Slavery Divides the Country Vocab
the belief that individual states should be allowed to make decisions about issues that concern them
states' rights
the process of selecting men to serve in the armed forces involuntarily
draft
laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War designed to limit the civil rights of African Americans
black codes
a Supreme Court decision in 1857 that ruled that slaves were private property
Dred Scott decision
Who was born into slavery and after escaping published the anti-slavery newspaper, The North Star?
Frederick Douglas
Who is credited for restoring the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
Who became President after President Lincoln’s death?
Andrew Johnson
The Missouri Compromise was Congress' attempt to ____ the ____________ over ________ between _____ and ______ ______.
end, disagreements, slavery, free, slave states
speech
Rep. Preston Brooks
Most battles of the Civil War took place in the ________
South
The Anaconda Plan had ________ steps
3
a law passed by Congress in 1820 that divided the Louisiana Territory into areas that allowed slavery and areas that did not allow slavery
Missouri Compromise
to break away from a group; the southern states breaking away from the Union during the Civil War
secede
a system in which farmers rented land from landowners and paid the rent with a share of the crops raised
sharecropping
being loyal to a section of one's country instead of to the country itself
sectionalism
Who escaped slavery on the Underground Railroad and then became a conductor?
Harriet Tubman
Name two Confederate generals.
Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Who was the first President to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson
As part of the Missouri Compromise, ___________ was admitted as a slave state, and __________ was admitted as a free state.
Missouri
Maine
Where was Senator Charles Sumner attacked?
In the Senate Chamber
The first battle of the Civil War was ______________________
The Battle of Fort Sumter
a law passed by Congress in 1850 that required escaped slaves to be returned to their owners
Fugitive Slave Law
a method of warfare in which both sides target the opposing side's civilians as well as soldiers
total war
racial separation of whites and blacks
segregation
the Confederate States of America, comprised of the eleven states that seceded from the Union during the Civil War
Confederacy
Who led attacks on pro-slavery people in Kansas?
John Brown
Which Confederate general surrendered at Appomattox Court House?
Robert E. Lee
Who was the first African American elected to the Senate?
Hiram Revels
The __________ Rebellion took place when 53 ____________ on board seized control and tried to force the sailors to bring them back to ___________
Amistad
Africans
Africa
John Brown, an abolitionist, organized a raid to capture ________ for future attacks
weapons
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War was __________________
The Battle of Gettysburg
a person who wanted to abolish, or end, slavery in the United States
abolitionist
a war fought between people of the same country
civil war
1868 amendment to the Constitution that established blacks as citizens with the same legal rights as whites
14th Amendment
the closing of an area during wartime to prevent people and supplies from moving in and out
blockade
Who tried to sue for his and his family's freedom but lost?
Dred Scott
Name three Union generals.
Ulysses S. Grant, Winfield Scott, and William T. Sherman
The Thirteenth Amendment _______________
abolished slavery
The Seneca Falls Convention was the first ____________ convention, and emphasized that "All men and __________ are created equal."
women's rights
women
executed
The Massachusetts' 54th Regiment, one of the first ______________ regiments to fight for the _________
African American
North
an unfair negative opinion formed about a group of people
prejudice
a famous speech made by President Lincoln at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863
Gettysburg Address
a government agency that provided food, schools, and medical care for freed slaves
Freedmen's Bureau
the statement issued by President Lincoln in 1863 that led to the end of slavery in the U.S.
Emancipation Proclamation
Who led a rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia?
Nat Turner
Which Union general devised the Anaconda Plan?
Winfield Scott
The Fourteenth Amendment gave _____________ to ___________________
citizenship
African Americans
Harriet Tubman escaped _________ on the __________________
slavery
Underground Railroad
The South had fewer ________ and fewer __________
supplies
factories
Massachusetts' 54th Regiment fought in the Battle of ________________
Fort Wagner
a system of secret routes used by slaves escaping the South to reach freedom in the North
Underground Railroad
states that remained loyal to the United States government during the Civil War
Union
laws passed by Southern states that established segregation
Jim Crow laws
the Union's strategy for beating the Confederacy in the Civil War
Anaconda Plan
Who won the right to ride in the "whites only" streetcar?
Elizabeth Jennings
Which Union general accepted the Confederacy's surrender?
Ulysses S. Grant
The Fourteenth Amendment granted _____________________ of the law for all ______________
equal protection
citizens
conductor
South
The South had the _______ to fight to preserve their ___________, while the North had lower __________
way of life
morale
The North had a population of _____________ people total
22,000,000
Third Step:
Attack the Confederacy from the east and the west, squeezing it like an anaconda snake
a law passed in 1854 that allowed these territories to decide whether to become free or slave states
Kansas-Nebraska Act
a state that remained in the Union (did not secede) but allowed slavery
border state
the period of rebuilding following the Civil War in which Southern states were brought back into the Union
Reconstruction
1870 amendment to the Constitution that established blacks as citizens with the same legal rights as whites
15th Amendment
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
The Fifteenth Amendment gave all _________ citizens the right to ________
male
vote
After the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, Kansas became a central ___________ for pro-slavery vs anti-slavery movements
battleground
The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by _____________, freed slaves in _________ only. It did NOT ________ slaves in the _________ states that allowed slavery
President Lincoln
Confederate States
free
Union
The South had a population of ____________ people total, including ___________ slaves
9,000,000
3,000,000
Second Step:
Gain control of the Mississippi River
laws made by colonial planters that were designed to control the lives of enslaved African Americans
slave codes
a person who is not a member of the armed forces
civilian
1865 amendment to the Constitution that abolished slavery
13th Amendment
charges of wrongdoing brought against a government official
impeachment
Who was a nurse and founded the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Because much blood was shed, Kansas' nickname became ________________
Bleeding Kansas
The Confederacy surrendered at ____________ in __________. Confederate General __________ surrendered to Union General ________________
Appomattox Court House
Virginia
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
The North had the advantage of many ________ and _______ to produce war _________
factories
industries
materials
First Step:
Create at blockade of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts