Emancipation
This January 1, 1863 order declared all slaves free
What is the emancipation proclamation
The Constitution gives this branch the ability to declare war
What is congress
This battle signaled that the war would long and bloody rather than short and simple
What is Bull Run
The 1850 compromise allowed California to enter as a free state and created this line as the method going forward
What is popular sovereignty
Limbs were often amputated during the civil war, more than any other modern conflict, mainly because of this kind of bullet
What is a minnie ball
Name the black sailor who seized the ship he was enslaved on and then became a sentaor
Who is Robert Smalls
This branch declared that the suspension of habius corpus belonged to them and not the president
What is the Congress
The bloodiest single day in American History
What is Antietam
The 1857 Supreme Court case Dredd Scott v. Sanford ruled that African Americans could not file suits in federal court because Congress could not do this
What is handle personal property of a free citizen
This nurse founded the Red Cross
Who is Clara Barton
The Emancipation Proclamation allowed black men to do this
What is fight for the union
Clement Vallandingham was arrested and tried by this court instead of civilian court
What is a court marshal
This 1863 battle lasted three days and had locations like Little Round Top and Wheat's Field
What is Gettysburg
The bleeding kansas violence was sparked by the repeal of this earlier compromise
This medical issue killed more men than combat
What is infection
This 54th Massasschsuetts action is why they are most remembered
What is their assault on Fort Wagner
This 1863 federal action drafted men into military service
What is the Conscription Act
General Grant pursued Lee in a constant act of agression and pressure called "this"
What is total war
Name the radical who led the raid on Harpers Ferry
Who is John Brown
The civil war is often called the first (this type of war)
What is modern war
Radical Republicans pushed pushed for this constitutional change
What is passage of the 13th amendment
Lincoln cited his role as "this" as justification for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation
What is Commander-in-Chief
Sherman's campaign south against the Confederates is often called the March to the ____
What is sea
Many historian argue that this was or was not the primary causation of southern succession that then caused the Civil War
What is the instituion of slavery
At Cold Harbor, this many Union soldiers alone were killed in less than 20 minutes
What is 7,000