Foreign Involvement
This country was fully united by British Parliament after the American Civil War in 1867
What is the Dominion of Canada
This act, passed in 1862, allocated funds to the construction of railroads in the west
What is the Pacific Railroad Act
During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln increased the size of the Federal army, a power that belongs to this legislative body under the Constitution.
What is Congress
Who was the President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis
This fort, located in South Carolina, was the site of the first shots fired of the Civil War
What is Fort Sumter
In this crisis between Britain and the Union, a Union warship stopped a British mail steamer and forcibly removed two Confederate diplomats bound for Europe.
What is the Trent Affair
“King Cotton” in the South was overpowered by these two products in the North
What is Wheat & Corn
Lincoln’s administration arranged for “supervised” voting in this group of states of the Union
What is the Border States (Maryland, Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware)
This is the site of the Capital of the Confederacy
What is Richmond, VA
Following the Battle of Fort Sumter, Virginia, Tennessee and this state seceded from the Union
What is Arkansas
This country invaded Mexico during the US civil war to take advantage of the Monroe Doctrine not being enforced
What is France
This was issued by the Washington Treasury to finance the civil war
What is Greenback Paper Money
Lincoln took advantage of Congress not being in session to suspend this:
What is the writ of Habeas Corpus
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Lincoln offered this general to lead the Northern Army, but turned it down to stay in in his home State
Who is Robert E. Lee
This group of Indian tribes sided with the Confederacy
What are the Five Civilized tribes
The most notable of the British–made Confederate commerce-raiders was this ship named after one of the states
What is the CSS Alabama
Authorized by Congress in 1863, this system aimed to sell government bonds and create a stable national currency to replace depreciated "rag money."
What is the National Banking System
When Congress was not in session at the start of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln took this unconstitutional action to block Confederate trade, which was later upheld by the Supreme Court.
What is proclaiming a blockade
Robert E. Lee’s right hand man, who was accidently killed by his own soldiers
Who is Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
The 11 succeeded states were also known by this nickname
What is the Submissionists
These ships were made by the British to break through the union blockade, but never was used
What are Laird rams
This 1861 tariff replaced the low Tariff of 1857, raising duties to fund the war and protect Northern manufacturers.
What is the Morrill Tariff Act
The Union passed this law in 1862, giving 160 acres of public land to settlers who would farm it for five years, helping to shape the nation during the Civil War.
What is the Homestead Act
Who was Lincoln’s Secretary of War
Who is Edwin Stanton
West Virginia broke away from the Confederate state of Virginia in this year