This was Lincoln's reason for going to war against the rebellious South.
Preserve the Union
100
People who didn’t believe in slavery were called what?
abolitionists
100
"If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that."
Abraham Lincoln
100
What was the first real battle that began the Civil War?
1st Bull Run/Manassas
100
Name the group of men in Congress who fought to protect the rights of newly freed slaves.
Name the amendment they passed to counter "Black Codes"
Radical Republicans
14th Amendment
200
Who organized the raid on Harper's Ferry AND what was the purpose of the raid?
To start a slave uprising
John Brown
200
What invention sped up the harvesting of cotton and increased the demand for slaves?
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
200
This general captured Vicksburg giving the Union control of the Mississippi.
Ulysses S. Grant
200
Name three key advantages of the South before the war
Homefield advantage
Better leaders
Fighting defensive war
Most of Army of the Confederacy were volunteers (not drafted)
200
Why was the 42nd Congress significant?
Included the first Black Americans elected to federal government
300
Name three KEY differences between the North and the South before the Civil War
Workforce
Culture/life style
Different economies (agriculture versus industry)
300
What about the northern economy made slavery less necessary?
The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations
300
Who were two major Confederate leaders?
Robert E. Lee (General) and Jefferson Davis (President)
300
What was the bloodiest single day in the Civil War?
Antietam
300
What was Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction?
To reconcile the North and South so that the nation was reunited and provide assistance for the devastated Southern people (black and white)
400
What economic factor contributed to urbanization in the North
Industrialization
400
What about the southern economy made slavery seem necessary?
They were primarily agricultural and needed labor to help grow crops
400
Name three reasons Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was key to the Union victory
Freed slaves in lands held by Confederacy
Black soldiers could now join the Union Army
England opposed slavery and would no longer trade with the South
Gave the Union a high moral purpose for fighting the South
400
What was the name of the union strategy to surround the South and strangle it
Anaconda Plan
400
What were THREE KEY \challenges facing the Nations after the CW?
rebuilding South which was in ruins, freed slaves in need of rights/protection, reuniting the Nation, making the South more economically diverse, creating a national vision
500
What major issue increased tensions between the Union and Confederacy before the Civil War after 1803?
The expansion of slavery into new territories.
500
Who was Harriet Tubman and how did she contribute to the Civil War?
She was an escaped slave that created the Underground Railroad
500
General Sherman's March to the Sea is an example of Total War. Describe total war.
Two of these:
Can destroy civilian targets
Try to destroy enemies ability to wage war (factories, railroad line and farms etc...)
Seeks to destroy moral of civilians (not soldiers)
Purposefully destructive
500
What is popular sovereignty and how is it connected to the Civil War?
popular sovereignty = citizens make a decision by voting; vote of people rules
In new territories, citizens of states could decide if there would be slavery or not > increased tensions /caused violence
500
What are two key parts of the 14th Amendment?
Born in the US = citizen
Equal protection of the law; doesn't matter your color, gender, ethnicity, religion, etc...
Due process (can't be denied life, liberty, pursuit of happiness)