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War
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100
Name and describe the Union plan for victory in the Civil War
Anaconda Plan; to "squeeze" all resources out of the South by blockading their waterways and transportation pathways so no cash crops can be sold.
100
This person was a conductor on the Underground Railroad after escaping slavery and worked as a nurse, scout, and spy for the Union army during the Civil War
Harriet Tubman
100
Name the Presidents for the North (Union) and the South (Confederate)
North= Abraham Lincoln; South= Jefferson Davis
100
Stonewall Jackson stood his ground here, near Washington, DC.
Bull Run (Battle of First Manassas)
100
Besides slavery, what other major issues increased tension between the North and South?
tariffs, and state rights
200
The document that freed all slaves in the Confederate states
Emancipation Proclamation
200
A former slave who was a writer, editor, and leading abolitionist
Fredrick Douglas
200
What Supreme Court case was an important milestone in the debate over slavery?
The Dred Scott Case
200
This side's strategy was a "defensive" one. The plan was to protect all property and wait for assistance from European countries
The South
200
What event led to the secession of the South and which state was the first to secede?
The election of Abraham Lincoln; South Carolina
300
People who were against slavery
abolitionists
300
Who wrote a novel that sparked the abolitionist movement AND what was the name of the novel?
Harriet Beecher Stowe; Uncle Tom's Cabin
300
Name 2 Confederate generals
Robert E Lee; Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
300
The Civil War began when.......
Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter
300
List the 2 main cash crops that the South relied on for export and trade prior to the Civil War
cotton, tobacco
400
The economy of the North relied primarily on __________ while the Southern economy relied primarily on _________
North= industry or manufacturing; South= agriculture or farming
400
Who raided a famous United States arsonel at Harpers Ferry, Va. to steal weapons and arm abolitionists?
John Brown
400
A major Union general
Ulysses S Grant
400
Both sides lost many men in one day here and this inspired Abraham Lincoln to deliver the Emancipation Proclamation.
Battle of Antietam
400
Who was against the federal tariff tax and why?
South; their economy relied on foreign trade and the tariff made foreign items very expensive, forcing them to but items from the North instead
500
The Union represented the ____________ part of the US and their soldiers wore the color _________, while the Confederacy represented the __________ part of US and their soldiers wore the color ___________
Northern - blue; Southern- gray
500
A nurse that traveled with the Union troops during the Civil War and founded the American Red Cross.
Clara Barton
500
Congressman from Va. that became known as The Great Compromiser
Henry Clay
500
Describe the weaknesses on both sides.
South= new, weak central government and weak economy; North= fighting in unfamiliar territory; fewer trained military leaders and soldiers
500
Explain how each event increased tension between North and South: Publication of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", Dred Scott Case, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act
The novel Uncle Tom's Cabin informed the nation of the evils of slavery (angered the South); The Dred Scott Case denied freedom to a slave and declared him property (angered the North); the Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed Kansas to chose to be a slave state which was above the imaginary line created by the Missouri Compromise