CAUSES
As part of the Compromise of 1850, where was the slave trade banned?
Washington, DC.
John Brown raided THIS to start an anti-slavery rebellion. What is it and what is the name of this particular one?
a federal armory , "Harpers Ferry"
This caused the last 4 states in the South to secede (Virgina, North Carolina, Arkansas, Tennessee)
What is The Battle of Fort Sumter?
The new and improved gunboats pioneered by Ulysses S Grant, making wooden ships obsolete forever.
What are ironclads?
The laws created in the south, that vary state to state, that strictly limited the freedom of Blacks. For example, cannot be out past 10:00 pm; cannot hold public meetings; cannot trade or sell goods.
What are the Black Codes?
This state was created to be a free state to balance out Missouri entering as a slave state.
What is Maine?
He won many battles in the Civil War, coordinated a strategy to bring all Union forces together and united, was very effective at his job, and later on became president.
Who is Ulysses S Grant?
This was Lee's first invasion of the North.
What is The Battle of Antietam?
The Capture of New Orleans gave the Union control of the New Orleans port and access to what else?
What is access to the Mississippi River?
This exempted a person from the Poll Tax or Literacy test.
What is the Grandfather Clause?
Name the 5 border states. ALL OR NOTHING.
Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri
Lincoln said to him, "If you're not using the army, can I borrow it?"
Who is General George McClellan?
The Siege of Vicksburg was important because it allowed the Union to claim full control of THIS.
What is The Mississippi River?
What was the ultimate goal of the Anaconda Plan?
(not WHAT it was, what was the end GOAL)
To blockade (cut off) the South and force them to surrender
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
Guarentees citizenship to all people born in the US, regardless of race.
What is the 14th amendment?
As part of the Compromise of 1850, THESE 2 TERRITORIES would be admitted and popular sovereignty would decide whether slavery was legal there.
The name of the military strategy General Sherman used in his March to the Sea?
(Two possible answers)
What is total war or scorched earth policy?
This 3-day stalemate was Lee's last invasion of the North. There were more casualties in this battle than there were American deaths in the entire Vietnam War.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
The new type of bullet that goes into the new & improved rifled muskets
What are minie balls?
The term for when poor Black farmers rented land and paid with a portion of their crop. It often led to a cycle of debt and poverty.
What is sharecropping?
Cannot make laws that limit slavery
The president after Andrew Johnson who instituted the Compromise of 1877.
Who is Rutherford B. Hayes?
Sherman marched 60,000 troops 285 miles from one city to another. What city did they march to? (Name the city AND state)
Which battle discouraged Britain from allying with the Confederacy and WHY?
Battle of Antietam because the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, making the cause of the war about ending slavery, so Britain didn't want to support slavery by supporting the Confederacy
In the Compromise of 1877, troops were removed from the South, a railroad was built to connect South to the west, Democrats pledged to respect African Americans' rights, and WHAT is the 4th thing it agreed on?
A democrat was put into the presidential cabinet