Sectionalism
This was a mini-Civil War fought in the Kansas territory between pro-slavery settlers and anti-slavery settlers
Bleeding Kansas
Where did the first Civil war battle take place?
Fort Sumpter
What is the reconstruction era?
The period during which the United States began to rebuild after the Civil War. It also refers to the process of bringing the Southern states back into the union
Freedmen's Bureau
An agency created by the goverment that helped and protected newly freed african americans find jobs, homes, education, and a better life
What is the significance of the Missouri Compromise
It maintained a balance between free and slave states. It also prevented war between free and slave states.
What was the impact on the Civilian populace as a result of Sherman's "March to the Sea"?
Many civilians lost property as a result of the Shernan's campaign.
List 3 successes from the Reconstruction era
13th amendment, 14th amendment, and the 15th amendment
Popular Sovereignty
the people of federal territories should decide for themselves whether their territories would enter the Union as free or slave states.
What law compelled the North to return runaway slaves back to the South?
Fugitive Slave Act
What was the significance of the battle of Vicksburg?
Control over the Mississippi River
What was the purpose of maintaining military districts in the south during the Reconstruction era?
To protect and provide for opportunities for African Americans in the south.
What does secession mean?
The Missouri Compromise says that the states and territories ____________ the line of latitude at 36, 30 degrees north are to be admitted into the union as free states and states and territories _____________ the line were to be admitted to the union as slaves states.
above , below
What was the impact on civilian population as a result of the union victory at Vicksburg?
Many civilians starved due to the soldiers consuming food and supplies for the area farms
Why was president Andrew Johnson Impeached?
A power struggle with congress over his Reconstruction Policy in the south. He violated the Tenure Act.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Dred Scott, a slave, sued for freedom, arguing that since he had lived in a free state and a free territory, he was a free man. The Court ruled that no African American could be a citizen and that Dred Scott was still a slave
How did Manifest Destiny lead to the Mexican Cession?
Manifest Destiny was the dream that America should control North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Mexico had legal claim to Texas and owned California , Arizona, and New Mexico. The disagreements between the United States and Mexico over the border of Texas led to the Mexican American War
How did the Battle of Bull Run affect People living in the North?
discouraged people who thought the war would be short and easy.
List 5 examples of how the reconstruction era reforms were ineffective at protecting the rights of African Americans
Jim Crow laws, literacy test, grand father clause, black codes, poll taxes, KKK, blacks were landless
Manifest Destiny
the belief that Americans had the right, or even the duty, to expand westward across the North American continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.