Vocabulary
This document freed all slaves who were living in rebelling states.
Emancipation Proclamation
Confederate general from Virginia who was originally asked by President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army.
Robert E. Lee
Recognized slaves as property and not as citizens; considered a victory to slave owners and enraged abolitionist
Dred Scott decision
Why was the Battle of Vicksburg important during the Civil War?
It was located on the Mississippi River, a crucial supply route.
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
13th Amendment
This measure gave African American men the right to vote.
15th Amendment
When he was elected in the 1860, Southern states believed he intended to prohibit slavery and started to secede from the Union.
Abraham Lincoln
This conflict began as a result of the U.S. annexing Texas.
Mexican-American War
It was the deadliest battle of the Civil War.
Battle of Gettysburg
This amendment granted citizenship to and protection of civil liberties of people recently freed from slavery.
14th amendment
The compromise maintained an equal balance of power in the Senate by allowing Missouri to become a slave state and allowing Maine to become a free state.
Missouri Compromise
Radical Republicans Congressional leaders felt that this individual did not adequately punish Southern states for their role in the Civil War so they impeached him.
Andrew Johnson
An unsuccessful attempt to use popular sovereignty as a solution to the slavery question. The government wanted to allow people living in the territory to vote on the issue of slavery themselves.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This city was an essential target for Union forces because the city's location was a hub of railroads carrying military supplies.
Battle for Atlanta
Government agency was formed to help former slaves acquire land after the Civil War.
Freedmen's Bureau
Restricted the rights of African Americans and prevented them from achieving economic independence.
Black Codes
His ultimate goal at Harper's Ferry was to steal weapons to be used in a potential slave rebellion.
John Brown
The United States won California and other new states as a result of the Mexican War. This compromise was a way to settle disagreements about permitting slavery in those states.
Compromise of 1850
The purpose of this attack was to weaken Southern morale and bring an end to the war.
General William T. Sherman's March to the Sea
This group of individuals main goal during Reconstruction was to suppress and intimidate black voters and their white supporters.
Ku Klux Klan
The destiny of the United States to expand west to the Pacific Ocean, which justified their actions at the expense of American Indians.
Manifest Destiny
This individual fulfilled Manifest Destiny with the annexation of Texas and Oregon territory.
James K. Polk
-Ended the Mexican War
-The US bought the Mexican Cession for $15 million
-Mexico recognized Texas as independent
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
This section of the United Stated was most prepared during the Civil War because it industrialized, giving them better access to the cash needed to fund the war.
The North
This reconstruction plan was more strict on the Confederate states and required them to declare secession illegal AND 50% of the population to swear loyalty before readmission to the states.
Congressional Reconstruction