Road to the Civil War
11th US President who embodied Manifest Destiny, annexed Texas and Oregon.
James K. Polk
Widely held belief that Americans were destined to expand and possess territory all the way to the Pacific Ocean
Manifest Destiny
Northern strategy for winning the Civil War; involved surrounding the Confederacy and cutting off all their supply lines
Anaconda Plan
He was the President of the Union during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
What was passed by many of the Southern states after the Civil War to maintain control of former African American slaves?
Black Codes
Under the ______ ______, Missouri was brought in as a slave state and Maine as a free state to ensure the balance of representation in Congress.
Missouri Compromise
What was Abraham Lincoln’s main goal at the beginning of the Civil War?
Preserve the Union
First battle of the Civil War was here; last fort controlled by the Union in the south
Battle of Fort Sumter
This Confederate leader was shot during the Battle of Chancellorsville by his own men, crushing the morale of the Confederacy (scavenger hunt sheet)
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
Which Civil War battle was the turning point because it caused the south to never invade the north again?
Battle of Gettysburg
Why did the Election of 1860 cause the south to secede?
Southern states thought Lincoln was going to free slaves
This treaty ended the Mexican-American War, ceded New Mexico and California to the US, & recognized the Rio Grande River as Texas border.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War. It halted Lee’s first attempt to invade the North and gave Lincoln the victory he needed to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
Battle of Antietam
President of the Southern States during the Civil War (look at scavenger hunt sheet)
Jefferson Davis
Civil War battle where the Union leads a 7-week siege to cut off the Confederate supply line; Union gains control of the Mississippi River
Battle of Vicksburg
Proposal made to Congress that would ban slavery in newly gained Mexican-cession territory; was rejected by Congress
Wilmot Proviso
This required all northerners to return runaway slaves back to the south; controversial since it gave the south too much power
Fugitive Slave Law
What famous speech given by Lincoln reminded people of the North’s goal to preserve the union?
Gettysburg Address
Abolitionist that tried to steal weapons from the arsenal at Harper’s Ferry to lead a slave revolt; captured and executed
John Brown
What did the 13th, 14th, and 15 amendments do?
13th- Abolished Slavery
14th- Gave freed slaves citizenship
15th- Gave African American men the right to vote
Term used to describe when people in a particular state vote to decide whether or not they will be free or not and This act allowed the previously free and unorganized territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide on the issue of slavery; led to Bleeding Kansas
Popular Sovereignty
Kanas Nebraska Act
Which court case stated that slaves are not and could never be citizens and therefore had no right to go to court to win their freedom?
Scott v. Sandford
A.K.A. Dred Scott Decision
Why did General Sherman surround and capture Atlanta prior to leading his March to the Sea?
Railroad hub for the CSA; would cut off Southern ability to transport supplies & soldiers
General of the Union? General of the Confederates? (look at scavenger hunt sheet)
Union: Ulysses S. Grant
South: Robert E. Lee
2 PARTS!!!! 2X POINTS
This type of reconstruction did not want the south to be punished for their actions in the Civil War and wanted to readmit them as quickly as possible
This type of reconstruction wanted to put the South under military control as punishment for their actions during the Civil War
1) Presidential Reconstruction
2) Congressional Reconstruction