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What was the Missouri Compromise?
Created one slave and one free state every time a new state entered the union in order to keep the balance in Congress.
In Lincoln's first Inaugural Address, what does he say about slavery? I want an answer close to the actual wording and I have the final say on what is close enough
"I have no purpose to interfere with it"
This person was elected in 1860, causing Southern States to begin leaving the union
Abraham Lincoln
Write down the 11 Southern States that seceded. Every correct one gets you 100 points
South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee
The Civil War began on April 12, 1861 when Confederate troops did what?
Fired on Fort Sumter
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
Required every citizen to return runaway slaves if they were in a position to do so
What does Mississippi's Declaration of Secession say about slavery? I want an answer close to the actual wording and I have the final say on what is close enough
"Our position is thoroughly identified with slavery because it is the greatest material interest in the world"
This person tried to start a slave rebellion by stealing guns from the Army
John Brown
The first state to leave the union in December 1860 was ___________
South Carolina
The first major battle of the war in 1861 where the North lost and everyone knew the war would not be short
First Bull Run
What was Bleeding Kansas?
The violence between Pro and Anti Slavery settlers to decide if Kansas would be a free or slave state
What did Confederate VP Alexander Stephens say about slavery? I want an answer close to the actual wording and I have the final say on what is close enough
"Its cornerstone rests upon the great truth that slavery is his the natural and normal condition of the African race"
Who was the most famous Confederate General of the War?
Robert E. Lee
The Southern States formed what country after they left the union?
Confederate States of America/ Confederacy
Two major Confederate defeats in July 1863
Gettysburg and Vicksburg
What was "Popular Sovereignty"
Each state voted on whether or not to allow slavery
What did Patrick Cleburne say about slavery? I want an answer close to the actual wording and I have the final say on what is close enough
"They say slavery is what we are fighting for. Even if it was, our enemies aren't fighting to end slavery. They are fighting to make a stronger national government"
This person was elected president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Name one state that had slavery but stayed in the union
Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland and Missouri
What did Abraham Lincoln pass in 1863 as a way to make the war about ending slavery?
The Emancipation Proclamation
What was the Wilmot Proviso?
Tried to ban slavery completely in the west.
What issue, other than slavery, did Texas mention in their Declaration of Secession? I want an answer close to the actual wording and I have the final say on what is close enough
1. We aren't getting the money we need from the federal budget
2. We aren't getting help fighting mexico and the indians
Who was the most famous Union general of the war?
Ulysses S. Grant
What was the name of the states that had slavery but stayed in the Union?
Border States
In April 1865, Lee surrenders to Grant at _____________________
Appomattox