Standard 3
Which passage would put an end to the Missouri Compromise?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
How did John Brown die?
He was hung.
A plan that the union hoped to "squeeze" the confederacy into surrender.
The Anaconda plan
In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, they created what?
Missouri Compromise
Who won the election of 1864?
Lincoln was re-elected
Dred Scott did not have the right to sue because?
The supreme Court ruled that the slaves were not citizens.
What was the main cause of Lincoln winning?
Split votes in the south, north voted.
What act required men to enroll/enlist to fight for the military?
Enrollment act
Emancipation Proclamation
Speech delivered during the American Civil War.
Gettysburg Address
What was considered the most important battle of the American civil war? And lead to the union winning?
Battle of Gettysburg
What document freed the slaves?
Emancipation Proclamation
The youngest male soldier was estimated to be how young?
Around 13 years old.
Who sued his owners for freedom?
Dred Scott
The conclusion of this battle led many American to believe that winning the war would not be easy or short.
bull run/Manassas
These states established a confederation and upheld the rights of the states, especially the right to maintain slaves.
Confederate States of America
Who committed to the expansion of slavery?
Breckinridge
Who had hoped to seize weapons and give them to enslaved peoples to start an uprising?
John Brown
Did the Emancipation proclamation end slavery?
Yes or no?
No, it did not end slavery.
This regiment was one of the first official African American units in the United States during the Civil War.
54th Massachusetts
Who had a firm stance against the expansion of slavery?
Lincoln
The case involved the slave Dred Scott, who was suing his owners for his freedom.
Dred Scott case
Who was a proslavery supporter?
Bell
Who supported the concept of popular sovereignty?
Douglas
Which battle marked the culmination of General E. Lee's first invasion of northern states?
The battle of Antietam.