Lesson 1: Regional Disagreements
What kind of differences developed among the various regions, when the united states expanded its borders in the half of the 1800s.
Strong differences
By 1863, there were nearly 4 million slaves in the United States. T or F? If false, correct it.
False, the correct answer is 1860.
New national leaders, like ________, spoke out on the slavery issue.
What is Abraham Lincoln
What does retreat mean?
To fall back
What is a Address?
A short speech
What is sectionalism?
Regional Royalty
Since when did slavery have been a part of American life?
Since colonial days
Abraham Lincoln was an abolitionist. T or F? If false, correct it.
False, Abraham Lincoln wasn't an abolitionist.
In July 1861, where did the battle take place and which town was it near?
At the bull run and near the town of Manassas Junction.
By May 1863, the Union army finally had a general, what was his name?
Confederate General Robert E. Lee
Sectionalism became a serious problem in 1828, because Congress set a high ________ on some imports.
What is Tariff
What is emancipation?
The freeing of enslaved people
Abraham wasn't an abolitionist, but what was he against?
The spread of slavery
Most Northerners supported the Confederacy, and most southerners supported the Union. T or F? If false, correct it.
False, Most Northerners supported the Union, and most southerners supported the Confederacy.
Why were young men forced to join the army in the South?
To replace soldiers who died or were wounded and couldn't.
What is the difference between a free state and a slave state?
A free state doesn't allow slavery in it, a slave state does.
Which slave led an attack that killed more than 50 people?
Nat Turner
Abraham thought that the federal government had the right to abolish slavery in the states. T or F? If false, correct it.
False, Abraham didn't think that the federal government had the right to abolish slavery in the states.
What are the 4 border states?
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri
Where did General Lee's army defeat a Union army?
Chancellorsville, Virginia
In 1820, what did Henry Clay do?
Clay persuaded Congress to agree to a plan called the Missouri Compromise.
What were slave codes?
The slave codes were laws relating to slavery and enslaved people.
What did Abraham Lincoln hoped for in the 1850s?
He hoped that if slavery wasn't allowed to spread, then it would die out soon.
As the Civil War dragged onto 1862, which plan was working?
The Anaconda Plan
When the battle of Gettysburg began, there were 365 men at the start, but how many men survived?