The first president of the Confederate States of America
Who is Jefferson Davis?
100
land north of the 36'30 N would be free states, everything south could become a slave state
What is Missouri Compromise?
100
He opposed slavery, led attacks in Kansas and at Harper's Ferry, Virginia
Who is John Brown?
100
theory that a state could rule a national law unconstitutional
What is nullification?
100
this court case established that Congress had the power to control interstate commerce
What is Gibbons v. Ogden?
200
name of the government of states that seceded from the Union
What is the Confederate States of America?
200
California entered as a free state and Utah and New Mexico
What is Compromise of 1850?
200
Illinois senator sponsored the Kansas-Nebraska Act, ran against Lincoln in the election of 1860
Who is Stephen Douglas?
200
not taking sides, usually in war
What is Neutrality?
200
citizens were required to return run away slaves
What is Fugitive Slave Laws?
300
First capitol of the Confederate States of America
What is Montgomery, Alabama
300
these territories had the choice to allow slavery or not, led to violence
What is Kansas-Nebraska Act?
300
Highest ranking confederate general throughout the Civil War
Who is Robert E. Lee?
300
A tax
What is tariff?
300
bloody turmoil over slavery in Kansas
What is Bleeding Kansas?
400
This was the norths plan to squeeze the south into submission
What is the Anaconda Plan?
400
following a very close election in 1876 where both candidates claimed victory, this allowed the Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes, to win the election if the Republicans ended the Reconstruction
What is the Compromise of 1877?
400
this man's "March to the Sea" destroyed much of Georgia during his sweep of the South
Who is William T. Sherman?
400
Allow the people to vote on a particular issue
What is popular soveriegnty?
400
This court decision said that slaves were property and could not receive their freedom even if willed at the owners death
What is the Dred Scott Decision?
500
This is the only county in Alabama that chose not to secede when the state did
What is Winston County?
500
160 acres of land was given to citizens if they promised to farm it for 5 years
What is Homestead Act?
500
He assasinated Abraham Lincoln at Fords Theatre
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
500
This means to leave
What is secede?
500
this is where the military is in charge of the law