence broke out in Kansas over the issue of slavery - what nickname was Kansas given?
What is Bleeding Kansas
Bloodiest single day battle in American history
Battle of Antietam
Two states allowed to determine whether or not to have slavery with popular sovereignty in a 1854 act
Kansas and Nebraska
Years of the war
1861-1865
List 2 Confederate advantages
More dedicated to the cause (fighting to protect their way of life), fighting on their land, more experienced leaders
Belief that it was Americans' god-given right to expand westward
Manifest Destiny
What the Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, 15th) did
13: abolished slavery
14: citizenship
15: universal male suffrage
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
Brown attempted to raid a federal arsenal to steal weapons and arm slaves; no slaves showed up, so Brown and his followers were captured and found guilty of treason
Significance of Gettysburg
Turning point in the war, after which the South never invaded the North again
Where the first shots of the war were fired
Fort Sumter
Lincoln's original plan in regards to slavery
to keep it from spreading, but not abolish it
Anaconda Plan
Union strategy of surrounding the South to cut off their access to supplies
Sectionalism
Intense love for / pride in a particular region of the country
Purpose of the Military Reconstruction Acts
Send the military into the south to monitor Reconstruction
What happened to Dred Scott?
He was a slave who sued for his freedom after being moved to a free territory; the Supreme Court said he was property, not a citizen, and could not sue for his freedom
Significance of Vicksburg
States that had slavery but did not secede from the Union
What was the Gettysburg Address?
Lincoln's speech given November 19th, 1863 to memorialize fallen troops at a Battlefield
Confederate strategy to win the war
Outlast the Union so they give up
Nullification
to ignore
What was the Corrupt Bargain?
Outcome of the 1876 election; Hayes would become president, but in return he would remove troops from the South.
Name 4 of the 5 parts of the Compromise of 1850
-California became a free state
-Set the border between Texas and New Mexico
-Popular sovereignty in New Mexico and Utah territories
-Outlawed slave trade in DC
-Stricter fugitive slave act
Significance of First Battle of Bull Run
List the border states
Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, (later West Virginia)
What was the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Gave the North motivation, distracted southern soldiers
What was "King Cotton Diplomacy"?
Confederate belief that they could entire Britain and France to support them in the war due to their need for cotton