People
Who is Clara Barton
¨Angel of the battlefield¨ founded red cross
Fort Sumter
fort held by federal government protection Charleston SC. Lincoln was notified about needing more supplies. Lincoln had to decide to either give up the fort or start war. Lincoln sent a supply ship. FIRST SHOTS OF CIVIL WAR.
Wilmot Proviso
Law proposed to make land from Mexico free. South voted it down.
Dred Scott court case
He went to live with his owner in free territory. He sued for his freedom. Judge Rodger Taney ruled that slaves are property everywhere. This outlawed the Missouri Compromise.
Election of 1860
Lincoln won. Led to southern states seceding
Who is William Sherman?
He used total warfare on march to the sea
Bull Run
1st major battle. fought for control of railroads. Stonewall Jackson led troops to shocking win.
Missouri Compromise
1. Make Missouri slave state
2. Make Maine a free state
3. Outlaw slavery in the west and above 36, 30 line
Uncle Toms Cabin
Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Showed evils of slavery. Bestseller worldwide. South Condemned it.
Which side had advantages
Union
Who is Stonewall Jackson?
Pushed troops in 1st bull run for confederate victory
Antietam
Lee goes to Maryland to attack railroad control center. Lee hopes this victory will result in European support. First confederate win in the north. McClellan doesn't act fast enough. Deadliest day in US history. Results in the Emancipation Proclomation
Compromise of 1850
Popular Sovereignty in Mexican cession
Fugitive Slave Law
Abolition of the DC slave trade
California is free
Texas gets 10 million for disputed territory with New Mexico.
John Brown´s raid
Raided Harpers Ferry VA. Wanted to start a slave revolt.
What was the union's strategy?
Anaconda plan
1. Blockade southern ports
2. Take Mississippi river
Take Richmond
Robert E Lee
Confederate General. Was offered a job by Lincoln but rejected him. He fought in the Mexican War
Gettysburg
Three-day battle. Deadliest battle in US History. George Meade led union. Lee orders pickets charge. TURNING POINT IN WAR.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Stephan Douglass proposed popular sovereignty in Kansas-Nebraska. Results in Bleeding Kansas, Republican Party, Pottawatomie Massacre.
Brooks Sumner Caning
Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner with a cane on the Senate floor.
What is conscription for the south and north?
Conscription - draft
South- Hire a replacement
North- buy exemption
Who is Ulysses Grant?
Union Commander.
Vicksburg
Happens during Gettysburg. Fought to gain Mississippi river. Union Win
Crittenden Compromise
Last-ditch effort to save the union. The plan was to extend the 36,30 line to the pacific. Lincoln refused.
Lincoln-Douglass debates
Lincoln gave house divided speech. Debated with Douglass over Illinois senate. Freeport Doctrine made Douglass look bad. Lincoln became a celebrity.
Appomattox
Where Lee surrendered to Grant.