Vicksburg
Mississippi
What was the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was created by Henry Clay, and its main goal was help maintain the balance between Free and Slave States. They did this by admitting Missouri into the Union as a slave state and creating Maine (originally part of Massachusetts) as a free state. It also established the 36´30 line, which dictated where slavery was an wasn´t allowed.
Who was the Union's president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the Confederate president during the Civil War?
It marked the start of the Civil War.
What was the significance of the Battle/Siege of Vicksburg?
What was the Compromise of 1850?
The Compromise of 1850 consists of 5 main parts:
1. California was admitted into the Union as a free state.
2. The states in the Southwest territory, such as Utah and New Mexico were permitted to use popular sovereignty to decide on the issue of slavery.
3. The border between Texas and New Mexico was resolved.
4. Slave trade was banned in D.C.
5. The Fugitive Slave Act was enacted.
What was the major turning point in the Civil War?
The Battle of Gettysburg/Vicksburg
Who was the Confederate's main general.
Robert E. Lee
South Carolina
Who won at the Battle of Vicksburg?
The Union won.
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed in 1854, and it contradicted the Missouri Compromise by allowing the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to use popular sovereignty (people have the power to vote) to decide on whether slavery would be allowed or not (Kansas and Nebraska were both above the 36´30 line). This controversial act led to Bleeding Kansas, where pro-slavery/abolitionist groups from both the North and the South gathered in Kansas (and fought) to help sway the vote.
Who won the American Civil War?
The Union
Who was the Union's main general?
Ulysses S. Grant
Who fired first at Fort Sumter?
The Confederates