Famous Figures
16th President of the US and his election was the main cause South Carolina seceded.
Abraham Lincoln
Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, & Petition
1st Amendment
Division between multiple branches (Executive, Legislative, Judicial)
Separation of Powers
This order granted Maine becoming a free state, Missouri a slave state and everything west of the Mississippi River would be divided at the 36'30' line
Missouri Compromise
Rebuilding and transformation of the South & attempted integration and protection of freed slaves after the Civil War
James Madison
Reserves power to the states
10th Amendment
Power comes from the people
Popular Sovereignty
Fort Sumter
An amendment that prohibited states from denying men the right to vote
15th Amendment
Confederate General during the Civil War
Robert E. Lee
Can't be required to quarter soldiers during a time of peace
3rd Amendment
Powers of each branch make sure one isn't too powerful
Checks & Balances
January 1, 1863, President Lincoln issued this military decree establishing all enslaved people in the Confederate states free
Laws separating whites and blacks in various public places such as schools, restaurants, and hospitals
Jim Crow Laws
Known for her speech "Ain't I a woman" she became an abolitionist and Women's Rights Activist during the Civil War.
Sojourner Truth
Right to due process, no double jeopardy, can't testify against oneself
5th Amendment
Written by Roger Sherman, calls for equal representation in the Senate and House of Representatives based on population
Naval blockade by the Union Army cut the Confederacy in half while taking control of the Mississippi River
Anaconda Plan
This act divided the south into 5 military districts to make sure Reconstruction policies would be enforced.
Reconstruction Act of 1867
Author of the Articles of Confederation
John Dickinson
Trial by Jury
7th Amendment
Written by Thomas Paine, this pamphlet called for independence appealing to the greater population with biblical examples and using everday language.
Common Sense
What Supreme Court case ruled the Missouri Compromise as unconstitutional, ruling Blacks as non-citizens
Dred Scott Case
Plessy vs. Ferguson