Life Before the Civil War
True or False: The daily life of enslaved people is difficult, a full of uncertainty.
True
Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, this convinced readers that slavery was evil.
Who won the Election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
True or False: The Union and the Confederacy had a similar sized army.
True
The final battle of the Civil War was what?
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Northern Workers were not as powerful as elite men. But, who could vote...?
White Men
This "compromise" was created by Congress to appease both Northern and Southern states. It was a total of five laws, and it prevented (at least for a time) a civil war.
Compromise of 1850
A. Constitutional Union
B. Southern Democrat Party
C. Republican Party
D. Democratic Party
C. Republican Party
Give ONE disadvantage that the Union military had in the Civil War.
- Fought in unfamiliar terrain
- Had fewer military colleges
This war was the first Civil War fought on Union soil; it is the single bloodiest day in U.S. military history
Battle of Antietam
What kind of challenges did Western Farmers face during this time?
Unfamiliar terrain, self-sufficiency + isolation
This violent event foreshadowed the Civil War. It was a representation of the turmoil facing the country.
Bleeding Kansas (1854-1861)
True or False: John Bell expressed his stance on different political issues in his candidate speech.
False. He did not address anything about it.
- Had trouble transporting food and supplies to its army
- Had a small navy and few shipyards
- Controlled few factories to produce weapons and supplies
What did the North realize at the First Battle of Bull Run?
The North realized that the war with the South would be difficult and not a "quick" win.
True or False: ALL Southern Farmers had big businesses in the south.
False - life in the South varied. Some were small farmers. Others were planters.
This event increased anger and misunderstanding between the North and South and set the stage for the 1860 election.
Name the four candidates of the Election of 1860.
Stephen Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, John Bell and John Breckenridge
This battle was the turning point for the Union, had the most casualties in any battle fought in the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln gave a speech after this war.
Battle of Gettysburg
What were the three important political issues that people talked about during the 1860s? Hint: People were pro or anti about these issues.
Slavery, Westward Expansion, and Railroad
What was the supreme court decision for Dred Scott v. Stanford?
The Supreme Court ruled that Black Americans were not citizens and that slavery in the territories can't be outlawed by Congress.
Describe Abraham Lincoln's stance with Slavery in the South and Slavery in the Territories.
Even though they had a small navy, the South depended in this form of transportation to transport food and supplies to its army.
Transportation by water (rivers and ocean ports)
Why is the Mississippi River important for the Union to control?
The Mississippi River was where good and supplies travelled, especially for the Confederacy. Having control of this would allow them to cut off that advantage for the South to win the war.