Definitions
Period before the Civil War.
American politician who served as President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
Who is Jefferson Davis?
To maintain balance between slave and free states, Missouri entered as a slave state and Maine entered as a free state.
What was the purpose and outcome of the Missouri Compromise?
First battle of the Civil War, led to a Confederate victory and more Southern states seceding.
What is the significance of the battle at Fort Sumter?
Appomattox Courthouse
Where General Lee surrendered?
Belief that a state's interests should take precedence over the interests of national government.
What is State's rights?
Abolitionist and editor of an anti-slavery newspaper "The Liberator"
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
Fugitive slave act was amended in the slave trade was abolished.
What is the outcome of the Compromise of 1850?
Emancipation Proclamation promised an end to slavery and that no African-Americans would they ever be returned if the U.S. won the war.
What is the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Commander of Andersonville Prison.
Who is Henry Wirz?
Belief by people in a region or territory that their ideas and interests are more important than those of another region.
What is sectionalism?
Democratic candidate in election of 1860 who supported popular sovereignty.
Who is Stephen Douglass?
The Georgia Platform and Robert Toombs and Alexander Stephens
What is the Georgia response to the Compromise of 1850 and who led this?
South Side of Europe that was so dependent on cotton that they wouldn't be able to do without it.
What is the King Cotton Diplomacy?
Battles from the WebQuest and their significance.
What is the Battle of Fort Sumter-first confederate victory, boosted morale of confederacy; Battle of Chickamauga-single bloodiest one day battle, in the TAG region; Battle of Gettysburg-future location of Lincoln's speech, turning point in war; Battle of Antietam-bloodiest battle in American History; Battle of Kennesaw Mountain-a confederate victory, Sherman was still able to continue on to Atlanta?
State's right to choose on the issue of slavery through popular vote
What is popular sovereignty?
CSA Vice President who did not support secession.
Who is Alexander Stephens?
Opened the territory above 36/30 to slavery by allowing states north of that line to vote.
What is the portion of the compromise that was nullified by the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
He was able to replenish much needed supplies, his strategy crippled the South's economy and destroyed their infrastructure.
What made Sherman so successful?
Lincoln provided the South with a way out of war by allowing them to keep their slaves if they surrendered, freeing them if they didn't.
What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Former slaves
What is Freedman?
Escaped slavery in Maryland to become a famous leader of abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York.
Who is Frederick Douglas?
The Georgia Platform led by Robert Toombs and Alexander Stephens
What is the outcome of the Compromise of 1850?
Savannah immediately surrendered.
What happened when Sherman reached end of his March to the Sea?
Inability of the Confederacy to obtain and disperse supplies, inadequate food, shelter, and medical care (breakdown of the prisoner exchange system).
What are the reasons for the high mortality rate among prisoners at Andersonville Prison?