Rights
Which amendment freed slaves
The Thirteenth Amendment
What Harriet Beecher Stowe Novel convinced Northerners to take the issue of slavery more seriously
Uncle Tom's Cabin
What was the turning point battle of the Civil War?
Gettysburg
Name 3 generals who lead the Union at one point
Grant, McClellan, Hooker, Burnside, Sherman, Meade
Which Act repealed the Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Which act gave territories Popular Sovereignty over the issue of slavery?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This conflict accelerated the issue of slavery as the United States gained thousands of new miles of land.
Mexican American War
The event that most directly caused South Carolina to secede was..
The election of Lincoln
Her speech, "Arn't I a Woman" had her gain fame as a person fighting for abolition and women's suffrage.
Sojourner Truth
What was the was a loose illegal network of transporting runaway slaves to the free north called?
Underground Railroad
Which slave from Missouri sued his owner for his freedom claiming that the northern part of the Louisiana Territory had become free land because of the Missouri Compromise
Dred Sccot
The enforcement of which law drove a wedge between the North and the South?
The Fugitive Slave Law
The victory at this battle convinced Lincoln to pass the Emancipation Proclamation
The Battle of Antietam
This skilled Southern General was killed by friendly fire at the Battle of Chancellorsville
Stonewall Jackson
Dred Scott v Sanford
Which defined citizenship for a freeman born in the U.S. It disallowed states to take away the basic rights and privileges of the people.
14th amendment
The Fugitive Slave Act and the end of the slave trade in D.C. were all part of this Henry Clay Compromise.
The compromise of 1850
The President during the Mexican-American War whose motto was "Fifty-Four Forty or fight!"
James K. Polk
This man helped pass the Kansas-Nebraska Act and then moved on to run for senate against Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
This senate election between these two candidates would lead to them running for president 2 years later.
Lincoln and Douglas
Which president made the best effort to get rid of the KKK?
Ulysses S. Grant
States that maintained slaves but also sided with the North during the Civil War were called...
Border States
The first battle of the Civil war occurred where?
Bull Run - Manassas
This man attempted to pass a compromise at the last minute to prevent the Civil War from happening.
John Crittenden
How many died as a result of the Civil War? (Must be within 20,000)
620,000