Antebellum
John Brown was a __________ and would be hanged after being convicted of treason
Radical
The Election of 1860 had how many candidates run for President?
4
Who is named president at the Confederacy's convention?
Jefferson Davis
Which Union general is famous for his "March to Sea"?
William Tecumseh Sherman
What is the Appomattox Courthouse best known for in the Civil War?
Being the location where the Civil War comes to an end
What is "Popular Sovereignty"
The right to decide whether it be a free or slave state
The Republican view in the Election of 1860 was ...
Slavery cannot move west but keeping the Union intact is most important
What event started the Civil War?
It began when the Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter, which was still controlled by the Union
Which battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River?
Battle of Vicksburg
What was stated in the Emancipation Proclamation?
All enslaved people living in the Confederate states were set free
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act do?
It gave Kansas and Nebraska popular sovereignty over slavery
The Northern Democrat view in the Election of 1860 was ...
every state could choose for themselves if they are to enslave others (popular sovereignty)
The plan of the Confederate States of America to win the Civil War was ...
"Wait it out" until the North gave up and allowed the South to have its independence
Which battle is the turning point of the war?
Battle of Gettysburg
How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the outcome of the war?
By turning the focus of the war to slavery, which makes foreign countries refuse to help the South
In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled that …
Dred Scott and all formerly enslaved people could never be citizens
The Southern Democrat view in the Election of 1860 was ...
Slavery should be allowed everywhere
What was the Anaconda Plan?
Plan used by the North that would shut off the Confederacy's access to supplies
Which battle ended all hope for the Confederacy to receive any foreign aid?
What were the causes of the Civil War? (List all causes)
1. Northerners did not believe the South had the right to secede, while the South did
2. The Southern states followed the states' right theory
3. The North wanted to abolish slavery while the South wanted to maintain slavery
The best selling novel Uncle Tom's Cabin became a bestseller in 1852, who was it written by?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Which state ends up seceding first from the Union?
South Carolina
What were the Union's strengths in the Civil War? (List all strengths)
Railroads, Army size, Navy size, Manufacturing, and the ability to make goods
What does "total war" mean?
The destruction of anything and everything to completely demobilize the enemy (win by any means necessary)
Give me two reasons why both a Union and a Confederate soldier would enlist in the military?
Union: enforce that the south could not secede, end slavery, peer pressure, live up to the ideals set forth by Founding Fathers, some were bored, felt it was the right thing to do
Confederate: keep southern way of life, keep slavery, protect homeland, peer pressure and family honor, escape abusive home life, money, adventure