Civil War People
Chief executive during the Civil War
Who/What is Abraham Lincoln?
The location of the first shots of the Civil War
What is Fort Sumter?
The act of formally withdrawing membership from a federal union or declaring official seperation
What is secession?
First state to secede from the Union
What is South Carolina?
Sole purpose was to end slavery all over
What is abolitionists?
American slave who sued his master for keeping him enslaved in a territory where slavery is outlawed
Who/What is Dred Scott?
The Battle of First Manasses (or Bull Run) was the first large battle of the Civil War. Who was victorious?
What is Confederates?
A battle involving an entire society
What is a total war?
Supreme Court case that ruled that African Americans were considered property rather than citizens (*must say all 3 words)
What is the Dred Scott Decision?
Northerners tended to support this early political party
What is Federalists?
Chief executive of the Confederate States of America
Who/Whatis Jefferson Davis?
A part of the North's military strategies was to break the Confederacy in two, where?
What is the Mississippi River?
The Unions OVERALL PLAN to "squeeze" the Confederacy on all sides
What is the Anaconda Plan?
This compromise repealed the 36 30 line as a result of politicians wishing to build a transcontinental railroad.
What is the Kansas Nebraska Act?
Favored secession but believed it would be a big mistake if done alone
What is cooperationists?
Union General most famously known for his "March to the Sea", starting in Atlanta, GA
Who is William Sherman?
The Second Manasses is also referred to as this (an alternate name for it)
What is Second Bull Run OR Second Battle of Bull Run?
States between the enlarged Confederacy and the free-soil North that would remain loyal to the Union
What are border states?
As a result of both northerners and southerners moving in the Kansas territory, this area became known as what?
What is Bleeding Kansas?
This early political party supported small farmers & shopkeepers, not manufacturing, did not want the high protective tariff, and opposed the idea of assuming state debts from the American Revolution
What is Democratic-Republicans?
Served alongside the chief executive of the Confederate States
Who/What is Alexander Stephens?
The single bloodiest battle/day of the Civil War
What is Antietam OR September 17, 1862?
A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside
What is siege OR blockade(s)?
Location of an attempted slave revolt and raid on a federal arsenal that ended in complete failure
What is Harpers Ferry?
What is Republicans?