Confederacy
Did the Confederacy win the Battle of Chancellorsville?
Yes
What battle started the civil war?
First Battle of Bull Run
Why did the California Gold Rush begin?
When thousands moved to California to find gold
Who was the Union president?
Abe Lincoln
Name one Compromise.
Where did the Civil War end?
Appomattox Court House
Who did the Whigs nominate in the Election of 1848?
Zachary Taylor
What did Lincoln reward Grant with?
What is popular sovereignty?
proposal stating that the residents of a territory should decide the status of slavery in their territory
Who was the Confederate president?
Jefferson Davis
What are the Calhoun Resolutions?
It outlined the Southern view of the status of slavery in the territories.
What was it called when Lincoln spoke 10 sentences?
Gettysburg Address
Who did the Free-Soil Party nominate?
Martin Van Buren
Name 8 states that seceded from the union.
South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee
Who won the Battle of Shiloh?
Union
Name one of Henry Clay's proposals.
the protection of slavery in DC, California be a free state, The slave trade be abolished in DC, all escaped slaves be returned to their masters
Who did Lincoln replace General McDowell with after the First Battle of Bull Run?
General George McClean
What did Wilmot Proviso proposed?
The US prohibit slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico
South Carolina on Dec 20, 1860 approved what?
an Ordinance of Secession
What was the bloodiest Battle?
Battle of Gettysburg
Who were "Fire Eaters"?
extremists who advocated the South's leaving the Union as the only way to preserve the Southern life
Name all border states.
Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware
Who was the "Great Compromiser"?
Henry Clay