Causes of the Civil War
His election helped fuel the civil war despite never promising to end slavery.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
The fall of this federally held fort to the confederate army caused a spike in volunteers for both armies - and is considered the start of the Civil War.
What was Fort Sumter?
She wrote the bestselling (and controversial) novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?
This governmental body saw to the needs of former slaves in the South after the war.
What is the Freedman's Bureau?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act which precipitated the "Bleeding Kansas" incident used this rationale to determine if a state should allow slavery.
What is "popular sovereignty?'
'Stonewall' Jackson earned his famous nickname at this battle - the first with casualties in the Civil War.
What was Bull Run?
She was a escaped slave, a conductor on the Underground Railroad, a Union spy and battle leader (and she should be on the $20 bill)
Who was Harriet Tubman?
These intentionally racist laws were created after the Compromise of 1877 gave "Home Rule" or "Redemption" back to the South
What are the Black Codes/Segregation/Jim Crow?
This agreement invalidated the Missouri Compromise, added California as a free state, and strengthened Fugitive Slave Laws.
What is the Compromise of 1850?
This battle marked the last attempt by the South to invade a Union state - and was Lee's first defeat.
What was Gettysburg?
This infamous pre-Civil War case ruled that slaves did not become free by living in a free territory (because they were not human being with the "standing" to bring a suit but were chattel property (like cows))
What was Dred Scott (v. Sanford)?
Originally known in the U. S. as the Great Depression, this worldwide financial crisis was caused by many factors, but in the U. S. many could be tied to post-war speculation on the expansion of the railroads, most notably by Jay Cooke & Co.
What was the Panic of 1873?
A successful and violent slave uprising in this Caribbean nation sparked intense debate in the U. S. over slavery.
What is Haiti?
This was the bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War and also prompted Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
What is Antietam?
This Union General advanced the strategy of 'total war' in his infamous March to the Sea and Burning of Atlanta.
Who was William Tecumseh Sherman?
It was for violating this act (but actually for vetoing everything related to African-American rights) that Andrew Johnson was impeached.
What is the Tenure of Office Act?
The SCOTUS in this decision ruled that the 15th Amendment gave freedmen the right to vote but allowed states to limit voting in new and insidious ways as long as it was not explicitly based on race.
What is the US. v. Reese?
The Anaconda Plan to encircle the Confederacy and cut them off from supply lines and the Mississippi was the plan of this Union General. (Known as the Old Man of the Army - he had commanded US troops in both the Mexican-American War and the War of 1812.)
Who was Gen. Winfield Scott
He was the first African-American elected to Congress and ironically took over the Senate seat formerly held by Jefferson Davis.
Who was Hiram Revels?
It was to elect this man President that the Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction and allowed the Lost Cause to flourish.
Who was Rutherford B. Hayes?
A Southern politician who sided with Republicans during Reconstruction (usually for financial benefit) was known as this derogatory term by Southern Democrats.
What is a scalawag?