Lead Up to the Civil War 1
The belief made popular in the lead up to the civil war that whether slavery should exist in the western territories should be left up to the people in that state.
Popular sovereignty
This was the first state to secede which became a major factor in starting the Civil War
South Carolina
Which amendment officially banned slavery in the United States.
13th amendment
Lincoln said this was the made focus of the Civil War when it began
preserving the Union
Who became President after Lincoln was assassinated?
Andrew Johnson
This Supreme Court case ruled that Congress had no right to abolish slavery in certain territories and also ruled that slaves were not people but property. It was a huge victory for the South prior to the Civil War
Dred Scott vs. Sanford
The first attempt to apply the doctrine of popular sovereignty in determining the status of slavery occurred in this state
Kansas
This was an informal network of volunteers that helped runaway slaves escape the South
Underground Railroad
Name 2 reasons Lincoln chose to issue the Emancipation Proclamation when he did
1. wanted to do it after a big North victory
2. wanted to make sure it would keep foreign countries out of the war
3. wanted to shock the South
4. wanted to provide more troops for the North
5. wanted to change the focus of the war
This political group believed that the South should be severely punished and the suggested Presidential plans were too easy on the South.
Radical Republicans
What did the Free Soil Party stand for?
Opposition to the expansion of slavery
The results of the ___________ (year) election was a major factor in starting the Civil War
1860
The Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves where?
in the rebelling states
Lincoln claimed that the country was currently experiencing this which allowed him constitutionally allowed him to take the actions he was taking
A rebellion (not a war)
The name for the Southerners that supported the Union during the Civil War and Reconstruction
Scalawags
What was the name of the book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that described the brutality of slavery? The book is known for being so emotional that many jumped to the side of ending slavery
Uncle Tom's Cabin
This radical abolitionist tried to start an armed slave revolt against a federal army in Virginia
John Brown
Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?
14th amendment
For what purpose did Lincoln declare martial law in Maryland?
Maryland was a border state and he feared they were going to secede so he kept them under military rule to ensure they didnt
Name 1 requirement of the Reconstruction Act of 1867.
-South will be split into 5 military districts until they follow the rules
-each Southern state must ratify the 14th amendment and give blacks equal rights
This was the most controversial part of the Compromise of 1850 and even it turned out to be an advantage for the North
Fugitive Slave Law
What happened in Congress between Preston Brooks and Charles Sumner that was proof of just how high the sectional tension had become in America?
Brooks beat Sumner with a cane over the slavery issue
This government agency was designed to help african americans get started in their new lives as free citizens.
Freedmen's Bureau
One of Lincoln's most controversial choices was to suspend this during the war
habeas corpus
What did each side (North and South) in the Compromise of 1877?
the North got to keep a Republican President in Hayes in agreement for troops being removed from the South