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Ruled that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
Who is Roger B Taney?
The freeing of slaves
What is emancipation?
Lincoln said of him, "I cannot spare this man. He fights."
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
The onlooking ladies and gentlemen discovered there that war was no picnic
What is the First Battle of Bull Run?
A group pardon
What is amnesty?
Lost a Senate election in Illinois after debating Stephen Douglas
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Doctrine that settlers should decide the slavery issue for themselves
What is popular sovereignty?
This man led his men to victory in the First Battle of Bull Run
Who is Stonewall Jackson?
The South won the battle there, but it lost Stonewall Jackson
What is Chancellorsville?
Granted blacks citizenship
What is the 14th amendment?
Led federal troops to Harpers Ferry and captured John Brown
Who is Robert E Lee?
Support for eliminating slavery
His orders were to "forage liberally on the country during the march."
Who is William T. Sherman?
McClellan appreciated the "cigar wrapper" that one of Lee's couriers lost before the encounter there
What is Antietam?
This abolished slavery
What is the 13th amendment?
Proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act with its affirmation of popular sovereignty
Who is Stephen Douglas?
Statement of what a political party stands for on various issues
What is platform?
He replaced Joseph Johnston as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
Who was Robert E Lee?
J.E.B. Stuart's raid of General Pope's headquarters helped bring the Confederacy its second victory there.
What is the Second Battle of Bull Run?
This kept states from denying blacks the right to VOTE
What is the 15th amendment?
Gave orders to prevent all efforts to resupply Fort Sumter
Who is Jefferson Davis?
Action advocated by the fire-eaters
What is secession?
His orders were to "forage liberally on the country during the march"
Who is Philip Sheridan?
A siege of that city by the Union army brought starvation and surrender
What is Vicksburg?
This was designed to keep freed slaves in subjection and prevent them from exercising their political rights
What is black codes?