People
Who was Jefferson Davis?
President of the Confederate States of America
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
Where did General Sherman begin his March to the Sea?
Georgia
What act made California a state?
Compromise of 1850
Which city was made the capital of the Confederacy?
Richmond, VA
South Carolina seceded after the election of which president?
Abraham Lincoln
Favoring a region of a country over the country as a whole is called what?
Sectionalism
In what event did the Union army destroy everything in its path?
Sherman's March to the Sea
Why was the Kansas Nebraska Act significant for South Carolinians?
It dealt with the free/slave state balance
What state split into two parts during the Civil War?
Virginia
What was John Brown's primary goal in his fight against slavery?
To end slavery through violent means.
What was the role of bummers on Sherman's March to the Sea?
They raided the land for food and other valuables.
Were Unionists for or against secession?
Against
What did President Lincoln deliver as the first step to freeing slaves.
Emancipation Proclamation
What did the cotton gin do?
Pulls the seeds out of the cotton plant
What was Abraham Lincoln's position on slavery during the 1860?
He wanted to contain it where it already existed
What word means someone who was against slavery?
abolitionist
What effect did the Union blockade of Charleston have during the Civil War?
It kept the Confederates from receiving supplies.
Which region of America fought a defensive war and used supplies from Europe during the Civil War?
The South
Why did plantation owners put more controls on the enslaved after the Denmark Vesey plot?
They were afraid of uprisings
Who led a "March to the Sea" campaign through the South?
General Sherman
What is popular sovereignty?
Letting people in a territory vote on slavery.
Why was the South more focused on creating submarines than the North?
The South had to get around the blockade
South Carolina's nullification crisis was a dispute over what?
Tariff of 1832
Why did Southern plantation owners oppose tariffs?
They made imported goods more expensive