Key People
Who is John Wilkes Booth? What did he do?
He was a southern slavery supporter who assassinated the president
Was Abraham Lincoln alive when the Civil War ended?
No
Define secession
To leave a country or political entity
Who had more advantages at the start of the war?
The president(s) of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
First battle of the war
Battle of Fort Sumter
Two advantages the South had in the war
Home-field advantage, better military officers
The 13th Amendment
Abolished slavery
Who was Dred Scott? What was the result of his Supreme Court case?
Enslaved African-American; The result was that African-Americans are not citizens and do not have constitutional rights.
The battle where the bloodiest day in U.S. History happened [NOT the bloodiest battle]
Battle of Antietam
The number of states which seceded from the Union
What is the Emancipation Proclamation? What did Lincoln require in order to announce it?
The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in all "rebellious" territories (The South). Lincoln needed a union Victory before he could announce it.
What separated John Brown from other abolitionists of his time?
He was willing to kill people for his cause
The bloodiest battle in the Civil War [NOT bloodiest day]
Battle of Gettysburg
Define the Fugitive Slave Act
Southern slave owners were able to go into the northern states and "arrest" any escaped slaves. Northerners were also responsible for helping them retrieve any escaped slaves.
When did the Civil War effectively end? (Year)
1865
Name the four presidential candidates for the Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, John C. Breckinridge, John Bell
Name 2 advantages of both the North and South at the start of the war.
North: More people (Larger population), More Money, More industry (factories), Ability to Grow Food, Better Transportation (railroads), Stronger Navy
South: Home field advantage, Stronger military generals, foreign aid
The South's plan to win the war
Outlast the North and get them to give up
Describe two compromises before the Civil War that attempted to resolve tensions over slavery
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