Civil War 1
Who invented the cotton gin ?
Eli Whitney
What did the Missouri Compromise do ?
created a line with free states to the north of it and slave states to the south
to formally withdraw membership
secede
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
to accuse a government official of doing something wrong or improper
impeach
in the United States, the period of rebuilding after the Civil War
Reconstruction
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe ?
the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
a person who worked to end slavery during the 1700s and 1800s
abolitionist
Who killed Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
a secret organization that helped slaves escape to freedom
Underground Railroad
a secret society that fought violently against equal rights for African American people
Ku Klux Klan
an official change or addition to the Constitution
constitutional amendment
the act of setting someone or something free
emancipation
Which Confederate general was famous for his ability to move and attack quickly?
Stonewall Jackson
What was General Sherman famous for?
his march to the sea
Which Union strategy kept the Confederates from selling cotton and buying supplies?
naval blockade
What was Lincoln's problem with General McClellan?
McClellan was too reluctant to attack the enemy.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
an escaped slave who became an abolitionist
What did Grant's victory at Vicksburg accomplish?
It gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
Which Union general's main strategy was to fight and wear down the enemy?
Ulysses S. Grant
Which man led the attack on the U. S. government arsenal at Harper's Ferry, in the hope of giving guns to slaves?
John Brown
What is the name of the government organization set up to assist former slaves?
Freedman's Bureau
Which battle started the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Free all the slaves in the Confederacy
What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott case ?
Slaves were property and Congress could not take that away a persons right to his property by passing a law.
Why did Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address?
To honor the fallen soldiers at Gettysburg
What happened did Congress do during Reconstruction?
It threw out state governments that had passed Black Codes. It refused to allow Confederate leaders back into Congress. It ratified amendments to the Constitution to secure the right to vote and a fair trial for black Southerners.
Which woman gained fame as a Civil War nurse and found of the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
to states that made up the United States of America; during the Civil War, the states that supported the U. S. government
Union
the rights that all citizens are supposed to have according to the Constitution and its amendments
civil rights