Important People
President during the time of the Civil war, who was against slavery but did not remove it in states that already had slavery.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Proposal for letting the settlers in the territories decide whether or not they wanted slavery. (the principle that all political power ultimately comes from the people, and that the legitimacy of a government is based on the consent of the governed)
What is popular sovereignty?
This cash crop was a major part of the Confederate economy, in which it was believed that trading this product would lead to foreign support in Europe (Britain and France).
What is cotton?
These ran throughout thousands of miles and they helped the Union move soldiers and supplies faster.
What are railroads?
An anti-slavery book printed in 1852. Consisted of limited factual information and was considered dramatic. Written in response to the Fugitive Slave Law (angered).
What is "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
First and only president of the Confederate States of America during the time of the Civil War. He also centralized the power of the confederacy by suspending civil liberties and creating a draft for the war.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
Smuggled goods; during the Civil War, it was also referred to runaway slaves who had fled to the Union Army.
What is a contraband?
The first battle the confederacy won, which allowed the Union to believe that the Civil War would not be an easy and short war.
What is the Battle of Bullrun?
What are the advantages of the Union?
What is the Fugitive Slave Law?
Union General who organized and built a well-trained and organized army. He was insecure, cautious, and a procrastinator which led to an advantage towards the Confederacy. Fought in the Battle of Antietam (1862), which was the bloodiest battle in all American history.
Who is General George McClellan?
Political movement started by disaffected anti-South Democrats and headed by former Democratic president Martin Van Buren; they wanted new lands to be made available to small, ambitious white farmers.
What is the Free Soil Party?
The start of the Civil War, Confederate forces fired on this Union Fort in April 1861. (first shots of the Civil War).
What is Fort Sumter?
This battle gave the Union a tactical advantage by gaining control of the Mississippi River and cutting the Confederacy in two.
A court case in which a slave's master died while he was in a free state. He had assumed it was only logical that he'd become free but, the case decreed that this slave could not be a citizen and deemed the banning of slavery in territories to be unconstitutional.
What is the Dred Scott Case of 1857?
Confederate army general and very audacious. He was known for leading the Confederate forces and his tactical skill in combat. Led in the Battle of Gettysburg (in which failed to win for the confederacy) and also participated in the Battle of Antietam.
Who is General Robert Lee?
Derisive name for a northerner who openly supported the South. (hint: Stephan A. Douglas was called this)
What is a "doughface"?
The capital of the Confederate States of America.
What is Richmond, Virginia?
When the first national draft was held, many Democrats rampaged through the streets and shut down the draft office. They attacked anyone who was rich or known as a pro-war Republican.
What is the New York Draft riot?
Public debates on slavery between Stephan A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln as they competed for the Illinois Senate seat in 1858.
What are the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?
During the Shenandoah Valley battle, this man attacks the north, which diverts the union forces away from Richmond. He also helps win the Battle of Bullrun by attaining much of the Union's supplies.
Who is "Stonewall" Jackson (Aka Thomas Jonathan Jackson)?
Declared that all slaves within rebel territories would be freed on January 1, 1863, unless the southern states returned to the Union.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The effect of the Emancipation Proclamation, in which Confederate soldiers resented the presence of African American troops in the U.S. Army and many African Americans were killed.
What is the Fort Pillow Massacre?
Path of destruction led by General William Tecumseh Sherman in the late 1864; the March was 60 miles wide and several hundred miles long, from Atlanta to the Atlantic; Sherman's army pillaged all it encountered.
What is the "March to the Sea"?
Abolitionists and pro-slavery voters in Missouri rush to Kansas. In a disputed election pro-slave voters control government and enacts a sever slave code. Abolitionists draw up the Topeka Constitution to end slavery. John Brown led an attack on pro-slavery voters. Federal troops are called in Kansas and eventually became a free state in 1861.
What is Bleeding Kansas?