Antebellum
The term meaning "before the war"
What is Antebellum?
Sisters from S. Carolina who spoke out against slavery.
Who were The Grimke Sisters?
1820 Compromise that allowed Missouri into the U.S. as a slave state.
What is The Missouri Compromise?
What is the battle of Fort Sumter?
best known for his military strategy of "total war." He gained fame for his "March to the Sea" in 1864, where he led his troops from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia, destroying infrastructure and civilian resources to undermine the Confederate war effort.
Who is William T. Sherman?
During the period of 1820-1860, issues between northern and southern states dealt mostly with the future and expansion of _________.
What is Slavery?
Former slave turned famed abolitionist.
Who is Fredrick Douglas?
Controversial part of the Compromise of 1850 that forced the return of escaped slaves to slave states.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia. It was the first major battle of the American Civil War and marked a significant early conflict between the Union and Confederate forces. The battle resulted in a Confederate victory, demonstrating that the war would not be a short or easy conflict for either side.
What was the The Battle of Bull Run, also known as the First Battle of Manassas?
The Emancipation Proclamation freed this group of people.
Who were enslaved people in Confederate states?
The increase in the slave population in the US between 1790 to 1880 was related to what invention.
What is the Eli Whitney's cotton gin?
Supreme Court case that decided that African Americans did not have a right to citizenship.
What is the Dred Scott case?
A term that means "supreme power or authority over the people", refers to letting people in an area decide.
What is popular sovereignty?
The Union military's ___________ Plan sought to blockade southern ports and cut off trade to international ports.
What was The Anaconda Plan?
General ______ of the Confederate States used a defensive strategy to defend the Confederate soil.
Who was General Robert E. Lee
The _________ states' industrial economies benefited from slave labor because cotton grown in the south was used to manufacture textiles fabrics in factories in the region.
What are the Northern States?
This U.S. Supreme Court case declared that a slave man was considered property even if the circumstances included being in free territory.
What is the Dred Scott decision?
Balance of power between state and federal governments, issues over nullification, tariffs, and the spread of slavery in new territories, concerned the 10th amendment constitutional issue of _______ rights.
What are states' rights?
The Battle of Gettysburg was a pivotal conflict fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, during the American Civil War. Located in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, it is considered one of the war's turning points.
What was the battle of Gettysburg?
African American unit led by Colonel Robert Shaw that led the assault on Fort Wagner.
Who were the 54th Massachusetts?
President Jackson's (1832) Force Act that sent soldiers to SC and the refusal of other southern states to support their efforts to secede from the union led South Carolina to not follow through with their plan to secede during what conflict over tariffs.
What is the Nullification Crisis?
Term for mid-1800s people who wanted to prevent slavery from spreading into new territories.
Who were Free-soilers?
Nickname for popular sovereignty fueled conflict over slavery in which John Brown and his party killed pro-slavery settlers.
fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, resulting in about 22,000 casualties. It marked a crucial turning point in the Civil War, as Union General George B. McClellan's forces halted Confederate General Robert E. Lee's invasion of the North.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
The first state to secede and the location of the first battle of the Civil War
What is South Carolina?