Vocab
A system in which the residents vote to decide an issue
Popular sovereignty
Delivered the Gettysburg Address in November 1863
Abraham Lincoln
3 day battle that is considered the turning point of the Civil War
Gettysburg
Nativism
Favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people
Refused Lincoln's offer to head the Union Army and agreed to lead Confederate forces
Robert E. Lee
The Virginia site of a key Confederate Victory during the Civil War in May 1863
Chancellorsville
What was the significance of the Dred Scott decision?
It effectively repealed the Missouri Compromise. It declared that slaves were property.
Anaconda Plan
A three-part strategy by which the Union proposed to defeat the Confederacy in the Civil War
Former senator from Mississippi who was unanimously elected as the president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
The site of a six-week blockade by the Union army, the fall of which during the Civil War led to the capture of the Mississippi River
Vicksburg
How did technology affect military strategy during the Civil War?
More accurate weapons ended reliance on unprotected infantry charges and started the use of trench warfare. Ironclad ships made wooden navies obsolete.
Why did the Republican Party grow as the Whig and Know-Nothing parties declined?
It was unified in opposing slavery in the territories while the Whigs and Know-Nothing split over slavery.
A court order requiring authorities to bring a prisoner before the court so that the court can determine whether the prisoner is being held legally
habeas corpus
Union General in the Civil War who led the capture of Forts Henry and Donelson in the West early in the war; he was known for his refusal to accept anything other than unconditional surrender
Ulysses S. Grant
A Maryland creek and the site of the bloodiest single-day battle in American history during the Civil War
Antietam
What was Grant and Sherman's rationale for using the strategy of total war?
They believed in fighting the civilian population. Civilians produced weapons, grew food, and transported goods; if the Union could destroy their will, the Confederacy would collapse.
How did different groups react to the Emancipation Proclamation? Give examples.
(Slave and free Americans, Democrats, Union soldiers, Confederacy)
Slave and free Americans rejoiced, and many free blacks joined the army. Many Union soldiers voiced lukewarm support. Democrats made it a campaign issue. The Confederacy rejected it.
Freeport Doctrine
Idea, expressed by Stephen Douglas in 1858, that any territory could exclude slavery by simply refusing to pass laws supporting it.
Army Confederate General; he earned a reputation for bravery and leadership at the Battle of Bull Run
Stonewall Jackson
The Tennessee site of a civil war battle that ended in a draw
Shiloh
What were the terms of the Compromise of 1850? (3/5 terms)
-Utah and New Mexico get popular sovereignty about slavery issue
-Prevented abolition of slavery in DC without consent of its residents
-Tougher fugitive slave law
-Federal government to pay Texas $10 million to surrender its claim to New Mexico
What economic changes did the federal government implement during the Civil War? (2/3 changes)
-Government printed money and declared it legal tender to pay for the war
-Implemented the income tax to raise money
-Passed the National Bank Act to create a system of regulated banks