Expansion
The belief that God had given Americans the right to settle over the entire continent
What is Manifest Destiny?
The Supreme Court decision involving this freed slave enraged people in the North
Who is Dred Scott?
The first battle of the Civil War took place at this South Carolina location
What is Fort Sumter?
This Virginian served as leader of the Confederate army
Who is Robert E. Lee?
This man became president after Lincoln's assassination
Who is Andrew Johnson?
This 1820 decision led to Maine entering the Union as a free state to keep the number of slave and free states equal to one another
What is the Missouri Compromise?
The raid on Harpers' Ferry led by this man enraged people in the South
Who is John Brown?
This three-day battle is considered by most historians to be the turning point of the Civil War
What is Gettysburg?
When Lincoln enacted the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, it did not free slaves in this part of the country
What are the border states?
This group wanted to severely punish the South for seceding and fighting the war
The concept that the people would get to vote on whether or not to be a slave or free territory was known as...
What is popular sovereignty?
A dispute over slavery in one of the territories turned violent, becoming known as...
What is Bleeding Kansas?
This 1863 battle was extremely pivotal, as it gave the Union full control of the Mississippi River
What is Vicksburg?
Controlling the seas and the Mississippi River were the two main aspects of this Union plan to win the war
What is the Anaconda Plan?
This amendment to the Constitution granted all African-American men the right to vote
What is the Fifteenth Amendment?
This President was chiefly responsible for westward expansion in the 1840s, including the instigation of the Mexican-American War
Who is James K. Polk?
South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union, just one month after the election of this president
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The final engagement of the Civil War took place in this Virginia town, the site of the South's unconditional surrender
What is Appomattox Courthouse?
This Union general exemplified the concept of "total war" in his famous march through Georgia
Who is William T. Sherman?
This organization was created to help African-Americans adjust to post-slave life
What is the Freedmen's Bureau?
The line that divided the North and South between slave and free states
What is the Mason-Dixon Line?
The Compromise of 1850 allowed California to enter the Union as a free state, which angered the South, and instituted this harsh law, which angered the North
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
The South's first attempt to invade the North was turned back at this Maryland battle
What is Antietam?
This man was replaced as head of the Union army and then ran against Lincoln for president in 1864
Who is George McClellan?
Lincoln urged reconciliation with the South, saying the famous words, "with malice toward none, with charity for all..." in this speech
What is the Second Inaugural Address?