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What organization generated a report that was biased against the South and believed that the South was in a “State of Rebellion”
Joint Committee on Reconstruction
Abraham Lincoln
16th president of the United States, who would lead the US through the civil war.
Lecompton Constitution
June 1857, Pro slavery constitution was drafted in Kansas, “Shimmering Kansas”
“If any person shall persuade or attempt to persuade, entice, or causes any freedman, free negro, or kulatto to desert from legal employment of any person before the expiration of his or her term of service…he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor…”
Mississippi Black Codes
Who was Zachary Taylor before he became president and why was he famous?
A Whig general who fought in the Mexican American war in battles like Palo Alto and Buena Vista.
What reconstruction act divided the south into five districts? (wild card)
Military Reconstruction Act
Andrew Johnson
7th President of the US who was known as a military hero. He promoted the Indian Removal Act of 1830, Bank War and spoils system.
Raid on Fort Sumter
April 6 1861, Raid on the union fort in confederate owned Charleston, Started the civil war
“In olden times the olive branch was considered the emblem of peace; we will send to the nations of the earth another and far more potential emblem of the same, the cotton plant.”
Cornerstone Speech
Define Frog Pond (Wild Card)
Congress wanted to turn the south into a “frog pond”; underdeveloped
What was a term to describe Northerners looking for investment opportunities?
Carpetbaggers
George McClellan
General who was known for his failures in the Civil War. He would hesitate to act, costing him two battles and he would not recognize his failure.
Trent Affair
Nov 1861, Envoy southerners aboard the Trent to England, where they are arrested and eventually released because of Lincoln’s negotiations
“But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate -- we cannot consecrate -- we cannot hallow -- this ground.”
Gettysburg Address
What were LD Debates? What's their importance? Who won? (Daily Double)
The Lincoln-Douglas debates were political debates for the Illinois senate seat between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. Notably discussed the Dred Scott case, where Douglas was in favor of appeasing slavery. Douglas lost, allowing Lincoln to become a Republican.
What law, passed by the Supreme Court, stated that it was illegal to have the five districts?
Ex Party Milligan (1866)
William T. Sherman (Wild Card)
General who grew up in Louisiana, who was most well known for his phase, “War is Hell”. He was sent by the union to wreak havoc in the south. He led the March to the Sea.
Emancipation Proclamation
Signed by Lincoln, January 1, 1863. Declared slaves in Confederate states as freedmen
“Resolved, That the enactments of the State Legislatures to defeat the faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave Law, are hostile in character, subversive of the Constitution, and revolutionary in their effect.” (Daily double)
1860 Democratic Platform
How many slaves lived in the south by 1860? What percent of whites owed slaves in the south? ‘
Around 3.84 million slaves lived, and around 25-33% of whites owned slaves in the south.
What act involved the first official impeachment proceeding in American History? (Wild Card)
Tenure of Office Act (1867)
John C Calhoun (daily double)
Vice President to Johnson who would go and support slavery because it is the most safe and stable Freedom. He believed that America was King Cotton.
Battle of Bull Run (wild card)
1861, The Union was defeated because of McClellan failure, The first battle in the civil war, showed the reality that this war won't end in a few months.
But if destruction of the Union by one or by a part only of the States be lawfully possible, the Union is less perfect than before the Constitution, having lost the vital element of perpetuity.
Lincoln’s Inaugural
What are the specificities of the Lincoln assassiantion? (Wild Card)(Including: exact date, tool, location, assassin, and assassin’s words after he shot Lincoln.)
April 15, 1865. .44 caliber pistol, Ford's theater, John Wilkes Booth, “Sic Semper Tyrannis”