Lead-up to War
Temporarily solved the question of slavery by making Missouri a slave state, Maine a free state, and drawing the 36'30" line.
The Missouri Compromise
The belief that God wanted America to stretch coast to coast
Manifest Destiny
This battle marked the start of the Civil War
Fort Sumter
More manufacturing, greater population, more miles of railroad tracks, and greater firearm production.
Northern advantages at the start of the Civil War
The process of rebuilding the South politically, economically, and socially after the end of the Civil War
Reconstruction
This election resulted in South Carolina seceding from the Union followed by other Southern states.
Election of 1860
War which resulted in the fulfillment of Manifest Destiny through the U.S. acquisition of modern-day California, New Mexico, and Nevada.
Mexican American War
This battle was an important victory for the North because it put the Mississippi River under Union control and split the Confederacy in half.
Vicksburg
Attempt to disrupt the south by freeing slaves in the southern states and allowing African Americans to join the U.S. army
Emancipation Proclamation
This organization provided food, shelter, and education to freed slaves.
Freedman's Bureau
Attempted attack on the federal arsenal in Virginia that convinced southern states the north would use violence to end slavery.
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
Westward expansion led to repeated arguments between the North and the South over the expansion of __________
Slavery
The single bloodiest day in American history and led to Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclomation
Antietam
Changed the goal of the Civil War from preserving the union to preserving the union AND freeing the slaves
Gettysburg Address
Laws designed to restrict the freedoms of former slaves in the South
Black Codes
Name the event: California enters as a free state, stronger fugitive slave law, popular sovereignty in New Mexico and Utah to determine the question of slavery
Compromise of 1850
Name of the territory gained by the U.S. at the conclusion of the Mexican American War
Mexican Cession
Marked Lee's last attempt to invade the North. He failed and the South was forced to fight defensively for the remainder of the war.
Gettysburg
Speech by Lincoln which called for forgiving the South and bringing the country back together.
Lincoln's Second Inaugural
Congress attempted to impeach this President for being too lenient on the South during Reconstruction.
Andrew Johnson
Supreme Court decision which declared slaves were not citizens, but instead property and could be taken to any territory.
Dred Scott
President who fulfilled Manifest Destiny by declaring war on Mexico
James Polk
Widespread destruction of Georgia from Atlanta to Savannah to destroy Southern resources and end the South's will to fight.
Sherman's March to the Sea
Signed by Lincoln in an attempt to stop Confederate sympathizers from speaking out against the war. Made it possible to arrest war protestors without a fair trial.
Suspension of habeus corpus
Resulted in troops being removed from the South, increased dicrimination against Black Americans in the South, and the end of Reconstruction.
Compromise of 1877