Causes of the Civil War
What issue was at the center of conflict between the North and South?
Slavery
Who was elected president in 1860, leading Southern states to secede?
Abraham Lincoln
Which side had more factories and resources?
Union/North
What early battle showed the war would not be quick?
First Battle of Bull Run
What was the main goal of Reconstruction?
Rebuild the South and restore the Union
What war added new land and reignited debates over slavery in territories?
Mexican-American War
Which state was the first to leave the Union?
South Carolina
Which side had the advantage of fighting on home soil?
Confederacy/South
What document shifted the war’s purpose to include ending slavery?
Emancipation Proclamation
What plan allowed states to rejoin when 10% pledged loyalty?
Lincoln’s 10% Plan
Why did admitting California as a free state upset the South?
It upset the balance of free vs. slave states
What was the name of the new nation formed by seceding states?
Confederate States of America
What plan aimed to blockade the South and split it in two?
Anaconda Plan
What battle is known as the turning point of the war?
Battle of Gettysburg
What laws were passed to limit the freedom of African Americans?
Black Codes
What idea allowed settlers to vote on slavery in their territory?
Popular sovereignty
Who became president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Control of which river was key to dividing the Confederacy?
Mississippi River
What victory gave the Union control of the Mississippi River?
Vicksburg
What Supreme Court case allowed segregation under “separate but equal”?
Plessy v. Ferguson
What violent conflict in Kansas showed the nation was close to war?
Bleeding Kansas
What event officially started the Civil War?
Attack on Fort Sumter
What overall strategy did the Confederacy use to try to win?
Defensive war / wear down the North
What strategy involved destroying Southern infrastructure and resources?
Total War
What farming system kept many freedmen in debt?
Sharecropping