Causes
What was required by the Fugitive Slave Act?
Escaped slaves needed to be returned
Which state was the first to secede?
South Carolina
Who gave the Gettysburg Address?
President Lincoln
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
free the slaves in the Confederacy
Which amendment abolish slavery?
13th Amendment
According to popular sovereignty, who decided the slave status of Kansas and Nebraska?
the people
This battle marked the official start of the Civil War
Battle of Fort Sumter
What was unique about the 54th MA Regiment?
Define conscription
military draft
What new type of tax was introduced during the Civil War?
income tax
What did the Supreme Court say about African Americans in Dred Scott v. Sandford?
they were not citizens
strangle the South to cut off their trade and economy
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What was the impact of the Gettysburg Address?
boost morale for the Union soldiers; redefine the meaning of the war
What was Robert E. Lee's land turned into?
Arlington National Cemetery
Who did Abraham Lincoln famously debated?
Stephen Douglas
What tactics were used on Sherman's March to Sea?
total war - destroy all of the Southern cities/towns and resources
Who was the main Union general? Confederate general?
Union - Ulysses S. Grant
Confederate - Robert E. Lee
What was habeas corpus and why did Lincoln suspend it?
required people to be brought to trial; easy to arrest dangerous people
What was the goal of the American Red Cross?
provide help and relief to soldiers
Mexico
Appomattox Court House
Who was the violent abolitionist that attacked a federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry?
John Brown
Name TWO technological advancements that changed how the Civil War was fought
ironclad ships, telegraph, advanced bullets, spy balloons, trench warefare
Describe the economic impact on the North vs. the South
hurt the economy in the South