name that law
This act granted Kansas and Nebraska the ability to vote on whether or not to allow slavery.
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Most states that allowed slavery were in this area
the South
Maryland among them, these states were culturally sympathetic to the South, but remained in the Union.
Boarder States
This first battle of the war had no casualties.
Fort Sumter
While women were banned from voting, they were encouraged to discuss democracy and citizenship with their children, called this term.
Republican Motherhood
In 1820, this law admitted Maine (free) and Missouri (slave) into the United states, but did not allow territories north of Missouri to have slavery.
the Missouri Compromise
the majority of railroads were in this area
the North
This is the name for the practice of forcing a certain percentage of registered voters to join the armed forces in times of war
the draft
The deadliest day on American soil since the Revolution, this battle was fought in vain when the Union general did not pursue the Confederate general to capture him.
He was one of the first photographers to capture images of war and its aftermath.
Matthew Brady
In the wake of the Mexican-American War, this five part law admitted California and Texas, and demanded that free states help slave states in the recapture of enslaved people.
the Compromise of 1850
This area relied on natural rivers and waterways to travel and transport goods
the South
This describes the practice of stopping boats or ships from crossing a certain area
a naval blockade
The deadliest battle of the war, this was also the northernmost fought
Gettysburg
Separated from the United States, the South's seceded states called themselves this.
the Confederate States of America
This Supreme Court ruling declared African Americans not to be citizens of the United States, or have a citizen's protection.
the Dred Scott Decision
This area contained more urban areas
the North
This declaration freed enslaved people in "rebel" territories, but not in any areas that the Union actually controlled. It still won Abraham Lincoln a second term.
the Emancipation Proclamation
A resounding Union victory shortly after Gettysburg, this battle turned the tide of the war.
Vicksburg
This is the name for large farms, often worked by enslaved people, but owned by wealthy elites who, for the most part did not live or work there.
plantations
This act denied citizenship to people of asian heritage, similarly to the Dred Scott Decision, but was only repealed much later.
the Chinese Exclusion Act
favoring your region above the betterment of the country as a whole is considered this
sectionalism
Meaning "show us the body", this latin term describes the right to a trial, although the right was suspended during the Civil War.
Habeas Corpus
This slow march destroyed Georgia's farms and cities with the exception of Savana.
Sherman's March to the Sea
Enslaved people were denied this right.
Any of the following: education, marriage, bodily autonomy, wages, voting, fair trial, testifying in a trial