Lesson 2
Someone who wanted to end slavery?
What decade was Texas admitted to the Union?
1840s
The issue of slavery divided what party?
The issue of slavery divided the Democratic party.
What is an ironclad?
Because women were not allowed to serve in the military, what roles did they end up taking on? (AT LEAST 3 roles)
Farms, factories, running offices, government records, teaching school, etc.
Who was the conductor of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What party was introduced in the Election of 1854?
The Republican Party
What is secession?
The major Union goal was to control the Mississippi River and it's __________
What woman helped persuade officials to let women work as nurses?
Dorthea Dix
Who created The Liberator?
William Lloyd Garrison
Dred Scott
Who became president in the election of 1860? (Hint: the disbanding of a party helped him win)
What major battle was fought on July 21, 1861? (Both sides lacked experience here)
The First Battle of Bull Run
What is habeus corpus?
A legal process that prohibits the government from jailing anyone without lawful grounds
Where did Paul Cuffe try taking African Americans
Sierra Leone
What proposal was introduced soon after the war with Mexico?
The Wilmot Proviso
What was the first Battle of the Civil War?
The battle at Fort Sumter
What state is Corinth in?
Mississippi
Why did men not want women's working on the battlefield during the Civil War?
They were seen as delicate, and some men felt it was improper for women to tend to the bodies of men they did not know.
Who delivered the speech Ain't I A Woman?
Sojourner Truth or Isabella Baumfree
Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stephen A. Douglas
On December 20, 1860, what state decided to secede from the union?
What was one of the only Civil War battles in Arkansas?
The Battle of Pea Ridge
What is the draft?
The selection system for required military service