Miscellaneous
The term for the idea that settlers in a territory should decide for themselves whether or not to admit slavery
What is popular sovereignty?
The state Henry Clay represented in Congress
What is Kentucky?
This person led a raid on a military arsenal at Harper's Ferry, VA in 1859
Who was John Brown?
The person who assassinated Lincoln
Who was John Wilkes Booth?
The number of states in the Confederacy
What is 11?
The fraction of southern families who owned slaves
What is 1/4?
The slave who lost a Supreme Court case in which he claimed he should be free
Who is Dred Scott?
President of the Confederacy
Who was Jefferson Davis?
The general who surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House in April 1865
Who was General Robert E. Lee?
Confederate forces fired on this military facility after President Lincoln tried to resupply it
What is Fort Sumter?
The first battle of the Civil War in Virginia
What is Bull Run (Manassas Junction)?
The Senator from Illinois who debated Abraham Lincoln in the 1858 Senate race and ran for president in 1860
Who is Stephen Douglas?
The general who led Union forces to victory at Ft. Henry, Ft. Donelson, Shiloh, and Vicksburg
Who was Ulysses S Grant?
The Union general who oversaw the capture and burning of Atlanta and the march to the sea across GA
Who was General William T. Sherman?
The last Confederate push in the west happened at Franklin, TN and in this capital city
What is Nashville?
The town in Pennsylvania that was the site of a 3-day battle in July of 1863
What is Gettysburg?
The four candidates in the 1860 presidential election were: Stephen Douglas, John Bell, John Breckinridge, and _________
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Lincoln's running mate in 1864
Who was Andrew Johnson?
The 2 states Daniel Webster represented in Congress
What are New Hampshire and Massachusetts?
The Confederate government formed in this city
What is Montgomery, AL?
The proposed amendment that would forbid slavery in any territory gained by the U.S. from the appropriation to negotiate with Mexico
What is the Wilmot Proviso?
The South Carolinian who was a Senator, Secretary of War, Secretary of State, and Vice President. He was also a strong defender of slavery.
Who was John C. Calhoun?
The ineffective general who was the 1864 Democratic presidential candidate
Who was George McLellan?
He chose to fight for the Confederacy because he could not fight against Virginia
Who is Robert E. Lee?
The Confederate Vice President
Who is Alexander Hamilton Stephens?