Politics
Political party that rose to power during the 1860 election
Republican
First battle of the civil war
1st Bull Run or Manasas
This president annexed Texas prior to leaving office
Tyler
Book that was banned in the South due to its descriptions of slavery
Uncle Toms Cabin
Helped create the Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay
He won the election of 1860
Lincoln
Who killed Abraham Lincoln
John Wilks Booth
This President was labeled an expansionist and a believer of Manifest Destiny
James K Polk
Senator of Illinois who beat Lincoln in the senate election
Stephan Douglas
This court decision effectively stated that slaves where not citizens but instead where labeled as property
Dred Scott Decision
the idea that issues such slavery should be left to the vote of people
popular sovereignty
Where was Lincoln assassinated
Ford's Theater
Lincoln used this to challenge Polks claim that American blood was shed on American soil
Spot Resolution
General who led "total war" march in Georgia and destroyed everything in his path
William T Sherman
This Radical Abolitionist attempted to create a rebellion and raided Harpers Ferry to get weapons
John Brown
Nickname given to southerners who supported radical republicans during reconstruction
Nickname given to Northerners who moved south to take advantage of the economic and social situation during reconstruction
Scalawags
Carpetbaggers
This effectively freed all the slaves of the states in rebellion
Emancipation Proclamation
The name of the treaty that ended the Mexican American War
Guadalupe Hidalgo
Name of the place where Lee surrendered to Grant
Appomattox Courthouse
Name the 4 main components of the Compromise of 1850
California is a free state
stronger fugitive slave laws
DC bans slave trade
popular sovereignty in remaining territories
Name and describe the 3 Reconstruction Amendments
13 - abolish slavery
14- Black Americans are citizens
15- Black Americans are given the right to vote
This agency was set up to help the newly freed slaves
Freedmen's Bureau
This is the name of a famous battle that happened at an old abandoned church...
The Alamo
This marked the end of reconstruction and allowed Rutherford B Hayes to win the election and also forced the Union to remove the military presence in the South
Compromise of 1877
Name of slave who started a rebellion that ended up killing around 70 white people and led to stricter slave laws
Nat Turner